Today is National Teddy Bear Day! Teddy Rabbit by Kathy Stinson is a great Teddy Bear read!!!9/9/2015 It is not easy to accept NO! We will work on this social skill all year. A strategy to help your child prepare to accept no can be used. For example, if you are going to give your child a NO, give them a heads up. You could say, " Susan, I am going to tell you something that you do not want to hear. I want you to take deep breaths and be ready. You may have a yes for this situation later but right now you are going to hear a NO. You then give your child the undesired response ( It is time to stop watching TV as we have to get groceries. I hope you can accept that this is going to happen whether you fuss or not. If you handle this well, there will be time to watch TV before bed.) It won't always go smoothly, but often the little heads up can ease the situation. This also works well for transitioning from one situation to another. For example, "John...in ten minutes we are going to clean up and brush our teeth before bed. I hope you can accept this information nicely as it will not change the outcome if you fuss. It will just make us both grumpy. After you have finished getting ready for bed we can read a story together. Why don't you pick the book after you brush and I will read it to you. Now enjoy the ten minutes of play time you have left."
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AuthorI am Lauren Purkiss, teacher at Prince of Wales School. I work out of Room 10 as Lead teacher for the Bridges Program as well as a Learning Leader for the school population. I have three children of my own, two boys ages 24 and 21, as well as my daughter, 16. My passion is to support our reluctant learners and their families. My door is always open. Come for a visit anytime. Archives
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