Ways to boost your child’s self esteem through play, feeding, and encounters with others
12 months old:
- Allow your child to feed himself finger-foods and his bottle
16 months old:
- Allow your child to use a fork to spear food
- Let him decide whether or not he wants to eat, don’t force
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1 – 2 year olds:
- Encourage parallel play with peers
- Plan playdates and outings ahead
- On play dates try not to leave until your child is ready
- Encourage your child to stay in the play group
- Don’t push him to share his toys but teach him about taking turns
- Let other children teach him – you may need to intervene sometimes but wait a bit to see if he can work it out
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3 – 5 year olds:
- Reward your child for success in learning to play with others
- Encourage 1 or 2 regular buddies or play mates that he gets to know well to understand and rely on as friends
- They will give him a feeling of being competent with other people. They will teach him to share and be considerate of other people’s feelings.
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3 – 5 year olds:
- Reward your child for success in learning to play with others
- Encourage 1 or 2 regular buddies or play mates that he gets to know well to understand and rely on as friends
- They will give him a feeling of being competent with other people. They will teach him to share and be considerate of other people’s feelings.
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