Let me paint a little scenario that happens every morning in homes across our land. "Mommy can I _______(fill in the blank with some form of technology)?" "Did you do all your morning routines on your chart?" "Yes"( big sigh)! "Ok, but you have to get off when I ask. Can I trust you to do that." Yes! You hardly know he is still at home and you are getting laundry started and lots of tasks completed. You look at the clock and the bus will be here in a couple of minutes. You tell your son that it's time to get off of his flavor of technology and World War III begins.
What just happened? Rigidity during a transition. How can this kind of morning turn out differently. There are a few things to know about a. Hold who struggles with transitions.
- He has a few preferred activities. Many times these are a form of technology. These activities are predictable.
- Try alternating preferred and non preferred activities. To many non preferred activities in a row will make it difficult for the child to manage without a meltdown.
- Visually display the routine so he can predict.
- When needing to transition from a preferred to a non preferred activity, a visual timer may be helpful so he can see how long until it will ring. When it rings he must transition.
- The transition from a preferred to a non preferred activity will be less successful when it must be done quickly. It has been said, "half as much done in twice the amount of time. Transitions often take 2 minute warnings and time to make successfully.
How about you? What have been soon transition tricks that have been helpful with your child?
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