Teaching children patience can be challenging. Your children receive attention for what ever they need from the time they are born. They learn that they can cry and this brings you running to their aid. What do you do when they get a little older, though? Here are 6 tips to teach your children patience.
1. Do not reward bad behavior. When a baby cries they need something. You would be neglecting your baby just to let them cry without any response. But eventually your child cries over everything even when they can talk. You need to let your child know that crying when ever they want something is no longer appropriate. They need to use words.
2. Set an example. I have to sit back and analyze times during my day when I am not showing patience. Perhaps you know what I mean. For me when I watch television I become very impatient with my children if they are causing a disturbance. I find though, that if I stay calm and let them know that either they stop making noise or they leave the room that I have better results.
3. Acknowledge patient behavior. Take notice when your child does show patience. Perhaps they are waiting for you to do something before they ask their question. Tell them how proud you are of them. Thank them for being so patient.
4. Slow down. In America our lives are very fast paced. Television and video games teach impatience by constantly seeking to gratify a child's need for fast input. Sometimes we enhance this by having our children in multiple activities in addition to school. Try some activities like the park or reading a book.
5. Board games. Games where a child needs to wait their turn can be very good for teaching patience. I have done this and it can be frustrating at first because children are not used to waiting. Keep at it though and eventually your children will learn that it is enjoyable when others are having fun also.
6. Baking. Bake cookies with your children. Time has to pass while the cookies are being baked. You can then associate being patient with the reward of a cookie.
Teaching children to be patient is not easy but it is possible. You must set a good example and then be consistent. Reward good behavior and engage your children in activities that naturally teach patience.
You've seen them in the grocery store: children who have no manners! They grab everything they want from the shelves, push and shove while waiting in line, and talk back to their parents. If you are a parent, you are probably wondering what to do to keep your child from turning into a terror. While no child is perfect, there are some things you can do to teach a child the proper way to behave in public.
The most important thing you need to do to teach your child to behave is to be consistent. If you allow the child to behave one way at home but require a different behavior in public, she is going to be confused. Confused children do not learn quickly what is required of them and have a higher tendency to act out.
Another way to teach your child how to behave is to model proper manners at home. If you are going to ignore social graces in front of your children, they will think this is the proper way to behave.
However, it's not necessarily a problem if children learn they can relax their manners slightly when at home. Everyone needs a place where they don't have to be on their best behavior, and that place should be your home. After your child has learned what proper behavior is, you can explain to her that sometimes it is fine to behave a little crazy but proper manners should always be used in public.
Teaching proper manners begins even before your child can talk. For example, you can use ?please? and ?thank you? with your infant or toddler before she can say these words herself. This will be a good way to get your child used to saying these words when it is appropriate. She will want to repeat the words when she starts talking because mommy and daddy use them.
One social convention all children should learn is how to use the proper title when addressing adults. Some adults expect children to use ?Mr.? or ?Mrs.? and ?Sir? or ?Ma'am? when addressing them. If you teach your children to address adults this way, even if it is not something you normally require children to call you, they will not offend those around them. Of course, if an adult your child knows says these titles are unnecessary, then you do not have to insist that your child uses them with that individual.
Children should be taught how to listen without interrupting, and this is a difficult behavior for a child to learn. You need to remind her not to interrupt, but don't make a huge issue out of it if she forgets. A child is naturally excited about the things he or she wants to say, so a child will slip up. When this happens, a gentle reminder is all she needs.
Remember that children need time to develop the necessary motor skills to eat without spilling and chew with their mouths closed. Do not require behavior your child is not physically capable of. Give them time to grow, teach them when certain behavior is appropriate, and you will raise a child who uses good manners - at least most of the time.
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