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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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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Play a fun game with your child like red light, green light. Afterward, talk about how playing fair and trying your best are more important than winning or losing.
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Think of a project to do together, such as making a house of out popsicle sticks, and talk about how each of you can help complete it with teamwork and cooperation!
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Set up shelves or boxes where each of your children can place items that they do not wish to share. Then you can designate some items that are always for sharing.
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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.
