Some children dress very slowly and their parents are used to doing things for them. This in fact causes the child’s work speed to become even worse. Some children may experience this as the parents telling them indirectly “you are not capable to handle this task, so I will have to do it for you”. I encourage these parents to be well prepared schedule and routine wise as to wake their children earlier and to reward their children accordingly. For example: If your child dressed in 20 minutes today, he/she receives a star, after 10 stars you reward your child with quality time for example going to the zoo together. It is recommended not to reward with sweets.
Try not to interfere when your child is busy solving a problem and figuring out a task for him/herself. This process is very important as the child learns to think for him/herself Only help when your child asks for help.
When a parent hands a task (which is not too difficult for the child’s level of competence) over to a child and when the parent does not interfere, they indirectly tell the child “I believe in you, and I believe that you are capable to do this”. Children can see straight to your heart. They see in your eyes when you are proud of them and when you praise them with words and quality time, its even better.
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