A Picture Book is Worth a Thousand Words 2013 AFCC Parents Forum

A PICTURE BOOK IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

Vivian Kirkfield, BA, MSAuthor and Educator

Colorado, USA

BUILDINGSELF-

ESTEEM

CONNECTING

WITH YOUR CHILD

ONE PICTURE BOOK

AT A TIME

PARENTS MAKE A BIG INVESTMENT

IN THEIR CHILDRENS’ LIVES

Love

Food

Shelter

Education

BUILDINGSELF-ESTEEM

ONE OF THE MOST

IMPORTANT:

WHY THE FOCUS ON SELF-ESTEEM?

• Improves school performance

• Affects child’s approach to new

challenge

• Impacts how child interacts with

others

• Increases self-respect and self- confidence

• Improves school performance

• Mastering tasks and skills

• Valuing your own strengths and qualities

• Feeling appreciated, loved and accepted

• Being able to express feelings and emotions

• Acknowledging and coping with fears

• Accepting and liking your body and yourself

WHAT BUILDSSELF-ESTEEM?

IS TO SPEND TIME READING PICTURE BOOKS

WITH YOUR CHILD

ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO HELP BUILD SELF-ESTEEM

WHY USE PICTURE BOOKS?

• Young children love to listen to them

• Parent has opportunity to sit with child

• Atmosphere is relaxed

• Parent-child time helps child feel worthy

• Child relates his life to the events in the story

• Child learns his concerns are shared by others

EVEN THE YOUNGEST CHILD LOVES

PICTURE BOOKS

• Main character has same problem or challenge

• Consult best book lists

• Many internet resources available

• Children’s librarians can help

WHICHBOOKS CAN YOU USE?

• Peter wants to learn how to whistle

• Mastering tasks and skills

• Peter’s parents love him and encourage him

• Child learns to ‘try, try again’

WHISTLE FOR WILLIE By Ezra Jack Keats

• Three friends make fun of each

other

• Valuing one’s own strengths and qualities

• Great book with anti-bullying

theme

• Child learns that respecting friends is more fun

YES WE CAN!By Sam McBratney

• Feeling appreciated, loved and accepted

• Child learns he can be loved for who he is

• Child learns to reach out and

help others

PRINCE BEAR & PAUPERBEARBy Emily Lim

WHERE THE WILDTHINGS AREBy Maurice Sendak

• All children misbehave at one

time or another

• Expressing one’s feelings and emotions

• Child learns a parent’s love is unconditional

THE INCH-HIGH SAMURAIBy Shiro Kasamatsu(translated by Ralph F. McCarthy)

• Child learns body type has nothing to do with self-worth

WITH SIMPLEARTS AND CRAFTS

EXTEND THE STORY-TIME

BUILD SELF- ESTEEM AND

A STRONG PARENT-CHILD CONNECTION

NO BATTERIES REQUIRED

POWERED BY A CHILD’S

IMAGINATIONAND A

PARENT’S PARTICIPATIO

N

ALL YOU NEED IS A PICTURE

BOOKAND A LITTLE

TIME