My daughter has a very short attention span and concentrates deeply on whatever is at the forefront of her mind at any given moment. As such, if I present her with an abstract proposal such as: "Let's get your shoes on and go outside to find snails", she will often have a difficult time deciding whether or not she'd like to stop pestering daddy and come outside with me.
The easy way to get her outside, rather, it to walk out the door while she's talking to me, find a bucket and put it in her hand, and say, "I think I see a snail on that geranium plant over there". This method is visual, in-the-present, and practical and makes it easy for her to transition to a new activity.
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