What are some ways to cultivate patience in children?

Children are naturally energetic and active, so they tend to lose enthusiasm when doing anything. They will play or work for a while and then stop doing it. This gives parents a headache because parents hope that their children can be patient and be careful and serious when doing things. After all, patience is an excellent quality of a person. Children's patience needs to be gradually cultivated, and parents also need to be patient about this matter.

1. Parents should set an example.

Many children lack patience because their parents’ requests for them to do things are often half-hearted. Therefore, parents are first required to pay attention to not causing their children to develop behavioral habits of giving up halfway. Before starting a new activity, he must be allowed to finish the ongoing activity. If you want your child to take a bath, you should tell him/her that he/she can take a bath after finishing drawing the picture when you start to boil the water. Then before your child takes a bath, don't forget to check carefully whether the painting is finished. This in itself is to cultivate a good habit of your child to complete things from beginning to end.

2. Set some obstacles for your child.

Parents should consciously set some obstacles for their children and provide them with opportunities to overcome difficulties. Because patience is honed by strong will. The more difficult the environment, the more it can train children's patience. We should encourage him not to give up halfway when doing things, and to complete something well requires hard work. When a child completes a task after hard work, he or she should be praised in a timely manner to reinforce the good habit of seeing things through to the end.

3. Focus your child’s attention

Keep them immersed in an activity for a long time. Let your children know that many things in life require patience and waiting. Sometimes children want to eat right away when they are hungry, want to drink right away when they are thirsty, and want to buy a toy right away. Parents can intentionally delay for a while and not meet their children's demands immediately in order to cultivate their patience.

4. Be skillful.

An interesting game, a mysterious little gift, a secret agreement between father and son, or even an encouraging look or a kind caress, will make your child feel that the wait is not long or painful. After patiently waiting, his wishes will be fulfilled and he will have self-affirmation. He will become more and more confident and patient to wait.