The return to school is coming, and with it the purchases of school supplies. To avoid becoming regular potatoes in the stationery aisles of commercial stores, today we leave you some simple tips.
- Educate in responsibility. The school supplies, like any other belongings of our son is his. It is your responsibility, it must be cared for, clean and available. In some children it can become a complex task, parents can help them. The solution does not go through "nothing happens, we buy what was lost", or "now you will not have any more material in this course". The intermediate points, where we hold them responsible, and do not place their responsibility on us, is usually ideal.
- Participate in the purchase of the material. So that we can help them take responsibility for it, having them participate in their choice is a great idea. They will be able to choose what they want to accompany them on their course. In this way, we will create a feeling of care greater than if the material is already given to you by parents or other relatives.
- Personalize your school supplies. That they are the ones who decorate their belongings, gives them a feeling of greater property. That is the objective of this fun task, which can be an interesting family moment in which to take the opportunity to talk to them about the importance of their care.
- Be in charge of supervising the material weekly. When our son / daughter has a tendency to neglect the material or lose it, it is usually us, the parents, who supervise its condition. Changing that role can help you enormously. We can make a simple list (a list of words or pictures of the materials) with all those elements that must be present in your school portfolio. Every week you should check that everything is in place.
As we can see, any measure that involves delegating more responsibility to them in the care of their belongings will help them improve them. The arrival of the beginning of the year is an ideal time to implement these simple measures, they are sure to help make your school supplies more durable.