6 Step to make kids listen

Just 6 simple steps to make your toddlers start listening to you.

As I always say, if you want to make your child speak you first have to make them listen. Listening not only improves the communication skills it also improves your child's cognitive development.

By following these 6 steps you will observe that your toddler have started paying attention to what you are speaking. That means they are interested in listening.

Eliminate Distraction: Before speak make sure your child is not busy in something which is of more interest to them.
Speak in small sentences: When you speak small sentences, it is easy for toddlers to understand. When they understand what you are saying and they will start paying attention to what you are telling to them.
Be a good listener to yourself: Kids learn by observing so show them that when they are communication with you, you are paying attention. Here I would like to share a small story - I was taking a session of one dad, we were talking about same point how to make his daughter start listening. His daughter came in between and she was saying something, my client ignored her as we were having meeting. I observed and told him, that when your daughter came, you must have listened to her. He understood what I wanted to tell. So, simply giving attention to our kids can make them learn to pay attention to what we say.
Child-Centered Communication: To develop the habit of listening in your toddler, always talk about the interest of your child. For example, when my son was toddler he was more inclined towards utensils - so whenever I use to prepare food, I made sure he is in kitchen and I use to tell him about different utensils. Just try to find out the interest of your toddler and use it as an opportunity.
Create a Calm and Engaging Atmosphere: Do not panic when your child is not listening. Try to break their attention, make it a fun activity for your child to listen. For example: when you are talking and your child not listening, stand up and start dancing, it will break their attention and immediately their focus will be on you. This my sound wearied to you but to develop any good habit in your child you can dance.
Offer Choices: Toddlers can be more cooperative when they feel a sense of autonomy. Offer them simple choices whenever possible. For example, instead of saying, "Put on your shoes," you can say, "Do you want to wear the red shoes or the blue shoes?" This gives them a sense of control and encourages them to participate.

I hope this write-up will help you make your child start listening to you actively. And trust me to make them start speaking, listening is one of the important step.

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