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Set your child up for success. Create an atmosphere at home that promotes Focus and Self Control. Share how you get things done even when you don't want to, e.g., "I want to watch TV, but I'll finish my work first. Then I can relax."
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Self-control enables children to cooperate, cope with frustrations and solve conflicts. How can you help your child develop self-control?
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At its core, knowing how play with others involves understanding what others’ think and feel. When a child can understand & empathize with other children, she can read their cues & clues & get along with them. This is the life skill of Perspective Taking.
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In the book Mind in the Making, Ellen Galinsky shares seven important life skills that children need to be taught: Focus and Self Control Perspective Taking Communicating Making Connections Critica…
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Create a reading together routine. Toddlers do well when things are predictable. You can create an interest in reading by making it a predictable part of your day. It is a good idea to set aside a regular time for reading together.
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Full days with a toddler can feel never-ending and exhausting. Creating a toddler schedule may be the key to better days ahead for you and your little one.
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Working memory is the ability to hold information in your mind for a short period of time. Help your child improve their working memory by playing games like Simon Says. #parenting #executivefunction #childdevelopment
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Discussing characters' motivations and emotions in stories can help children develop theory of mind, the ability to understand others' perspectives.
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What is Perspective Taking? A child's inability to understand a situation from another person's point of view is called "perspective taking". Perspective taking allows us to feel what it would be...
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A central purpose of literacy is communicating and communicating centers on conversations—with sounds, with words, with movements, and with facial expressions. Use gesture, facial expressions, words, songs, or silly sounds.
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Become a MITM facilitator. Register for Mind in the Making Train the Trainer. Learn strategies for EF-based skill-building in kids and adults. 📅 Oct 14-17 | Virtual.Sign up: #ChildDevelopment #EducationMatters
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Reading before naptime or bedtime creates a comforting routine that can help with the transition to sleep, while also supporting your toddler's language development.
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In this article, we'll delve into the science behind reading to your baby, and the practical ways to weave books into your daily routine.
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Mind in the Making: Train the Trainer gives you practical strategies to build executive function skills in adults and children. Virtual event on 📅 Oct 14-17. Register here: #ProfessionalDevelopment #Parenting #ChildhoodLearning
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🍁 MITM Fall Institute 2024 - Train the Trainer - A professional and transformational ‘train the trainer’ program covering eight 2-hour modules. You'll explore evidence-based teaching and learning principles, including virtual field trips to labs.
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Modeling curiosity and enthusiasm for learning in your own life can help children develop a love of learning. When you don't know the answer to a question say, "I don't know."
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Help children thrive with Mind in the Making. Join the virtual Train the Trainer course and learn essential skills for early childhood success. 📅 Oct 14-17.More info: #ChildDevelopment #ExecutiveFunction #Parenting
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Learn cutting-edge research on child development and share it with your community. Register for Mind in the Making Train the Trainer. 📅 Oct 14-17 | Virtual.Sign up: #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment
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Rich, open-ended play can help children develop creative problem-solving skills.
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This excerpt from Developmentally Appropriate Practice illustrates the ways in which play and learning mutually support one another and how teachers connect learning goals to children’s play.
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Become a Mind in the Making Facilitator! 🌟 Register now! 🌱 "The lightbulb moments in this training will change how you see children forever." 📅 Oct 14-17 | 💻 Virtual.#MindInTheMaking #ChildDevelopment #ExecutiveFunction #TrainTheTrainer
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Executive function skills help kids learn & develop. Set clear expectations, provide practice, be patient. #childdevelopment #parenting #executivefunction
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Simple classroom strategies can assist students with deficits in executive function skills like time management and active listening.
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