alittlebitsocial2 There are things in life that kids are going to learn. Some things have to wait until they are older, and other things should be learned as soon as they can. There are varying reasons why they should learn certain things, and it’s up to you to teach them or find someone who can. In this article, we’re going to be looking at three things your kids should learn as soon as possible. Keep reading down below if you would like to find out more.
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1. Tidying Up
The first thing that you should try to teach them is that they should tidy up after themselves. We know that this can be tough because kids don’t like to clear up; they like to make a mess! But, if you are tidying up and showing them consistently, they will learn from you. For example, when you take them up, try putting all their toys away and saying what you are doing so that they understand. Eventually, they will start to copy you, knowing that they are tidying up. When my kids were younger, we used cues before lunch and before snack and encouraged them to help with a tidy-up song. It really worked then.
All it takes is some consistency from you and asking your child to do things for you, getting them involved. Kids are a lot more clever than they get credit for, and it’s time people remembered that.
2. Swimming
Another lesson that kids should learn as young as possible is swimming. You never know when they are going to need to swim. You might go on a holiday somewhere with a swimming pool, and it’s always better if they can join in properly. So, sign them up for swim lessons from the minimum age offered by your local pool. Our children started swimming at six months old with mother and baby lessons and progressed to toddler play. It gave them a lot of confidence in the water. I am also extremely grateful that my kids attended schools that took them for lessons.
The quicker you get them confident with water, the less likely they will be afraid of the water when they are older. If they are, it will be related to trauma as kids that get in the pool early do not fear it.
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3. Not Everything Goes According To Plan
While it’s a hard lesson that we are all still learning, sometimes things don’t go according to plan in life, and your kids need to move on from this. For example, if you say that you will take your kids to the park at 1 pm, but it’s raining, you can’t go. You need to tell your kids that it’s raining and then tell them that you will go once it’s dry again. This is the same for every situation; as long as you explain that sometimes things go wrong and what has gone wrong, your kids will eventually understand that things happen that are out of their control.
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We hope you have found this article helpful and now see three of the things that your kids should learn as young as possible. We know that this list is a little hectic with things coming from all over the place, but each of these lessons is important in one way or another. We wish you the very best of luck getting your kids to learn these lessons.
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