The following are a few tips on teaching the components of cooperation as children mature. A very early stage in learning to cooperate happens when parent and baby take turns cooing at each other. The task here is to begin learning to take turns. You can begin with tiny turns. He has the toy for two minutes, then you have it for two minutes.
Team sports are an ideal way for children to learn cooperation.
The more the children can organize the activity themselves, the better. Children this age need help with any necessary negotiating skills. To cooperate means thinking through what needs to be done, who can do it, when it should be done, and how people are going to work together to get it done. You Admire by Harriet Heath. Order a copy on our secure order form.