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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Help your child think of strategies to make time go by faster while she waits. Suggest playing "I Spy," singing a song, or using your imagination to make up a story.
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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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Help your child set up a pretend school at home with stuffed animals. Pretend to be the teacher, and have your child help each stuffed animal raise their hand (or paw!) when they would like to answer.
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Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
The Guy Smiley singers and Cookie Monster sing about waiting.
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Five minutes can feel like a long time to a child! Help your child think of special strategies to make waiting fun, such as playing "I Spy," counting people in line, or making up a story.
