Rotate the Toys
| January 19, 2010 | Posted by Brenda under Life Skills |
One piece of advice that you often hear experienced moms giving new mothers is to rotate the toys.
Take a certain percentage of your child’s toys – say a third – and put them away for a while. When they seem to be tiring of the ones that they have, you put a third of them away and bring out the ones that have been out of circulation. The children have renewed interest in toys that they haven’t played with in a few months or so.
The idea is a good one, and can be applied to lots of places. Here are a few suggestions:
Homework has to be done most nights, and it gets old quickly. Think about rotating the homework when boredom starts to set in. Getting tired of math? Let’s do some science instead for a while, or read a book. When that gets tiring, go back to math. (Yes, I am aware that you can’t compare playing with toys to doing homework, but adding variety might help them with something that they have to do.)
Got a teen (or a mom) with too many clothes and nothing to wear? Rotating some out might be just be the answer.
Changing seat assignments in class every month or so might make things a little more interesting in class.
New pj’s or a different room arrangement might make bedtimes easier.
Something new and delicious for breakfast might get sleepy heads out of bed sooner.
Some new bins for their room may encourage putting things away. (It could happen).
Think about the ways that you can switch things up and rotate the toys at your house. ADDers really respond positively to new and different; it might be just what you need.
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