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Waiting is a foundational skill for taking turns, independent play, and for building empathy. Being able to wait gives a child the chance to make better choices, to consider consequences, and to improve their focus on their environment and on others’ needs. Brain science has determined that the self-control required for waiting begins to develop in a young child’s brain sometime in between the ages of 3 ½ and 4 years old. Typically, it takes another 25 years for it to develop fully.
Waiting is a foundational skill for taking turns, independent play, and for building empathy. Being able to wait gives a child the chance to make better choices, to consider consequences, and to improve their focus on their environment and on others’ needs. Brain science has determined that the self-control required for waiting begins to develop in a young child’s brain sometime in between the ages of 3 ½ and 4 years old. Typically, it takes another 25 years for it to develop fully.
Lacking self-control places a two-year-old child at a significant disadvantage when he or she is expected to wait for attention, for an object, or for a turn. However, waiting is a skill that can be taught and maintained with opportunities to practice throughout your child’s day and within daily routines. Key strategies to use to help your child learn to wait include visual, gestural, and model prompts, games and songs, and redirection.
Lacking self-control places a two-year-old child at a significant disadvantage when he or she is expected to wait for attention, for an object, or for a turn. However, waiting is a skill that can be taught and maintained with opportunities to practice throughout your child’s day and within daily routines. Key strategies to use to help your child learn to wait include visual, gestural, and model prompts, games and songs, and redirection.
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