Keep it simple

So much to say, so little time...Communication with our children should be kept short and simple.  Specially if they're young, and their short attention span makes it difficult for them to pay attention to long sermons.  The rule of thumb is that children's attention span is, at most, one minute per year for things they find boring.  That is, a five year old's attention span is, at the most, five minutes.  If your communication seems too complicated and/or long, your child will only hear bla, bla, bla.  You are better off saying: "please pick up your room now," than explaining why it's necessary to clean the room and the consequences it will have latter on in life.  Thus, your chances of being heard increase greatly if you keep it simple.  It's definitely worth the try.

PD. By the way, this sometimes works with husbands too.....

The following video is a funny way of portraying all the things parents have to say and how bla, bla, blaish we sometimes sound to our kids.  No wonder we're exhausted at night.  Enjoy....

Comments

[McMommy]

Ha! That video was great! Today I actually said "Am I speaking Greek?!" because no one was listening to me. At least I thought they weren't.....until my son says "What's Greek?"
You gotta love selective hearing.