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The first teachers of children are obviously parents, friends, relatives, and
daycare providers.Once children have started school it is important that the
parents keep their role in the education of their child, by doing this it
allows children to see the continuity between home and school. Each month I
will feature an article that supports YOU THE PARENT in OUR TEAM effort to
help OUR Children.
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PARENT ACTIVITIES THAT CREATE RESILIENT CHILDREN:
• Provide unconditional love and express love both physically and verbally.
• Enforce rules for the child and use removal of privileges and other forms
of discipline that do not belittle, harm, or reject the child.
• Model behavior that you would like the child to display.
• Praise the child for his or her accomplishments.
• Encourage the child to try things and do things on his or her own with
minimal adult help.
• When language is developing, acknowledge and label the child’s feelings and
encourage the child to express his or her own feelings and to recognize
feelings in others (for example: sad, glad, sorry, happy, mad).
• Use developing language to reinforce aspects of resilience to help the
child face adversity: for example, “I know you can do it” encourages autonomy
and reinforces a child’s faith in his or her own problem-solving skills; “I’m
here” comforts and reminds the child of the trusting relationships that he or
she can rely on.
• Offer explanations and reconciliation along with rules and discipline.
• Encourage the child to demonstrate empathy and caring, to be pleasant, and
to do nice things for others.
• Encourage the child to use communication and problem-solving skills to
resolve interpersonal problems or to seek help with them.
• Communicate with the child by discussing, sharing, and reporting on the
day’s events, ideas, observations, and feelings.
• Help the child begin to accept responsibility for his or her own behavior
and to understand that his or her actions have consequences.
• Accept errors and failures while providing guidance toward improvement.
• Provide opportunities for the child to practice dealing with problems and
adversities through exposure to manageable adversities and fantasy.
• Encourage communication so that issues, expectations, feelings, and
problems can be discusses and shared.
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