These activities will go a long way to teach your child self-awareness. Body Awareness Babies discover different body parts and become very interested in their feet and hands. Playing with Peers These activities lend themselves to children playing cooperatively together. Printable People Play Dough Mats (Source: Picklebums.com) These people play dough mats comes in two Read More
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Books about Celebrating Self
Sometimes, All I Need Is Me by Juliana Perdomo (Toddler, Preschool) When children have a warm, safe place with loving caregivers, they can take that love and warmth with them wherever they go to keep them feeling confident and supported. They can love themselves, too and become whatever they need. Get it at the Library Read More
Tips to Build Self-Esteem
How can you help you reinforce your child’s self-esteem? Teach them to value differences? Here are some suggestions: When children ask questions about the things that make someone different from them, answer them. Young children may ask about why someone’s skin color is different, how someone dresses, what they eat – talk about it so your Read More
Self & Respect
Happy Black History Month! With this special time to celebrate Black history and culture, this is the perfect chance to talk with your child about identity and pride. Children develop a sense of self in different ways over time. Everything they learn about themselves hopefully adds to their self-esteem and sense of belonging. This Zero Read More