We still have Halloween candy left over. Each child has theirs in a plastic bag. So, for dessert or snack, they will get to choose a piece of candy to eat. However, it’s not that simple. Every single time, they must dump out all of the candy and look over each piece. I realized that this takes them a long time to do. It could be 20 minutes later and they still haven’t chosen a piece of candy.
So, one day I set the time for 5 minutes and told them they only had 5 minutes to choose. They must have chosen their piece of candy and have all the candy back in the bag before the 5 minutes is over. If they aren’t done, they’ve lost the opportunity to have a piece of candy. Of course, like normal children, they did not finish in 5 minutes and then there was pouting. 5 minutes should be enough time!
I think that if I remember to implement this idea again and again, they might finally start to understand the concept of being quick to choose. I don’t know.
