How Do You Get A Toddler To Tie Shoes?
Learning to tie shoes can be difficult for children, especially toddlers, to understand. As long as you have the patience and the understanding, it can actually be quite rewarding. This article will show you how to teach your toddler to tie shoes all by herself. Grab an adult sized shoe with longer laces. They shouldn’t be extremely long, but they definitely shouldn’t be too short. The adult shoe helps the toddler tie shoes better because everything is a bit bigger, easier to see, and easier for finger dexterity. Sit your child on your lap and begin to tie shoes by yourself in front of your toddler. Tie them over and over again. Each time, ask her to untie them for you. This will get her fingers used to the strings and will improve her dexterity. Begin verbalizing each step when you tie shoes. For instance, “Make an X, do a somersault, pull tight, make a bunny ear, run around the bunny, go through the hole, pull tight.” Do this over and over until you think your toddler knows the steps
