10 simple changes to your homepage for your child's confidence and independence

One of the greatest gifts my husband and I have had to enroll our children in a Montessori school when they were children. We soon learned that even at age of 14 months, children should learn in a position to provide for themselves and as an active participant in family life. In fact, they can also bring in word and deed for the expression, "Help me to do it alone!"

follow through alignment of our home environment for our older son needs, we determined that acted more content andless. We have also benefited, because our son was increasingly self-sufficient at home.

Here is a list of 10 simple changes you can do at home to support the independence of the child.

Before Liqht Switch Extender

Installing some of these at home to allow the child to light in the room change, he has access. We, who were acquired from transparent plastic, so it was an eyesore in the house. At first the child may be so excitedwant to practice turn on the lights and off. A lot. This will be done.

A second low in the kitchen cupboard full of silverware, a couple of cups, plates and

Give your child some containers full of easy to open with snacks ready that can be stored on a lower shelf in the pantry or refrigerator, and a small jug of juice or water. Your child will position themselves. Be sure to show him how to clean themselves. In our budget we started withCloth napkins. Sometimes children this age love, teach him to fold and put away towels.

Third bottom shelves and book baskets in the bedroom and living room

Put a few toys and puzzles on each shelf. Corral toys with the most interesting pieces in containers or baskets. Encourage your child to play with a toy at a time, and the toy back before choosing another. Keep toys stored away other and rotate them every few weeks.

Instilling the love of booksSave pounds in baskets anywhere in the house. Children at this age enjoy books mirroring what they see in the world. Give them a rich selection of books with pictures and images-a real-life animals, insects, plants and people.

Quarter-size tables and chairs for kids in the kitchen, common areas and rooms

When your child has prepared his snack or choose a puzzle, is a place to eat or play. We bought unfinished wood tables and legs of aHardware, painting them suitable for our organization. The legs of different sizes, so it was easy to replace only the legs, as our children are grown. Unfinished craft shops, chairs can be found. If too large for the child, the legs are cut to adjust the size of the child.

Fifth stool to climb to reach the bathroom sink and toilet.

Choose a board flip-top box or a place that is suitable for a toilet and a standardchair for your child to reach the toilet. This stool can help you reach your child and the countertop sink. Store your child's toothpaste and toothbrush, hair brush and hand.

Sixth or higher Learning Tower A chair for the kitchen

For a smaller tower of learning is a safe choice, because the child is surrounded on all sides. When they are older, but a larger, folding step stool is fine. For the children that love playing with water in the kitchen sink and helpPreparing meals.

Seventh smaller tools for home and garden

The children find great satisfaction if they participate in caring for house and garden. Give them a child-size broom, mop, and a small shovel and a broom. DIY stores are often small brooms and metal buckets at low cost. The pole of a Swiffer is adjustable and can, just the right size for your child to do. On a small shelf, a basket handle with a spray bottle of water and a squeegee and asmall washcloth to the washer. sponges cut in half, fit into a child's hand and holding a basket of small towel in the kitchen to encourage the child to clean.

Garden tools and gloves for children are often targeted in the spring. Hold for a selection of small vases on hand for children and flower arranging. See the Resources section below links to websites that small objects that can not be found locally for sale.

8th Double HangCloset Rod

Let your child his own clothes, using a cane can realize his wardrobe choice. Give clothes that are easy and out, easy to use with hooks, buttons or velcro. Insert a small closet for clothes hamper for dirty laundry. Encourage him to help with the laundry from him to take his dirty clothes, the washer and wear clean clothes hanging in his closet to remove.

Ninth hooks installed height of your child

InstallHooks front and rear doors so your child can hang your coat. Hook in the bathroom allow the child to hang the towel.

10th Small and extra clothes hamper in every bathroom in a vase

In some classrooms, Montessori child, "toilet", since the first day in which children wear cotton diapers instead of pants for training. To support this transition to home, we have been changes of clothes and a basket of dirty laundry in each bathroom. Whenever our childrenwas an "accident", they knew they could go to any bathroom in the house and change their clothes. This method of potty training was very effective for our children, who were both in diapers before they were two years.

Adapting the home environment to support child development and independence is easy to do and you support. Children are more powerful than most adults give them credit, and changing environment, their size and the need to adapt to allowtheir growth. As you can see what your child is able and observe the pride and joy of your child, as he makes his daily tasks of life to start is to be happy in him help around your house and discover more opportunities for find its way to adapt your environment to learn and know how to "do" meet.