Some need a substantial amount of time to complete what they are doing before switching into a new activity. Make a game out of getting dressed or picking up toys. Set a timer, on the mark, get set, go. Chores can almost be fun as you race the time. Think of the variety of skills to be learned.
Home can be an important learning environment.
This newsletter is published for North Dakota families with preschoolers by the NDSU Extension Service and distributed through your county extension office. See your extension agent for more parenting information and other home economics programs. Parenting Preschoolers, Issue No. 14 NDSU Extension Service, North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Sharon D. Anderson, Director, Fargo, North Dakota.