PARENTS, DO YOU APPLY THE 3 MINUTES RULE?

PARENTS, DO YOU APPLY THE 3 MINUTES RULE?

The fast pace of life in today's life can sometimes prevent parents from allocating enough time to their children. Considering the positive effects of spending quality time on child development, the seriousness of this issue emerges by itself.

Have you paid attention to how much time you spend with your child when you come home from work, and the number of processes you have sincere conversations with him?

Okay, maybe you chatted for half an hour, read to him for 15 minutes, or spent five minutes wishing him good night and covering him up while you put him to bed. But look, the experts are talking about which application you should do other than that.

Apart from all these, child development experts remind parents of the 3-minute rule and point out that following this rule does wonders for your child's development. They state that you must follow the 3-minute rule, which will contribute to reinforcing the bond of trust with your child.

So what is this 3-minute rule? Let's see together.

Experts say that the biggest feature of the 3-minute rule is to treat your child with longing as if they haven't seen him for a long time. For example, go to your friend for 10 minutes and greet him as if he hasn't seen him for a long time even when he comes back and hug him for 3 minutes and ask what he is doing while you are gone.

Applying this rule has a more intense effect, especially when you come home from work or when your child returns from daycare or kindergarten.

According to child development experts, when your child sees you, they will tell you the details of how they spent their day in the first minutes. Therefore, in 3 minutes every day, you may be able to check all the important things about your children.

At the same time, thanks to the 3-minute rule, you can achieve positive gains depending on your child's character. A child who has the opportunity to tell his parents what he wants will definitely share important things with them over time.

However, we should not be mistaken here and perceive the 3 minutes rule as spending 3 minutes with him. Asking your child how his day was going in the first 3 minutes after meeting your child will cause all these effects to happen.

Discover things you enjoy doing together with your child to lay the groundwork for trust. Your child should feel that you are listening and that you care. Since he will definitely understand that you are pretending to listen to what he is saying, make sure that you understand everything he says correctly by repeating what he says, this will make him feel that he is valuable.

 

Do not show artificial excitement towards what he has said, when he is finished, make a comment about what he has said and let him know that you value what you are talking about.

Labels: 3-minute rule , Quality time with children, Parent-child communication
May 05, 2025
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