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Follow the 3-minute rule so that parents understand your child better
The 3-minute rule is the minimum time a day parents should spend for their children to exchange information related to their child. Just 3 minutes a day won't take too much of your time. However, if you ignore this, you will ignore many interesting things about your child and build a wall between parents and children.
How much time do you spend with your kids after work? Theoretically, parents only need about 30 minutes to cook dinner, 15 minutes to read with their children and a little time to hug and kiss their baby before they fall asleep. However, in reality, you cannot do exactly what you intend to do because your baby will always find ways to be with parents more. Although this is lovely, it also comes with a lot of fatigue. So, apply the 3-minute rule in your daily life. This method not only helps children to be calmer, but also connects parents and children.
What is the 3-minute rule?
This rule includes every time you see your baby, act like you haven't seen him for a long time (even if you've been out for about 10 minutes). Besides, when communicating with children, you should sit down or adjust yourself to the child's eye level and take 3 minutes to ask your child what happened while the parents were away. This rule should especially apply when you pick up your child from school or from work.
Why is the 3-minute rule necessary?
According to the psychologist, in the first minutes after a child sees their parents again, they will share all the information they can remember. Due to the excitement, their words can be messy and confusing, leading to thoughts of not wanting to hear them speak.
If at a young age, the child does not have the opportunity to talk to parents about everything they want and is often ignored, over time, depending on the personality, the child will gradually lose the need to talk. With family members and parents will miss a lot of important things about the baby. Therefore, please listen patiently to your child even though there are times when he or she cannot express the story clearly.
Note when applying the 3-minute rule
One small caveat when following this rule is that it is not necessary to take only 3 minutes a day to talk to your baby , you should give your baby to really talk to you as soon as you meet again after a long day to find out. get all the information you think is important.
In addition, if you want to be friends with your children, you can follow these small suggestions to help you understand and empathize better:
Set aside time each day to do something you and your baby both enjoy such as making Lego puzzles , coloring ...
Let your children understand that you are always listening. For example, you can repeat what you hear from your child to make sure everything is understood.
Don't pretend that you are excited because young children can sense and discover that you are not being true to you.
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