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COMMUNICATING WITH KIDS. WORDS and MORE. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING. SELF- AWARENESS. Recognizing One’s Feelings and Thoughts Recognizing the Impact of One’s Feelings and Thoughts On One’s Behavior Recognize One’s Personal Traits. Strengths and Limitations
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COMMUNICATING WITH KIDS WORDS and MORE
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
SELF- AWARENESS • Recognizing One’s Feelings and Thoughts • Recognizing the Impact of One’s Feelings and Thoughts On One’s Behavior • Recognize One’s Personal Traits. Strengths and Limitations • Recognize the Importance of self-confidence in handling daily tasks
SELF-MANAGEMENT • Practice strategies to Manage One’s Behavior, Feelings and Thoughts • Recognize the Strategies needed to achieve Personal and Academic Goals • Identify and Apply ways to Persevere and Overcome Obstacles
S Stop what you are doing T Take a few deep breaths O Observe your thoughts and feelings P Proceed with whatever you were doing
SOCIAL-AWARENESS • Recognize and Identify the Thoughts, Feelings and Perspectives of Others • Demonstrate an Awareness of the Differences of Others’ Cultural Backgrounds • Demonstrate an Understanding of the need for Mutual Respect when Viewpoints Differ • An Awareness of Expectations in Various Social Situations
RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING • Develop, Implement and model effective problem solving and critical thinking skills • Identify the consequences associated with one’s actions in order to make constructive choices • Evaluate personal, ethical,safety and civic impact of decisions
Allow children to practice making choices: it’s important that the choice is really theirs, so provide options that you will be happy with no matter what they choose. • Talk about everyday decisions: For example you might say, “I’m trying to decide to take up a sport of try a dance class. Talk through the advantages and disadvantages of each suggestion so that your child can learn how to thoughtfully evaluate each option. • Teach decision making steps: • Identify the decision to be made Think of options Evaluate the options and choose Put your choice into action and see how it works • Ask questions that promote thoughtful decisions • Encourage kids to set achievable goals
RELATIONSHIP SKILLS • Establish and maintain healthy relationships • Use positive communication and social skills to interact effectively with others • Identify ways to resist inappropriate social pressure • Demonstrate the ability to prevent and resolve interpersonal conflicts in constructive ways • Identify who, when where and how to seek help for oneself or others when needed
PARENT'S GUIDE TO A GROWTH MINDSET Your brain is like a muscle. When you learn, your brain grows. The feeling of it being hard is the feeling of your brain growing! PRAISE FOR: EFFORT STRATEGIES PROGRESS HARD WORK PERSISTENCE RISING TO A CHALLENGE LEARNING FROM A MISTAKE
The Power of Yet "YOU CAN'T DO IT YET." "YOU DON'T KNOW IT YET." "IF YOU LEARN AND PRACTICE, YOU WILL!"
Parent from a Place of Gratitude • Practicing gratitude improves mental and physical health, increases empathy, and improves sleep. • Each time you are about to say, “I have to,” replace it with, “I get to.” • “I have to take my daughter to ballet” vs. “I get to take my daughter to ballet.” • “I have to put him to bed” vs. “I get to put him to bed.”
Accept your child as they are • See and know them for who they are rather than who we expect them to be • Be awake to who they are, feeling seen is an essential part of feeling loved • A great way to connect with your child is via their love language, you can make them feel loved and appreciated