kiddiecare: Week 3

Each member of the group read out what they had done with there child or children from the take we had the week before, and what we have changed.

This week the cause was about: Helping Your Child Learn Through Play
Promoting Your Child's Thinking Skills
Encouraging Your Child's Learning

Here are a few notes I took from the course:

Take an active interest in your child's work
Do a learning activity with your child everyday
Praise and encourage your child's efforts in the right direction (not just the end product)
Set up reward programs for doing the small steps it takes to learn something new
Be enthusiastic about your child's school projects
elaborate with the teacher and attend school functions
Start with easy learning activities and gradually increase the challenge as the child seems ready
Be realistic about your expectations-follow your child's lead in terms of what he/she is developmentally ready for
Focus on your child's strength not his/her weaknesses
Share something that was hard for you to learn
Project a positive image of your child's ability in the future

More notes below from the course about building your child's self-confidence.

Value and give your full attention to your children's play activities
Listen to your children-watch for times when your child is open to talking-don't pressure them to talk if they don't want to
Reinforce your children's learning efforts by describing what they are doing
Praise your children's efforts as well as their success
Follow your child's lead when talking to them or playing
Spend regular daily time with your children

When Reading:

Ask open-ended questions
Avoid commands and corrections, offer help when he/she wants it
Create opportunities for children to retell stories that they have memorized
Encourage children to write their own stories or to tell them to you
Read to children often and allow them to see you reading
Encourage children to make up stories and act the out

For my homework this week it was to spend time with your child or children and putting the above into practice, remembering to do the activity your child wants to do.
For my home work i did writing some letters with my child, she was happy that she had learnt something new.

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