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Make incremental requests that your child can easily follow. Give your child one or two tasks at a time, and when complete, assign the next. “Please put your puzzle in the box and go to the bathroom.”
• Make a list. Write down the sequence of tasks to be com- pleted, and give the list to your child with a pencil to cross things off as they’re done.
• Provide an incentive to fi nish. Encourage your child to fi n- ish the task with a “when/then” statement, such as “When you get in the car, then you can have your crackers.”
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Dawdling 219 • Analyze your own daily schedule. Determine if you are try- ing to do too much. If you are, see if you can make some changes.
Start focusing on the priorities in your life, eliminate some of the unnecessary time-wasters, and slow yourself down a little bit.
• Check your child’s nap and sleep schedules. Children who aren’t getting a proper amount of sleep will lack energy and tend to move slowly and dawdle.
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