Kids are not good at waiting. Neither are adults for the most part, but let's stick with the kids for now.
Waiting for the pediatrician at the doctor's office. Waiting their turn to play with their favorite toy at school. Waiting with us at the DMV for our number to be called. Waiting and asking from the backseat of the car, "Are we there yet?"
All these are painful experiences for children, but none is quite as difficult as waiting for Christmas to come.
During the Christmas season, there's even more waiting. Kids are asked to wait in long lines at stores, for the cookies to cool before we can ice them and to have their pictures taken with Santa. They muddle through the last few days of school, waiting for Christmas break to begin, and then suffer through delays at airports and in traffic before arriving at Grandma's house. All this is in addition to the most difficult wait of all — waiting for the big day to arrive.
So, how do you help your child(ren) to be patient? How do you...
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