The 5-minute daily playtime ritual that can get your kids to listen better
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Do you remember what it was like to be a kid? So much of the day was directed by adults. Wake up. Get dressed. Brush your teeth. Eat your breakfast. Get in the car. Go to school.
Sometimes kids listen to the instructions — and sometimes they don't. And when they don't, that can be very frustrating for parents.
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So how can parents get their kids to be more apt to comply? It might sound counterintuitive, but one strategy widely recommended by children's health professionals is to engage your child in short, daily sessions of child-led play.
Called "special time," it gives young children a chance to interact with their parents without the stress of having to follo
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