{"id":31622,"date":"2020-03-31T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkorange.com\/relating-to-elementary-schoolers-whose-world-is-a-stage\/"},"modified":"2020-03-31T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T15:00:00","slug":"relating-to-elementary-schoolers-whose-world-is-a-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkorange.com\/blog\/relating-to-elementary-schoolers-whose-world-is-a-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Relating to Elementary Schoolers Whose World is a Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

To hang with a room full of elementary schoolers, you need to know one thing: their world is a stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re like the rest of us, you may find yourself struggling to keep up with all the requests for attention on that stage. After all, elementary schoolers love to be seen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even the needs of just <\/span>one<\/span><\/i> little darling can seem a bit much for busy adults, often pulled in every direction by the demands of life.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, developmental stages exist for a reason. A first grader will ask for your eyes because the way you see him–or don\u2019t see him–teaches him how to view himself. And that\u2019s an opportunity we <\/span>don\u2019t <\/span><\/i>want you to miss!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, today we\u2019re bringing a few actionable ideas for embracing the \u201cLook at me!\u201d<\/strong> <\/em>phase in your church group or in your home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Make \u201cYes!\u201d Your Default Response.\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

We get it. Volunteers can\u2019t promise twenty minutes to each kid in a classroom, and parents can\u2019t pull away from important tasks every time a kid comes knocking. But you can decide now to say yes to requests for attention in a way that works for you. Consider some ways that might validate your elementary schooler’s view that their world is a stage. Your yes might look like:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n