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Golden Responses for the Impatient Child

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This post include 8 awesome tips on communicating with kids. My 3.5 year old often makes requests, then quickly loses patience with my not meeting his request fast enough. Sound familiar? As you know, I work really hard to be a positive parent and to respect my children and their developing selves. I have to tell you, though, I have a tough time with this one. I feel frustrated and lose patience myself.

How many times can a child ask the same question in a period of 30 seconds?

So, in order to avoid losing myself in a warp of sarcasm (by me) and confusion (by my child), I worked hard to think about responses to mitigate my annoyance. Here are a few Golden Responses for the Impatient Child. I’ll use a request for food.

Sensory Processing

8 Secrets to Communicating with Kids

  1. Acknowledgement: Bend down to his level or walk over to him, look into his eyes, and say, ‘I’m sorry that you think I cannot hear you, but I can hear you. Your toast is almost ready.’
  2. Involvement: Ask if he wants to help prepare his snack.
  3. Empathy: Say to him, ‘You’re ready for your toast, huh? You must be hungry. It is hard waiting when you’re so hungry, isn’t it?’
  4. Observation Statements: “I have your apple. I am getting out the slicer now. I am slicing your apple. I am getting out the peanut butter…”
  5. Repeat: “Oh, you want apple slices and peanut butter. I understand.”
  6. Guidance: Offer to show him where to get an activity out while he waits for his snack
  7. Check-In: “I already answered your question. Did you not hear my answer?”
  8. Acknowledgement through a question: I love this one borrowed from my RIE/Mindful Parenting FB group:
    • “Mumma, I want some milk.”
    • “Ok, I’d love to pour a glass for you.”
    • “Mumma, I want some milk.”
    • “Do you want some milk?”
    • “Yes.”

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About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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