- Allow sufficient time for your child to dress himself/herself.
- When talking to your child, physically get on his/her level, be still, and make eye contact.
- Tell and re-tell family-based stories. For example, "On the day you were born..."
- Have a globe or atlas in the house, and whenever names of places come up, locate them with the child.
- Apologize to your child when you've made a mistake.
- See that your child gets to school on time.
- Sing! Voice quality does not matter. Sing together regularly. Build a repertoire of family favorites.
- Take walks together at the child's pace, pausing to notice things and talk about them.
- Attend school parent-education functions.
- Refrain from over-structuring your child's time with formal classes and activites. Leave time to 'just be,' to play, explore, and create.
Excerpt from Tomorrow's Child Magazine, September 2012
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