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Teaching Your Child To Tie Shoe Laces |
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by ellamia  (November 2007) (rank 44th) |
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Tying shoe laces is a step a child has to learn. It can sometimes be a frustrating time or sometimes they just pick it up with ease. Velcro, crocs and shoes with zips have now come in which has made tying shoe laces gone out the window which
has made life easier but it is a good experience and hand co ordination to learn how to tie shoe laces.
School shoes and sports shoes still have laces but a lot of shoes now are coming out with Velcro, and zips. According to articles and some experts learning how to tie shoe laces is a handy skill to learn and good for the fine motor skill development.
It’s a good idea to try and teach your child how to tie shoe laces at the age of 5 before they start school as it will be a excellent thing for your child to learn this type of fine motor skill. Keep in mind that it will not be a overnight process it will take time for them to learn and you to teach them.
As you tie your Childs shoe laces everyday and when it gets to the point on teaching you child how to do this, it is also very hard to describe what your fingers are actually doing. Here are some tips to help teach your child to tie there shoe laces without too much frustration.
- Start by doing one step at a time and repeatedly teaching that same step until they have mastered it before starting a new step.
- Try using flat shoe laces as they are easier for their fingers rather than the round shoe laces.
- When teaching them sit behind them rather than sitting in front of them and bring your hands around so they can see what your doing and help join in.
- An idea is to use two different colours to tie together so you can point out which lace you want the child to handle.
- Laces should be long enough for their little fingers to handle them such as giving them a old pair of your shoes to practice on.
Tying your shoe laces is a skill that comes so naturally to us that you don’t know how to describe how or what we are doing. So try some of these ideas and teach your child how to tie their shoe laces it’s a good step in their life to learn.
