Problem-solving is a life skill. You can start now to help your child become a good problem-solver.

Give your child a problem to solve. For example: you have to clean up dog food on the floor every time the dog eats.

Ask your child the following questions to help him solve whatever problem you give him.

• What is not working? What needs to happen to make this better? What have you seen or heard that makes you know about this problem?

• What do you think might solve the problem?

• How can you test whether you are right?