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Social and Emotional Health For Families with Children Birth to Age 8
Brought to you by: the Michigan Great Start Systems Team
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Our Objectives
Learn what Social and Emo2onal Health Is Iden2fy Simple Strategies to Support the Social and Emo2onal Health of Children Birth up to Age 8
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What Skills Do Children Need to Succeed?
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When Can We Start?
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Social Health
Trust Show Kindness Enjoy Others Make and Keep Friends
Form Relationships Seek Out Connections
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Emotional Health
Express Emotions
Manage Strong Feelings
Turn to Caregivers When Unsure
Calm Down Safely
Work Through Conflicts
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Explore and Learn!
Social
Emo?onal
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Ready to Learn
Children do well in school if they can: • Get along with others • Make friends • Share and take turns • Care about how other people feel • Communicate feelings • Calm themselves when upset • Ask for what they need
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Reflection
Do You Want Your Child To:
" Like school and be eager to learn?
" Have self-‐confidence?
" Form and keep healthy rela?onships?
" Bounce back from life’s disappointments?
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Is My Child Ready to Learn?
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Young Infants (birth to 12 months) • Cry, coo and smile • Look at faces • Accept comfort from a familiar adult
• Seek comfort
• Show excitement
• Show curiosity about
other people
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Older Infants (12 months to 18 months) • Explore with enthusiasm • Are curious about other people • Laugh out loud • Enjoy books, songs and simple
games • Express many feelings
(sad, happy, scared, angry, etc.)
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Toddlers (18 months to 3 years)
• Show shyness in unfamiliar places
• Smile and laugh • Enjoy simple books and
games • Are playful with others
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Preschoolers (Age 3-5)
• Begin to show feelings for others • Express many feelings (sad, happy, scared, angry,
etc.) • Listen to gentle reminders • Accept changes in rou?nes • Try new things • Show curiosity about people and things • Make up imaginary games and may enjoy
imaginary play with others • Ask many ques?ons: who, what, where, when,
why, how?
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School Age (5 up to Age 8)
• Begin to work independently • Start to see the point-‐of-‐view of others • Show respect and kindness to others • Develop and keep friendships • Think through their ac?ons • Talk through problems to solve them • Enjoy challenges • Focus aQen?on and take the ?me needed to
complete tasks
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What Can I do To Grow Children’s Social and Emotional Skills?
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Birth to Age 5 Strategies
1. Gently hold and cuddle your child oSen. 2. Respond to your child’s efforts to communicate
with you. 3. Enrich your child’s daily rou?nes. 4. Follow your child’s lead. Join her in one-‐on-‐one
play and talk with her about her ac?vi?es whenever possible.
5. Gently guide your child through social situa?ons. 6. Be sure your expecta?ons match what your child is
socially and emo?onally ready to do.
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1. Be consistent. 2. Be open and honest with your child. 3. Model the words and ac?ons you want to see in your child. 4. Get involved. 5. Let your child make mistakes. 6. Show affec?on. 7. Encourage responsibility and independence. 8. Help your child speak up for herself.
Age 5-8 Strategies
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All Ages!
1. Celebrate your child’s strengths. 2. When your child “acts up,” try to uncover the real
reason for her behavior. 3. Do not let your child witness family violence. Do not
let anyone physically abuse or hurt your child with words.
4. Take care of your own social-‐emo?onal health.
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Positive Guidance
Infants Safety Toddlers and Preschoolers Limits, Consistency School-‐Aged Children Problem-‐Solving
Social and Emo2onal Skills Take Prac2ce!
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Taking Care of Your Children Means Taking Care of….
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Thank You for Attending Social and Emotional Health For Families with Children Birth to Age 8
Brought to you by: the Michigan Great Start Systems Team