Greetings.
I have just commenced a placement of the paediatric variety, which has been both fun and challenging in the first week. I would like some assistance with the well established problem of getting kids to do what you want them to do. I had a young client (almost 5 years old), who was less than co-operative, especially when asked to do activities that she was well aware she would find difficult. Some of these things (when we finally got her to do them) she could perform quite well. My supervisor was able to get her to do things without her realising that she was doing them, but my strategy really came down to bribery with stickers. I realise that this may not always be effective, so with a child like this, with self esteem issues, how could I get her to attempt difficults tasks?
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hi meg,
its definately a problem that everyone finds, and i spose until we have our own kids we prob wont know the answer!
something that you could try is to do the task/activity with the child so that they dont feel alone, and make it into a game if possible... try and not make the things sound like they are important but rather 'you can try this if you like'. for example i found by just playing with children eg skipping, hopping, throwing and catching is a great way to assess gross motor skills. you situation may be a little different but its just a comment!
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