How to Instill Organizational Skills in a Child
Teaching your children organizational skills helps them lead a less stressful life. It teaches them to keep the house clean while they are young and to manage their lives as adults. Though teaching your children to value organization sounds difficult, it doesn't need to be. Use activities you already do with your children to teach them both concrete and abstract concepts of organization.
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Teach concrete organizational skills before abstract concepts. For example, your child won't understand how to organize his time if you don't teach him how to organize his toys first. Develop a schedule in which your child cleans every day, organizing his clothes, toys and room. This instills a base understanding of organization in the child.
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Model chores as a jumping-off point for more abstract organizational concepts. Assign your child one or two daily chores. Show her that if she doesn't organize her time well during the day and get the chores done early, she will miss activities in the evening so that she can finish the chores.
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Establish a written routine. Have your child write his own routine at the beginning of the day if a standard routine isn't applicable. Talk him through the process and help him allocate the appropriate amount of time to each activity.
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Make organizing as fun as possible. Use tools and storage containers that your child finds interesting. Discuss the positives to being organized. Talk through the different feelings your child has when her bedroom is unorganized and when it's organized. Help her realize that she feels better and is less stressed when she organizes her life.
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