If you were all day, it must be very frustrating to come home tired, and try to fit in his lessons. Especially if you have a limited time period to get it done!
But I completely agree that it will be YOUR enthusiasm that interests him! Hold him in your lap, bounce him, big happy smiles, WAAYYY over the top. Make it time together for cuddles, kisses, happy dances, high fives, hey look, this is one of Mommy's favorite times of the day!
BIGGEST THING- don't get upset, don't force him to sit there if he gets upset and is actively trying to get away, no guilt--you might try something like, oh, okay, you go ahead and play but mommy is going to do this! Then proceed to have ecstatic, loud, happy fun with it
This always had my LO running back, BUT I WANT TO DO IT MOMMY!!!!!!!
We suggested to my daughter that her poor stuffed pet hen (no Teddy bears for her
) could not read, and wouldn't she like to be the teacher so that her poor friend could learn? She still loves to do this, even though the other day when I mentioned teaching something to hen, she gave me 'a look' and said to daddy, "mommy is being facetious, but that's okay...it's fun to pretend!"
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One other thing. Are you doing lessons in a room full of his toys? It might be helpful to be further away from them. Do you have an IPad or a laptop? We do some of our lessons during our bedtime routine, cuddled in mom and dads bed, and she seems so much more receptive during this time.
Hope this helps a bit, and good luck finding a schedule that works for you! Keep us updated....
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