Between classes, homework and activities, he brushes his brushes. We give you four tips to make him the king of the diaries .

Tip # 1: adopt the routine

Do the same activities always at the same time and store his things always in the same place, it gives bearings in time and automation. To visualize the routine, we color certain time slots of a clock. For example, in yellow, from 16h to 17h: the taste. In green, from 17h to 18h: homework. In pink, from 8pm to 9pm bedtime etc. From 6-7 years, he can fill the family calendar (dentist appointment, breakfasts with Grandma, birthday snacks).

Tip # 2: Take out the timer

No question of stress but the timer can become an ally to help him manage his time. If he has trouble doing his exercises in the time allotted, we draw a timer. And a stopwatch, to motivate him: "How many toys can you put away before it sounds? "Or make him wait:" stop interrupting me, when it rings, I'll come and draw your dinosaur ".

Tip # 3: Salami Mission

He is taught the technique of salami by explaining that each task can be "sausage" (cut into small steps). The idea? Teach him to anticipate. For example, the French duty for Friday is prepared a little every day: Monday we read the title, Tuesday we think and we do research, Wednesday we write a draft and finally Thursday we write to clean. QED.

To read : "Learning differently with positive pedagogy", Isabelle Pailleau and Audrey Akoun, Ed.Eyrolles and "Learning to learn", André Giordan and Jérôme Saltet, Ed.Librio