Here are 5 ways to encourage patience in your toddler.
1- Praise your child when he is patient
Instead of focusing on your child’s behavior when he loses his patience, focus on his good behavior when he can control himself and be patient. Whenever your child is patient, praise him until he feels excited about his good behavior, and repeat it.
2- Commitment to the agreed time frame
When you ask your child to be patient for a specific period of time, five minutes, for example, stick to the time frame agreed upon with your child so that he does not feel frustrated with patience. Always remember that the child is quickly bored and frustrated, so keep your promises to him, no matter how simple they are.
3-Train your child to be patient through deliberate delay
Do not wait until you need your child’s patience in order to teach him patience, but rather take advantage of the normal times to train him in patience through deliberate delay, and ask him for patience, and therefore when you are exposed to a situation that calls for patience, your child will be patient because he is used to this benign behavior.
4- Use visual aids to encourage your child to be patient
Visual aids are the best educational methods for a toddler. Use visual aids such as colored charts, colored alarm clocks, or fun posters to encourage your child to be patient.
5-Be a role model for your child
You are the most important role model for your child, so be a positive role model, make sure that you are patient with your child, and that your child sees you as being patient with others, and therefore he will want to emulate your good behavior, and he will be excited to be patient like you. Favorite
