“玩具问题”的解决之道

你有没有注意到你的孩子在家的时候他不会玩他的玩具，但当他去其他小朋友家里时他却玩得很开心？其实有些玩具和家里的是一模一样的。

你是否尝试过用一个玩具盒把所有的玩具装起来，但在盒子最下面的一些小的玩具 就从来没有被碰过？– 特别是一些纸质的玩具被压在下面，都被压坏了。

你有没有经常对你的孩子说，“把你的玩具收拾好”？但是如果你经常这样说的话，你的孩子就会认为他不可以再和他的玩具玩了。–但是当初为什么你要买玩具呢？

哦！在晚上睡前你还得把这一堆玩具全部给收拾好！

 

所以我开始问我自己，为什么我的孩子在别人家里时会玩玩具，却不会在自己的家里玩，呢？可能是因为家里的玩具老是看起来一样。或者是说玩具都被堆在下边，他看不见。当我开始思考这个问题时，上帝给我一个很好的主意：

1. 把你的玩具分成六个小组，分别放在六个不同的袋子或盒子里面。
2. 准备一个低一点的搁板或者茶桌，旁边留一点空间给他玩。
3. 在每天早上，拿出一组玩具来， 把它们放在搁板上排放好。记住，要使它们看上去有吸引力的样子。

当我这样做之后，我真的发现

我的孩子每天都会开心地玩他的玩具，对他来说就好像每天都有新的玩具玩！晚上睡觉前，我就不用再像以前那样需要收拾很多的玩具了。孩子高兴，我也高兴。

English: A Solution to All Your Toy Problems

Exercise when you have small children

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If you have one baby, you can use a jogging stroller. If you have one toddler, you can put it into a child’s seat on your bicycle.

If you have more than one child, it gets harder to get out. Some spas and Ys have babysitting; HOWEVER, if one of your children is sick, you’re stuck. You shouldn’t put a sick child into a group sitting situation; and it’s better for the child to stay home, anyway.

So you need an exercise you can do in your home, while you’re watching your children.

Some options:

* running in place

* marching in place

* jumping jacks

* the Beaver Bounce (alumni of Patterson Co-op High School will know what this is).

* step aerobics: find some music with a beat of 120 beats per minute, and a stool which won’t slip on your floor. Step up, up, down, down. Alternate the lead foot every few minutes.

* calisthenics

* jumping rope

*my friend recommends this one, which dramatically lowers blood sugar: ten minutes of it lowered her blood sugar from 198 to about 100!  She adds: “The instructional is about 4 minutes long. And the move can be done standing in the kitchen or dining room while little kids are slowly eating.”

* a treadmill, but make sure small children can’t get near while you’re on it — it’s dangerous to them. Put them in a playpen near the treadmill so your child can see you and have the comfort of being near you.

*One friend recommends weight training:  “You don’t have to be a body builder to enjoy the benefits of lifting weights, and alternating weight training with aerobic exercises and stretching/yoga increases your gains in strength, endurance and balance significantly. Plus you feel like Wonder Woman when you don’t break a sweat rearranging the furniture or cleaning out the garage!”

A lot of these exercises also work for travelling. Pack your jump rope or stool, and put your music onto your smart phone.

Here’s a good book about step aerobics. I like all the pictures, colors, charts, and diagrams! It helps you design an individual stepping program with variety and proper rest. ISBN: 0-87322-835-9