Try to be calm for your child always, and your child will be calm always. It is good to stay calm as much as we all can – it is good for their school success.
My child and problem-solving
Educators know that problem solving is foundational to a child’s learning capacity.
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Do not be a “helicopter parent”.
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Give your child some space. Allow them to make mistakes and teach them how to move forward
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Encourage creative play:
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Build a fort in the living room – what funs. Children of all ages learn most in the context of the play. Make sure their play involves enough challenge and requires imagination. Eventually, problem-solving becomes its own reward.
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Building the occasional roadblock into their experience.
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Make the difficulty reasonable, and make sure a solution is possible. The more informed choices they have to make the better.
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Provide multiple potential solutions:
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Make it possible so that the child can make decisions and solutions.
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Make problem-solving a fun part of the culture of your home.
We all run into problems all the time, so why not make surmounting family challenges with a positive attitude simple the way your household does their business
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read problem-solving stories together There is a young adult novel Hatchet, by author Gary Paulsen, tells the story of a teen lost in the wilderness. He survives by keeping his wits and remember staying calm and solving problems as they come long. Use stories like this to inspire.
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Do some problem-solving projects together:
The more YOUR child sees you in action, problem-solving step by step, the more of a problem solver your child will become.
Teach them basic problem-solving steps:
Identify the problem:
—“I always miss the bus”
Break the problem into manageable parts,
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My homework is not complete
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I did not eat my breakfast
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I have not brushed my teeth
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My lunch is not packed
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My backpack is not ready
Tackle the parts one at a time until the problem is solved
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Allow children to experience failure
If YOU are unwilling to see YOUR child fail at a task, then you are unwilling for YOUR child to learn.
My child and problem-solving
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