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I discovered my son has a burning need to be a part of the conversation at all times, he can usually be reminded not to interupt
with antics using the truck thing, but dinner is usually 20 -40 minutes straight of a conversation he only rarely can take
part in.
Since we are not fans of the 'children should be seen and not heard' we decided to come up with a method for teaching him
to join in the conversations without resorting to babbling or silly antics, or repetativness.
Each day we chose a topic for dinner and I try to do some prep work comming up with 10 or so questions relating to the topic.
Some of the questions are mainly for my son, some mainly for my husband, and some for my daughter. Some are for teaching
my son. He loves to learn and now will come up with similar questions to ask us during dinner.
This makes dinner so much more pleasant and means my husband eats faster, due to less talking and more listening, and I eat
slower due to asking questions.
We do have to stop my son on occasion and tell him 'no more questions till you eat a bit' but since we used to have to tell
him to sit still or shush and eat, it is much easier.
Sample topics:
Animals
What sound does a dog make?
How many legs on a horse?
What is a mamal?
What kind of pet would you like? (assuming space and money availible)
etc.
Colors
What is your favorite color?
What color is your cup?
What are the primary colors?
How do you make green?
What color would you like to paint your room?
etc.
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