What's the best way to teach a child to tie their shoes?

Question

My son is four and we want to teach him to tie his shoes. What's the best way to teach a child how to tie their shoes?? Thanks!

Answer 1

by practicing on a shoe that is NOT on his foot.

I learned using a process called bunny ears, but here is a link that will show you how with pics and all! I think I may keep this for future reference myself!

http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~elandaue/learn/tieshoes.htm

Answer 2

theres a spongebob episode and it has a song on it and thats a good way this is how it goes:
Wanna learn how to tie your shoe
It's a very easy thing to do
Just sit on down and I'll give you the scoop
What's that?
It's called the loop de loop
You gotta take a lace in each hand
You go over and under again
You make a loop de loop and pull
And your shoes are lookin' cool
You go over and back
Left to right
Loop de loop, and you pull em tight
Like bunny ears or a Christmas bow
Lace em up and you're ready to go!
You make a loop de loop and pull
And your shoes are lookin' cool
You make a loop de loop and pull
And your shoes are lookin' cool

Answer 3

Dont. Enjoy the experience of watching them figure it out and let them do it in their own time. Just sit facing the same way when you tie yours so they can see it and help them when they ask.
Solving problems builds thinking ability.

Answer 4

sing a song. the way i learned was watching a movie htat teaches them and tell them that once they learned they can get a new pair of shoes with ties if they have velcrow

Answer 5

try like a song or somrhing, i learned it by my sister and she just made me practise it....