A guest post I wrote for I Can Teach My Child!

Whining and complaining can sometimes be diminished with how transitions are handled.

What

What are transitions?

Transitions are the little pieces of time when changing from one activity to another.

As adults, we often know how much time we have to complete an activity.  We know that we will need to leave in five minutes or that dinner will be ready in fifteen minutes.  We can then decide how best to use the time to prepare for the next activity.

Children do not naturally have this luxury.

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