What is Flexible Thinking and How Can You promote It in Children

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What is Flexible Thinking and How Can You
promote It in Children

• Submitted By Salintha Gunasekaradiamondbarmontes
  sori_at_gmail.com(909) 396-8747

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• The ability to modify our thinking and behaviour
  in reaction to the events around us is referred
  to as cognitive flexibility or flexible thinking.
  Flexible thinking is required when students are
  asked to adapt their approach to solving a
  problem or think about many concepts at the same
  time. Executive functioning encompasses the
  mental processes that allow one to focus
  attention, plan, and remember instructions while
  executing many tasks at the same time. Flexible
  thinking is a key part of executive functioning.
• Does it appear to be difficult? In a few words
• Flexible thinking enables Montessori going
  children to think on their feet and see things in
  new ways.
• It allows for the "unlearning" of old habits to
  make room for new ones.
• It is a crucial skill for learning, both
  academically and in everyday life.

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Different ways to promote flexible thinking in
kids Mindful exercises and practices can go a
long way toward fostering flexible thinking. When
learning is done in a fun way, kids are more
efficient. To assist your child, move away from
rigid thinking and toward a more flexible
approach to coping with problems, try these
tactics. Encourage kids to go with the
flow. When life throws you a curveball in the
middle of a moment or a day, keep your cool, stay
calm, and actively embrace the shift. Encourage
your kids to be open-minded and accept the
situation. Sometimes things may not work
according to their plan or wish in such cases,
they must think of a plan B and move on.
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Ensure children consume a nutritious
diet According to the doctors of San Dimas, CA a
diet rich in essential nutrients, in addition to
other mindful, practices, will support your
efforts to foster your child's flexible
thinking. Spend time in nature Nature is
calming and energising at the same time. It is
ever-changing and surprising, presenting a
variety of sights, sounds, sensations, and
odours. This is ideal since it gives your
youngster a variety of opportunities to shift his
concentration and develop his cognitive
flexibility. In an indoor setting, such
opportunities are uncommon.
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Change the rules of the game to make it more
interesting. Preschool teachers challenge kids
to create or build their own board/card game with
their own set of rules. They can even build up
their own rules for a game that already exists.
Such games are entertaining and demanding for
everyone who participates in them. This practice
is effective because it teaches your youngster
how to change his or her behaviour. Your child
will undoubtedly be ecstatic and eager to think
more creatively. Experiment with new things You
and your youngster can try something new that
neither of you has done before. You could, for
example, play a new sport, try new cuisines, or
listen to a new kind of music together.
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Reference
Montessori San Dimas, CAdiamondbarmontessori_at_gmai
l.com [phone] 23555 Palomino Dr, Diamond
BarCA 91765, United States
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