Children are children, and they still can’t effectively schedule, organise and complete tasks. So, eat the humble pie and be his secretary.
Like a boss’ secretary, your job is to plan his day, organise his activities and ensures he completes his tasks. But try not to micromanage. Instead, if you see that he is coping the roles of doing those things, switch to a guidance or facilitator mode.
Remember, just like a secretary, it’s ok to let go and let him make some mistakes once in a while.
More and more parents believe that stipulating the right hemisphere of the brain is as important as developing the left. However, classes that specifically cater to such holistic development don’t come cheap. So, what can we do if we cannot afford these? The answer is for them to do art.
#14 - Organizing a scavenger hunt or a picnic with your children’s classmates or pre-school friends