Slow Down the Leaving
Gently put the brakes on bolting from engaged activity.
Learning Seeds Engagement Strategies
Challenging Moment: The child is moving from activity to activity quickly without engaging in the activities.
A Strategy to Try: Slow Down the Leaving
As the child begins to leave or says "I am all done." the shadow can slow down the leaving by asking a question about the current activity or asking a question about where the child is going or what the child is doing next.
What Happens: The child...
has time to pause and re-engage in the current activity or to choose what the child will engage in next before they can leave the current activity.
is more likely to go to another activity and not simply bolt from the current one to no specific activity.
