“It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get”. Arnold Palmer
Now that I've had a 3 year old, that seems a bit daft. I couldn't even get WonderGirl to get herself dressed without her forgetting what she was doing mid-task and meandering off wearing nothing but underwear and one shoe. We have to teach kids to use a toilet, blow their nose, brush their teeth, hold a fork, so it makes sense that teaching practicing is just one more skill to put on our agenda.
Right now I'm in the process of teaching WonderGirl (age 4) to practice the piano, and we're having luck so far, remembering these simple rules:
- She has no concept of time.
- She needs a list.
Since she's usually practicing during the 1 year old's naptime, I have her play with headphones. I give her specific instructions of what to play (i.e. "this page 3 times, then that page 3 times, then all together 4 times, etc.") and mark each box off with each time played, and when that's done, she needs to unplug the headphones and play for me (and a few stuffed animals) a concert of what she worked on. When she has filled a whole page up, she gets some kind of reward. I've only had one student that worked better with a set amount of time - every other student liked being given a checklist. Including yours truly.
The trick is - she did everything I asked, and when she's done with that - she's done. Less whining, more playing, then off to the next adventure of the day. So woohoo, teaching the art of accomplishing - accomplished!! (for now;)
3 comments:
This idea is AWESOME! I'm going to try it with my kid. She hates practicing, but this might be the key.
You should seriously write a book!
I love when people think that toddlers are logical. And will behave like adults. Some adults at least.
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