Teaching Tip: If you have little ones in your household, it can be so helpful to use the summer months to train them to have a 20-30 min. playtime in a confined area alone at least once daily. For young ones, the playpen or the crib can serve as the confined area. For kiddos aged 3 or older, a gated playroom can work well. For kiddos closer to school-age, playtime in their bedroom can be an option. During our kiddos confined area playtime, we have designated safe toys the child can play with during that time. In the past, we have kept the toys/books etc. in 5 lidded storage tubs numbered days 1-5 and just pulled out the next lidded tub on the next play day. We stored the tubs under our bed. When the kiddos got older, we listed safe toys from our playroom on index cards numbered 1-5 instead. We placed the index cards on a ring on our fridge, and then just flipped to a new card each day to know which toys to set out for the playtime for that day. There are many different variations you could use to accomplish this goal, but the focus needs to be on getting the little one to be able to have a bit of time alone in a safe environment and play. This is so helpful during the school year, and makes for a happy little one and a happy mama! Dont despair if the training takes some time. Just remember you are training for the future. Blessings, Carrie
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 13:00:45 +0000
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