So what can you do at home? On the left are some simple one minute suggestions. Be silly with your child! Often we adults forget what it is like to have a child like curiosity. Try seeing the world through the lens of your child. Use the 5 senses to have your child explain what he/she is doing. Take a walk in a forest preserve. Or better yet, hop, skip, jump or run. Does your child hum or like to sing? Why not use that to help in learning something new? Sing your request for a chore to them.
We spend a lot of time on screens each day. Your child needs time away from screens to reflect. We all need this. While your child is reflecting they can engage in what's called "quiet concentration". This incorporates creation play such as arts and crafts (coloring or painting for example) and construction (building with Legos or blocks as an example). This is important because it boosts concentration. Creation play also allows your child to be in control of their of their own masterpiece and to take safe risks. This is a different type of movement that engages the body and brain. How can you help? Provide your child with paper and a variety of tools such as crayons, markers, colored pencils, scissors. I used to save old buttons, stickers I would get in the mail, flyers from the mail, coloring books and other odd assortments of materials. I had them in a bin at my children's eye level so they could take it out and use it to create. Thankfully I did not have to be an artist to inspire them just an encourager.