Activities
While looking in a
mirror, make faces and encourage young children to do the
same. Talk about what different faces mean, happy, sad,
angry, scared, etc.
Go to a park or anywhere
there are people. Sit on a bench for a few minutes and watch
the people with a child, talking about the passersby expressions.
Explore feelings with
different types of music. Ask the child how different the
music makes him feel. Ask him to show you with his whole
body.
To help a child understand
more about feelings by reading about them together and talking
about the emotions and expressions explored in books.
Links
Visit Good
Character for useful material to teach children how
to express feelings.
For
Adult book resources visit Head
Start for a listed of Annotated Bibliography of Peacemaking
and Conflict Resolution books.
For
Strategies to Help Kids Who Struggle with Self-Esteem visit
Reading
Rockets.
Log
onto Aspires
for a list of books relating to Social Skills; Feelings
& Emotions.
Confused, sad,
mad, glad? Check out this section to learn about these emotions
and many more - and how to deal with them visit Kids
Health for Kids.
Public
Libraries
offer great storybooks and books on tape for kids, which
will help you to talk with your child about feelings. Your
FREE library card from your local branch will let you take
books from any library in Connecticut. Many have great children’s
sections with toys, computers, storytimes, and special events.
They lend a variety of FREE and reduced-price passes to
area museums, check your local branch for details.
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