Teach Your Kid At Home

Rescuing vs. Risk-Taking     It is hard to watch someone struggle with a task that seems easy to us. It is hard to be patient while your young child takes a long time to complete a task which we would finish in less than a minute. It is hard to stay silent when your child provides an incorrect answer to a problem that they should understand. Wouldn't it be easier, faster, and better to just do it for them? While it would be faster and probably easier on the adult, doing these things for your young child stops them from learning.  The person who  does   the work is the  only   one who learns. - Harry Wong

Sometimes, kids just don't want to do the work! Try not to take it personally. It's more about what's happening within your child and less about deliberate disrespect. Here are some reasons your child might be avoiding or resisting learning at home. It's too hard:    Kids who are avoiding a learning task often feel intimidated by it. They don't understand the concept, directions, or strategies to complete the task. They might lack the skills needed to succeed. Sometimes, the skills are brand new to them and they lack the confidence to try them out. What they need:   Respond with real empathy. Let them focus on only one thing at a time (a concept, skill, or strategy). Reteach it in a different way using visuals, simplified language, and examples. Model it, do it together, then have them try it independently. If they are completely overwhelmed, frustrated, or in tears, they are not ready for this task. Give them some time to recover. Later, move backwards to the conc...

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