Shoe tying
23 November 10
It’s all very well if you know how to chase a rabbit around the bush and into the hole — or whatever line you spin when teaching a child how to tie their shoes — but I learned a simpler way to tie shoelaces and have passed it onto my children.
We’ve needed to encourage the girls to wear good walking shoes on this trip. And with Aisha now aged five-and-a-half, it was time for her to learn how to tie her own laces. So I used the unconventional method I learned from my own dad before I went to boarding school at age six.
The only skill necessary is knot-tying. My girls are excellent at knots — I find all sorts of things tied neatly with multiple knots.
This has been a success with Aisha, and I intend to use this method with all our girls. If you find it helpful, could you please let me know too? Thanks!
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1 · Mirjam · 28 November 2010, 00:33
My husband has always done it like this.
My eldest struggles with his laces, so might be an idea to let dad help him :D
2 · Beth · 28 November 2010, 00:48
Great idea. I have 5 children and my 6 year old boy just doen’t “get it” so today I am doing it this way. I can smell success. I am from the U.S. and so enjoy reading and seeing your adventures. So beautiful! I hope you come across many new and exciting places.
3 · Mizasiwa · 3 December 2010, 17:45
Iv been trying to teach angel boy the other method of tying shoes as thats how I was taught, he is a little younger than Aisha so I think his hands are a little small to master the second “through the hole” If he hadnt completly destroyed his ‘takkies’ (running shoes but thats what we call them here) by breaking the sole of from the canvas top – he is terrible with closed shoes!
Really enjoying reading about your adventures you all look so happy!