Episode 58 - The power of offering simple choices to our children

<p>😍 Offering simple choices to young children - why and how 🎈<br> <br> In this Top Tip Tuesday we looked at the basics of offering simple choices to our young children.<br> <br> The Why:<br> 1) to show respect to our child<br> 2) to support their development of agency and self-direction<br> 3) to ease power struggles<br> <br> How:<br> 1) Freedom of choice primarily comes from the immediate environment, arrange things for your child in a simple, ordered and accessible way.<br> 2) offer a handful of simple choices every day (clothing, food etc)<br> 3) when offering a choice ensure it is a genuine choice whereby you are happy with either outcome.<br> 4) the choice should be between two options, a young child cannot cope with multiple choices.<br> <br> We went pretty deep into why it is so important to offer choices , and I went off on a tangent about how we can contribute to a more peaceful and harmonious world through being aware of our needs and preferences and being able to express them.<br> <br> Thank you for joining me!</p> <p><strong>Visit </strong><a href="https://enrichingenvironments.com/SHOP"><strong>enrichingenvironments.com/SHOP</strong></a><strong> for my &nbsp;online Parent Enrichment Courses, Workshops and Meditations for children. &nbsp;I’ll see you there!</strong></p> <p><strong>*All podcast sessions originally recorded on Instagram Live, see my IGTV @enrichingenvironments or YouTube Enriching Environments for the video.</strong></p> <p><strong>😍🙏🏽💐</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/enrichingenvironments/"><strong>#enrichingenvironments</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/montessoriathome/"><strong>#montessoriathome</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/parentingmentor/"><strong>#parentingmentor</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/leadfromlove/"><strong>#leadfromlove</strong></a></p> <p><strong>#consciousparenting</strong></p> <p><strong>#respectfulparenting</strong></p> <p><s