4 Ways To Teach Children To Cooperate With Parents

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JAKARTA - Parents can teach their children about cooperation easily. For example, involving children in household activities with age-appropriate portions. However, it is also necessary to provide an explanation to children if cooperation does not mean that children do what adults or others want. But it emphasizes more on giving and accepting something that is agreed together to do together.

Summarizing from the Parent page, Friday, July 18, here are tips that can be done by teachers and parents to develop children's cooperation skills.

1. Make it easier for children to take turns

Circulating is a good way to help children understand the social environment. For example, there are two children who want to use the same doll, so the child who gets the first turn will hand over the doll to his friend after he finishes using it. Instill the culture of taking turns or queuing so that children can appreciate the time and the surrounding environment.

2. Show that the contribution of children is important

It is important for parents and teachers to show why and how the child's contribution is important. So when communicating with children, parents don't just use words no, no, or other orders without giving the reason that their children understand why they have to do it. For example, when inviting children to sweep the floor together grow empathy and explain to the child that if they sweep the floor, the house will be clean. If the house is clean, there is no more dirt, germs, which make the family look more sick. The house looks cleaner. Say to the child, one job if done together will be completed more quickly.

This can also be done when inviting children to work together to tidy up the bed. Or when inviting children to work together with fathers to care for plants, give understanding to children to understand how to love and care for God's creations to preserve them.

3. Solve the problem together

Providing opportunities and getting used to children to solve problems together can also help train children to work together. For example, when making work with friends, there is only one material that is needed, then invite children to discuss solving the problem, "How do you two of you can use this brush? What can we do?" Ask each child about their opinion, then make an agreement agreed by them.

4. Give children a choice

Giving children choices, helping them feel they have strength and are appreciated. Give children the opportunity to choose something and let them express their reasons. Parents or teachers must listen to their children's opinions and make their opinion a consideration before deciding something with their children. For example, when you want to tidy up the house, ask your child if he wants to do any part. Whether he wants to clean the table, tidy up toys, arrange shoes and so on. Parents should agree with the choices of children and parents to give ideas, not orders.