Help!, my child won't play alone...
Some kids are just born independent. They play on their own when they’re barely two years old, they just run around the home and reach for the nearest tree branch, eager to climb to the top of the world without our help. But most of the children have a difficult time separating from their parents, even for a few minutes. Even if we ask them to play with their favourite toys, the parents will not be spared and will always be disturbed. Some kids play independently with great concentration and loads of creativity and others need a playmate or a parent to play with. To make them focussed on a given task, the task should be a passion for them and hence a variety of tasks should be tried. A few of them I would like to highlight here: 1. Create a task that set's them up for success: A simple task such as repeating a tongue twister will engage a child atleast for half an hour and can be a solo activity, which the child gets engaged 2. Don't lock the children in a separate ro...
