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Social and emotional development Kate Lloyd Parent support advisor What do we want for our children? We want the best for our children We want them to be responsible happy and caring We want them to achieve their full potential We
We want the best for our children We want them to be responsible happy and caring We want them to achieve their full potential We want them to have successful relationships We want them to independently take their place in the world
“Self Esteem is a realistic self awareness and a belief the we are basically ok” “A quiet feeling of self worth”
Wish they were someone else Rarely volunteer May bully other children Panic when faced with a new task Feel inferior
Lack energy Over dependence
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Value them Spend time with them Respect them Trust them Commit to them Be their role model Be on their side
Increased physical health Higher academic achievement Form stronger relationships Less physical outbursts Increased emotional health
Become aware of the child’s emotion Recognise the emotion as an opportunity for communication and teaching Put yourself in the child’s shoes and listen, acknowledging the child’s feelings Help to find words to express the emotion Set limits while exploring ways to solve the problem
We are distracted by our own thoughts We are relating it all to our own experience We have switched off because we think we know what they are going to say We judge the speaker, labelling everything they are saying instead of listening
To say what was said to us when we were young It is the right thing to do We are down on ourselves It will toughen them up