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Teach a Younger Sibling

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Teach a Younger Sibling

Description

Your child plans and runs a short lesson to teach a younger sibling or younger child a skill they already know, at the younger child's pace. A warm way for the two of them to spend time together.

What to prep

  • skill
  • skill_items
  • younger_child
Cost: FreeBest time: Anytime

Play guide

  1. 1Help your child pick a small skill they are good at and a younger child who would enjoy learning it (tying laces, a card game, a craft, kicking a ball).
  2. 2Have them plan a few simple steps and think about how to explain it to someone younger.
  3. 3Let them run the lesson while you stay nearby, following the younger child's pace and mood.
  4. 4Encourage them to notice when the younger child is enjoying it or needs a break, and to adjust rather than push on.
  5. 5Finish with both of them trying the skill together, and let your child hear how it went.