Childsplay
Posted on: Monday, September 10th, 2012
By: Fiona Cooper is a mum of two boys aged 5 and nearly 8. She loves dressing up, playing with lego and going for bike rides. She is a Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner and ex language teacher. She writes about parenting with NLP, community building and the environment on http://www.nlpmum.com
Children are able to be infinitely creative, they have unbounded imaginations and they will often surprise and delight us with their ideas. As adults, we have often lost this creativity and getting back in touch with it as an adult can be a revelation! Playing with your children is important though for a number of other reasons; it helps them solve problems, test out ideas and develop social skills. Spending time playing with your children is also a clear indication of your love for them.
Here are some tips which will help you play well with your children:
Get onto your child’s level. Be their friend on the ground with them.
1. Take your child’s lead. Let them tell you the play story – be part of your child’s fantasy. You’ll be amazed at what a great time you’ll have. You might even let go of some of your stress too!
Kiddie time goes slowly – take the pace from them. Slow down and don’t feel you have to fill every silence with words.
2. Listen attentively to what they are saying and use their language when you speak to them.
Try not to ask too many questions, and if you do ask a question, allow plenty of time for it to be answered. Try not to answer it yourself.
3. Play is not a competition! In the early years, don’t get wound up too much by rules and rule breaking either; let them win – even if they cheat a bit… it’s worth it just to see the joy on their faces. (You can teach them about rules later).
4. Use praise as much as you can. “Hey, I didn’t think of that, what a great idea!”, “Great job, I love the way you did that.”
5. Describe what your child is doing as they do it, so: “I can see you’re putting dolly to bed now and she’s falling asleep, she must be very tired. That’s nice, dolly will have liked that kiss you just gave her…. Just like when mummy puts you to bed.” This is a great way to develop language.
Have a kitbox for creative play – this might include a dressing up box, puppets, play food, play doh, paints and craft bits etc.
6. If you can, set aside 10 minutes every day to play and give your children your undivided attention. Make sure it’s a time when you won’t be under pressure to do something else. You’ll be amazed at how much you get out of it and how much your child’s behaviour develops as a result. Happy playing!
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