5 How’s Of Raising An Organized Child

Last weekend I attended a very interesting as well as informative talk about how to build organizational skills in young children. It started with the expert asking the parents various questions like whether organizational skills were inherited or taught to children and why certain children were more prone to clutter than others.

The expert started with an interesting revelation that though some kids were more organized than others and had a natural knack for order and coordination; it does not come easily for all children. Organizational skills can be taught to children and once they practiced it regularly it could change into productive habits that could be useful for them throughout life.

5 how’s to raise organized children:

1) Parents need to be role models for their children: Like most other useful attributes parents need to be role models of what they want to see in their children as kids in early childhood ape their parents.  Being the right role model makes them pick up the right habits and attitudes. Experts suggest a 3 tier method for parents; first children should be asked to do as they do, followed by doing as we do where the child learns to do right things together, followed by what you should do, where the child adopts the ideal organizational behavior independently.

 

2) Teaching of organizational skills start early in life: Experts are of the opinion that it is best to instill life-long coordination practices early in life; parents could start off with small age-appropriate organizational challenges like putting away toys or placing dirty clothes in a hamper before moving on to more advanced tasks like helping with chores at home. This could make a big difference in building lasting skills.

3) Make learning organization skills fun: Make cleanups a fun game; experts are of the opinion that playing a favorite song and singing along while doing certain chores helps, so does creating an organizational challenge of how fast a child picks up his/her puzzle pieces or Lego blocks. Parents could also encourage our kids to come into the kitchen while cooking or doing the dishes for them to get a feel of these tasks. 

4) Keep teaching organizational skills simple: Teaching organizational skills becomes more effective when parents work at one step at a time. Experts recommend doing this as the child clearly knows what the next step is; divide the chores into chunks. It is best to ask the child to clear up his blocks or put away her dolls than working on all the toys. It is best for parents to focus on easy, definitive activities with clear instructions of how to complete it. 

5) Form habits: The goal of parents should be to provide children with adequate guidance that would help them build their routines as they grow up. The main aim of parents should be to set the right groundwork for their children’s future success.

The expert concluded that these how’s could be the foundation for an organized life of our children.    
 

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