Help! My kid can't remember more than one thing at a time!

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"When the experts say 'pick your battles' does that really mean I have to choose whether my kid brushes their teeth, packs a lunch, or feeds the dog?! Help! My kid can only remember one-step directions and morning routines become a huge chore or fight." said most parents everywhere

My post entitled 4 Games for Multi Step Direction Practice has been one of the most-read pages of my blog because it hits home for so many parents and tutors. Many kids struggle to complete tasks that involve more than one or two steps.

Multi-step direction practice can positively impact the skills needed to follow directions. Executive functioning development begins at a young age and continues into the 20’s and 30’s. Executive functioning skills, simply put, are the ones that work together to help people process and follow directions to complete simple and complex tasks in daily life. These skills include working memory, attention, planning, and time management. It is very normal for children to have difficulty remembering multi-step directions, especially if their attention is focused elsewhere including another task they are working on.

There are a few activities you can do to make a game of improving a child’s ability to follow short verbal multi-step directions such as getting ready for bed or following the steps to complete an assignment in the classroom. Here's my favorite one.

Read a list of commands (stand up, name an animal, walk to the wall, count to 5 ) twice and say “go.” Work up to saying the list of commands only once. Can try with bedtime routines (put your pj’s on, toss your dirty clothes in the laundry, brush your teeth, use the bathroom, climb in bed). Home-Speech-Home has a list you can use.

Want more games and tips? Here's the blog post. I'd love to hear in the comment section which one you tried.

Share this newsletter or blog link with a friend or teacher today. You know there are other parents who have this same struggle! These 4 games for multi-step direction practice can help.

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