If you or your child is having a hard time getting motivated to do school work or chores, set the kitchen timer for 15 minutes and have a challenge to see how much you can accomplish before the timer bell dings.
It’s great fun to beat the timer and work as fast as possible for a sprint of effort. Now that you’re into the activity, you can continue if you want, or take a short break then reset the timer and try again.
I also like to use a portable kitchen timer (you know the white ones with the dial that turns in a circle, or whatever timer you want) to have “five-minute time” with my children at bedtime.
Each child has a different night of the week that is just his or hers.
I sit on my child’s bed and give him or her my undivided attention for 5 full minutes.
My child can say anything s/he wants with no repercussions.
I try to keep quiet and let the child lead the conversation.
It’s amazing what 5 minutes of special time does for our parent-child bond, as well as my child’s self-esteem!
If the conversation is going well, we can go past the 5 minutes, if desired.
This is a life-saver for a family, making sure each child gets special attention.
Even as an exhausted mother, I could muster up 5 minutes a night to create a special moment one-on-one.
It really works!
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