Social Development
Helping children learn to build healthy relationships is an important part of their social development. Children learn to recognize others’ feelings (empathy), take turns, and cooperate. Developing these important skills helps children build relationships with grown-ups and other children.
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Look for the Slime
Mucko Polo, Grouch Explorer sings about using his senses to discover grouchy things.
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Have your child choose her favorite song and perform it together in front of your family. Try singing the song loud, soft, high, and low!
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Your child can pretend she is President of your home for the day! As President, what are three things that she will do to help out?
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To cooperate means to work together! Try making a house out of popsicle sticks, and talk about how each of you can help complete it by working together as a team.
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Elmo’s School Friends
Elmo’s going to school! Help him make new friends and solve problems on his first day.
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Using puppets or stuffed animals, role play one of the problems in the game with your child, or make up your own. Ask your child what she can do to help. If she has trouble coming up with a solution, give her a few options and have her pick one. Play out the solution together!
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