H e a l t h y L i f e s t y l e s C u r r i c u l u m Encouraging W ords Elgin Child & Family Resource Center • A program of One Hope United 210 National St., Elgin, IL 60120 • 847.697.7100 Encouragement can help children feel good about themselv es and their parents. But it can also be overdone. Helpful words show appre- ciation without sounding like empty praise or “things parents are supposed to say.” Here are some tips on encouraging your child. Notice specic good acts and comment on them. • Tell your child how much you love her and how wonderful she is. But she also needs to receive encouragement about specic actions. Instead of saying, “What a good girl you are,” try saying, “You put your book back on the shelf.” She will see her own ac- tion as helpful. • Pay attention to the things that your child gets right. For example, if he usually pushes to the front of the line but remembers to wait this time, you might say, “I’m glad you remembered to wait to go down the slide when you saw Jason get to the ladder rst,” along with a smile or a hug. • Use words to help your child become aware of her own approach to problems. “I noticed Maria wanted to play a different game than you did, so you suggested play- ing her choice and then playing yours. You looked like you were having fun together.” Notice your child’s effort and be honest in praising it. • Support your child’s good intentions. Rather than saying, “What a beautiful card! You’re a great artist!” tr y saying, “Daddy will really like the get well card you made.” • Be careful not to go overboard with praise. Your child may begin to doubt your judg- ment if you constantly tell him that he’s the fastest boy or the best artist, especially if he knows others who are faster or who draw better pictures. Avoid compliments that insult your child or others. • Don’t praise your child in a way that sounds like criticism. Saying, “You actually remem- bered to put your coat away for once” is not encouraging. If something your child has done is worth complimenting , let the compliment stand on its own. • Avoi d insulting others w hile encouraging a child. Saying, “You are a much better helper than your brother” may cause com- petition and resentment. • “I love you.””I’m proud of you.””I’m so glad you’re my child.” Children and adults feel good when they hear these words. Monthly N ews B ulletin O VERALL HEALTH • EXERCISE • NUTRITION • ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY F o u r C o m p o n e n t s o f t h e YOUR TRUSTED PARTNER IN EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION Source: http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/encouragingwords.htm February 2014
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a l t h y L i f e s t y l e
s C u r r i c u l u m
Encouraging Words
Elgin Child & Family Resource Center • A program of One Hope Uni210 National St., Elgin, IL 60120 • 847.697.71
Encouragement can help children feel goodabout themselves and their parents. But it canalso be overdone. Helpful words show appre-ciation without sounding like empty praise or
“things parents are supposed to say.” Here aresome tips on encouraging your child.
Notice specic good acts and commenton them.• Tell your child how much you love her and
how wonderful she is. But she also needsto receive encouragement about specicactions. Instead of saying, “What a goodgirl you are,” try saying, “You put your bookback on the shelf.” She will see her own ac-tion as helpful.
• Pay attention to the things that your childgets right. For example, if he usually pushesto the front of the line but remembers towait this time, you might say, “I’m glad youremembered to wait to go down the slidewhen you saw Jason get to the ladder rst,”along with a smile or a hug.
• Use words to help your child becomeaware of her own approach to problems.“I noticed Maria wanted to play a differentgame than you did, so you suggested play-
ing her choice and then playing yours. Youlooked like you were having fun together.”
Notice your child’s effort andbe honest in praising it.• Support your child’s good intentions. Rather
than saying, “What a beautiful card! You’rea great artist!” try saying, “Daddy willreally like the get well card you made.”
• Be careful not to go overboard with praYour child may begin to doubt your judgment if you constantly tell him that he’s tfastest boy or the best artist, especially iknows others who are faster or who dra
better pictures.
Avoid compliments that insult yourchild or others.• Don’t praise your child in a way that sou
like criticism. Saying, “You actually remebered to put your coat away for once” inot encouraging. If something your childhas done is worth complimenting, let thecompliment stand on its own.
• Avoid insulting others while encouragina child. Saying, “You are a much better
helper than your brother” may cause copetition and resentment.
• “I love you.””I’m proud of you.””I’m so gyou’re my child.” Children and adults fegood when they hear these words.
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O VERALL HEALTH • EXERCISE • NUTRITION • ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILIT
F o u r C o m p o
n e n t s o f t h e
YOUR TRUSTED PARTNER IN EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
Source: http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/encouragingwords
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Give Me Five!Preschool children typically enjoy channeling energy into movement.Children reap psychological benets as they expand and renetheir gross-motor-skills. They become more self-condent when theychallenge old gross motor boundaries and meet them with success.Gross-motor-skills are a specic set of skills that involve differentbody parts such as feet, legs, trunk, head, arms and hands. Theseskills are important as they are the foundation movements for morecomplex and specialized skills required by children to competentlyand condently play. Children typically exercise these skills regularlyas they engage in outdoor play, but it is important to get them thisneeded exercise during the winter months as well. During the cold weather, we have to be a littlemore creative in planning gross motor activities. Give your child opportunities to use large musclesindoors. Create an obstacle course in a room with space for moving. Include a taped line to walk
on, a table to crawl under, chairs to crawl through, and a book to jump over. Toss balls into alaundry basket. Give children a small empty basket to balance on their heads and try to walk.Suggest different ways to move~ hop like a rabbit, slither like a snake, y like a bird. When theweather does permit outdoor play, join your child in building a snowman, making tracks in thesnow, or just going for a walk.
Elgin Child & Family Resource Center is hosting a “Give Me Five” activity night on Feb. 27, 2014from 4:15-5:15 p.m. in the gym. Parents and students will be introduced to quick and simpleactivities which focus on Kindergarten readiness. Please come ready to participate in activitieswith your child; you will also be leaving the event with activities to take home. We look forwardto seeing you!
Kindergarten Information MeetingThe Elgin Child & Family Resource Center is proud tooffer a full-day kindergarten program for children that areturning ve by Sept. 1, 2014. Space in the kindergartenprogram is limited, therefore a Kindergarten lottery willbe held on March 10. If you were unable to attend thekindergarten informational meeting, please notify thefront desk immediately.
ReaderShip Outreach We have partnered with the Gail Borden Library to bring the Preschool children a read-aloudstorytime. This storytime is presented by a librarian and conducted in both English and in Spanish.The last ReaderShip was about pizza. The children read stories, sang songs, and did annel boardsongs/stories all about pizza. The children received a special yer to take home from the libraryexplaining what they learned!
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Welcome We would like to welcome Melissa Cifuentes to our center. Melissa will be assistingMs. Asma in Room 110.
Focus on a ClassroomThe students in Kindergarten have been learning so much! The Kindergartners have beenstudying hard on their letter sound combinations and have been working on decodingwords and writing on their own. What an accomplishment! In Everyday Math, the childrenhave been working on extending patterns, double digit numbers and those ever popularTRICKY TEENS!
The Kindergarten students had awonderful time learning about penguins,snow and ice. They got messy makingsparkle snow clay and gooey snow slime.Getting messy is always a favorite! Thechildren created their own little penguinfriends to decorate the classroom. It wasa wonderful exercise in following multi-step directions. We are now heading intoa unit on travel, and we have already“visited” Australia and Mexico!
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