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You Can Do It! Teaching Kids Everyday Skills
The challenge: You finally bought your child his first pair of shoes with laces, but he can't tie them.
How you can help: Give him one of your sneakers to practice on since it's bigger and easier to manipulate, says Felice Sklamberg, a pediatric occupational therapist at New York University Medical Center, in New York City. And consider stringing two different-colored laces together so your child can easily distinguish between them as you're explaining what to do.
"Break the process up into small steps," adds Sklamberg. To explain crisscrossing the laces and pulling one through, tell your child that he's building a tepee and you want him to come inside and close it tight so he can hide. To get the hang of making the bows (which is a little harder), tell him to make one ear for listening (the first bow), then wrap the string around the ear and pull it through to see what he can hear.
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The most immportant step teaching your little ones to tie shoes is to sit behind the child so he can clearly see what you are doing and not have to reverse your directions. Tying becomes a lot easire and less frustrating for your little one. Margaret; Kiddie Paradise Daycare, Md.
4/17/2012 01:40:52 PM Report AbuseI love the confidence boosting comments!
4/17/2012 09:11:33 AM Report AbuseThank you thank you. These ideas are fresh and very helpful!!!! using two differnt colored shoelaces is genuis!! Why didn't I think of that.I've always gotten great ideas from your magazine, it's usually my first go to on the internet when I need good ideas on anything for my children.
4/16/2012 11:03:02 AM Report Abuse