Get down to child’s eye level
When talking to children, kneel or squat down to their eye level.
Getting down to a child's eye level is not only a physical action. It is a mental attitude showing that you are ready to listen to them and that you adjust your expectations to their developmental capacity. By bending your knees you change your position both physically and mentally in relation to the child. You no longer see a child from an adult perspective, treating her/him as a grown-up who should be able to self-control, share with others or follow daily routines (eating, toileting/washing themselves, napping) independently but you adjust your expectations to her/his capacities.