How to tie shoes - RightQuotes4all

There are a few tricks children can use to learn how to tie their shoes. We have summarized the best lacing methods and tips for you.

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At what age should children be able to tie shoes on their own?

Even two-year-olds close their shoes with Velcro on their own. From kindergarten age, the little ones have the sensitivity to be able to tie bows. Since the left and right hands have to be coordinated individually, it initially requires more concentration and skill. After a while, tying a ribbon becomes a habit and is no longer a challenge. Your child can use it to train his or her fine motor skills, and it also encourages the little ones to be independent.

If your sunshine is not yet interested in learning to tie shoes when you are in kindergarten, it doesn’t matter. At some point they will watch the other children or you and want to know for themselves how it works.

This is how children learn to tie shoes

There are a few ways you can help your child learn to tie a bow:

First, show your child how to tie a tight knot . Only when he has mastered it, show him how to tie a bow. Practice with long shoelaces, such as mommy’s or daddy’s shoes.
Use laces in two different colors . So your child can see exactly which cord goes where. Once they master a technique, it is important that they keep practicing and learning to tie different shoes. The practical loop trainer is a great helper for this .
Are you right-handed but your child is left-handed ? No problem, the lacing methods also work if you start with the other hand or on the other side. Rethinking trains the brain in the same way as brushing teeth with the other hand.

We introduce you to two lacing methods that you can use to teach your child how to tie their shoe

Tinker loop trainer

Practice looping with an egg wrap

Use a loop trainer to teach your child how to tie shoes. Making a loop trainer is very easy and fun too!

What you need:

empty egg packaging
scissors
two different colored shoelaces

That’s how it’s done:

Make holes in the egg packaging with the scissors – preferably one hole per egg compartment. Pull the shoelaces through the holes and secure them in the inner part with knots so that they do not slip. With the other end of the shoelaces, your child can practice tying the bows.