Attentiveness Activities- Building Character in your Children

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Attentiveness Activities- Building Character in your Children

This October our value is Attentiveness.

What is attentiveness, and why is it important?

Attentiveness is paying close attention; alert or observant or showing care for the needs or desires of others. Both of these are important character traits to develop when young.

Being attentive can prevent children from dangerous or harmful situations. It can build good study habits for their future as well as developing children into well rounded thoughtful people as they grow.

Below are some activities to practice with young children to develop their attentivness.

1. “Stop, Look and Listen” This is the correct response for children when their parents call. Do some practice situations of when you would call to your children. Pretend they are playing at a friends house, or you are in a store, or they are outside on the playset. Have them practice the correct response to you calling their name. Have siblings or dad evaluate how well they stop, look and listen. (To show they are listening they say, “Yes mom?”)

2) “Memory” Put 10 items from around the house on a tray and cover it with a towel. Tell the kids they are going to try to remember everything on the tray. Remove the towel for 30 seconds. Have them write (or you write for them) all that they can remember. Then give them a 10 second “peek”. How many did they get? Try this with more objects. Try removing an object and see if they can tell which is gone.

3) “Body Language” Talk about body language with your children. What do people look like who are in a hurry? Who are scared? Who are sad? Who are lost? Who are happy? Next time you are out in a crowd, sit and observe people. See if they can identify someone who’s late, someone who’s happy…etc. Have them observe the kids in their Sunday school class.

4) “In the eye” Explain that it is important to look people in the eye when you are talking to them or they are talking with you. (so they can hear you, so they know you are listening, so you show respect…) Have your child talk with an adult to practice looking them in the eye when talking to them or listening to them (send a message to a neighbor, visit relatives, have them place an order at a restaurant)

5) “Why listen?” Have your kids make a list of all the reasons why it’s important to pay attention (avoid danger, learn, be polite, avoid confusion…) Have your kids act out a play where a child doesn’t listen.

6) “Excuse me” Discuss the right and wrong ways to get an adults attention. Have them act out some of both. Make a list with them of appropriate times to say “Excuse me”. Practice a no interrupting policy at dinner…parents too!!

Resources
http://kingdomway.blogspot.co.id/2008/05/attentiveness-activities-building.html
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This October our value is Attentiveness.

What is attentiveness, and why is it important?

Attentiveness is paying close attention; alert or observant or showing care for the needs or desires of others. Both of these are important character traits to develop when young.

Being attentive can prevent children from dangerous or harmful situations. It can build good study habits for their future as well as developing children into well rounded thoughtful people as they grow.

Below are some activities to practice with young children to develop their attentivness.

1. “Stop, Look and Listen” This is the correct response for children when their parents call. Do some practice situations of when you would call to your children. Pretend they are playing at a friends house, or you are in a store, or they are outside on the playset. Have them practice the correct response to you calling their name. Have siblings or dad evaluate how well they stop, look and listen. (To show they are listening they say, “Yes mom?”)

2) “Memory” Put 10 items from around the house on a tray and cover it with a towel. Tell the kids they are going to try to remember everything on the tray. Remove the towel for 30 seconds. Have them write (or you write for them) all that they can remember. Then give them a 10 second “peek”. How many did they get? Try this with more objects. Try removing an object and see if they can tell which is gone.

3) “Body Language” Talk about body language with your children. What do people look like who are in a hurry? Who are scared? Who are sad? Who are lost? Who are happy? Next time you are out in a crowd, sit and observe people. See if they can identify someone who’s late, someone who’s happy…etc. Have them observe the kids in their Sunday school class.

4) “In the eye” Explain that it is important to look people in the eye when you are talking to them or they are talking with you. (so they can hear you, so they know you are listening, so you show respect…) Have your child talk with an adult to practice looking them in the eye when talking to them or listening to them (send a message to a neighbor, visit relatives, have them place an order at a restaurant)

5) “Why listen?” Have your kids make a list of all the reasons why it’s important to pay attention (avoid danger, learn, be polite, avoid confusion…) Have your kids act out a play where a child doesn’t listen.

6) “Excuse me” Discuss the right and wrong ways to get an adults attention. Have them act out some of both. Make a list with them of appropriate times to say “Excuse me”. Practice a no interrupting policy at dinner…parents too!!

Resources
http://kingdomway.blogspot.co.id/2008/05/attentiveness-activities-building.html
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This October our value is Attentiveness.

What is attentiveness, and why is it important?

Attentiveness is paying close attention; alert or observant or showing care for the needs or desires of others. Both of these are important character traits to develop when young.

Being attentive can prevent children from dangerous or harmful situations. It can build good study habits for their future as well as developing children into well rounded thoughtful people as they grow.

Below are some activities to practice with young children to develop their attentivness.

1. “Stop, Look and Listen” This is the correct response for children when their parents call. Do some practice situations of when you would call to your children. Pretend they are playing at a friends house, or you are in a store, or they are outside on the playset. Have them practice the correct response to you calling their name. Have siblings or dad evaluate how well they stop, look and listen. (To show they are listening they say, “Yes mom?”)

2) “Memory” Put 10 items from around the house on a tray and cover it with a towel. Tell the kids they are going to try to remember everything on the tray. Remove the towel for 30 seconds. Have them write (or you write for them) all that they can remember. Then give them a 10 second “peek”. How many did they get? Try this with more objects. Try removing an object and see if they can tell which is gone.

3) “Body Language” Talk about body language with your children. What do people look like who are in a hurry? Who are scared? Who are sad? Who are lost? Who are happy? Next time you are out in a crowd, sit and observe people. See if they can identify someone who’s late, someone who’s happy…etc. Have them observe the kids in their Sunday school class.

4) “In the eye” Explain that it is important to look people in the eye when you are talking to them or they are talking with you. (so they can hear you, so they know you are listening, so you show respect…) Have your child talk with an adult to practice looking them in the eye when talking to them or listening to them (send a message to a neighbor, visit relatives, have them place an order at a restaurant)

5) “Why listen?” Have your kids make a list of all the reasons why it’s important to pay attention (avoid danger, learn, be polite, avoid confusion…) Have your kids act out a play where a child doesn’t listen.

6) “Excuse me” Discuss the right and wrong ways to get an adults attention. Have them act out some of both. Make a list with them of appropriate times to say “Excuse me”. Practice a no interrupting policy at dinner…parents too!!

Resources
http://kingdomway.blogspot.co.id/2008/05/attentiveness-activities-building.html
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