Take notice immediately. In order to reinforce the good manners lesson, you need to stop your conversation immediately. In other words once she’s said those magic words you turn and attend to her. Your quick response is important for her to know that she’s making progress.
Teach waiting. Once your child consistently remembers to use the correct words for polite interruptions, she must now learn how to wait until it’s convenient for you to stop your conversation. Say, "Thank you for being polite and I’ll be with you in a minute." Have her wait only a few seconds (5-10) and then acknowledge her waiting. Say something like, "Thank you for waiting for me to finish."
Stretch waiting. Eventually you will want to teach her to wait for longer periods of time. Incrementally and slowly, add more time to each waiting period. Building up her skills to about two to three minutes. Again, the key here is to teach her over a long stretch of time.Learning Takes Time
The speed with which a child learns depends on many factors including personality type, learning style, distractions, emotional readiness and the patience level of the parent. Do not get discouraged if it takes your little one a bit longer to master each step. This is not a contest. This is not a race. I promise you that your investment in time will pay off.
Page 2 of 2 :: First | Last ::  Prev | 1 2 | Next 
|
