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r- WORK¡NG TOGETHER FOR A GREAT START March 2020 Friends of Children of Mississippi, lnc. HS-EHS Pathways to Positive Outcomes A smart apprcach to xleen time Your child needs plenty of time to play and to interact with people-and that's one reason that experts recommend lim- iting her screen time to no more than an hour a day. Here are strategies to use. Set rules Designate times when electronics are off-limits, like in the morning before school, during meals, and at least two hours before bedtime. Put your youngster in charge of powering down devices-she'll feel important and be more likely to coop- erate. Also, consider keeping electronics out of her bedroom so she's supervised when she does have screen time. I'lake a travel kit It can be tempting to let your child entertain herself with electronics when you're on the go. Instead, help her make a special screen-free kit to keep in the car. You could include paper and cray- ons, a book ofmazes, toy cars, and Legos. Add a small tray she can use as a surface for drawing and playing. Encourage <reative play Your youngster may turn to electron- ics if she doesn't know what else to do. Together, come up with a list of inter- esting unplugged activiti es. Exømples: Invent a board game by combining pieces from existing games. CreaÍ-e an obstacle course with outdoor toys (hula- hoop, wagon). Design habitats for stuffed animals.? When your youngster begins writing his name or adding letters and words to drawings, he's discovering that letters go in a specific order to make words. Encour- age his spelling efforts with these tþs: O Let your child help you spell. While mak- ing a grocery list, you mlght say "What letter does milh start with?" Say each letter as you write it, then say each word as you finish it. ("M-i-l-h. Milh.") o After your youngster draws a picture, suggest that he write about it. Heþ him think about which letters to write: "I like your dragon. Can you write any letters in the word dragon?" Whether he spells it correctly or not, he can read his writing to you.? ¡ Getting organ¡zed Let your child help you set up a filing system for his paper- work. He can pick a different color folder for each type, such as green for school progress repoils and yellow for notes from his checkups. He'll learn about organization, and you'll be less apt to misplace anything. Manners on display When you see your youngster doing something polite, take a picture of her. Maybe you notice her putting her napkin in her lap before she eats a snack or writing a thank-you note to her aunt for a gift. Show her the photo so she sees what her good manners look like. tration in school and keeps him sat- isfied until lunch. Look for shortcuts to make busy school mornings eas- ier,like hard-boiling eggs and cutting up fruit the night before. On week- ends, make double batches of whole- grain pancakes or muffins to reheat during the week. Worth quot¡ng "There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly." R. Buchminster Fuller ffi,) Ar The same Just for fun Q: Where would you find an elephant? Eating a healthy breakfast boosts your child's concen- place you lost her! ,r' I R:F?rltfttl:?lfll O 2020 Resources for Educat0rs, a div¡sion 0f CCH lncorporated

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WORK¡NG TOGETHER FOR A GREAT STARTMarch 2020 Friends of Children of Mississippi, lnc. HS-EHS

Pathways to Positive Outcomes

A smart apprcachto xleen time

Your child needs plenty oftime to play and to interact withpeople-and that's one reasonthat experts recommend lim-iting her screen time to nomore than an hour a day.

Here are strategies to use.

Set rulesDesignate times when

electronics are off-limits, likein the morning before school,during meals, and at least two hoursbefore bedtime. Put your youngster incharge of powering down devices-she'llfeel important and be more likely to coop-erate. Also, consider keeping electronicsout of her bedroom so she's supervisedwhen she does have screen time.

I'lake a travel kitIt can be tempting to let your child

entertain herself with electronics whenyou're on the go. Instead, help her makea special screen-free kit to keep in thecar. You could include paper and cray-ons, a book ofmazes, toy cars, and

Legos. Add a small tray she can use as asurface for drawing and playing.

Encourage <reative playYour youngster may turn to electron-

ics if she doesn't know what else to do.Together, come up with a list of inter-esting unplugged activiti es. Exømples:Invent a board game by combiningpieces from existing games. CreaÍ-e anobstacle course with outdoor toys (hula-hoop, wagon). Design habitats forstuffed animals.?

When your youngster begins writinghis name or adding letters and words todrawings, he's discovering that letters goin a specific order to make words. Encour-age his spelling efforts with these tþs:

O Let your child help you spell. While mak-ing a grocery list, you mlght say "What letterdoes milh start with?" Say each letter as you write it, then say each word as youfinish it. ("M-i-l-h. Milh.")

o After your youngster draws a picture, suggest that he write about it. Heþ him thinkabout which letters to write: "I like your dragon. Can you write any letters in the worddragon?" Whether he spells it correctly or not, he can read his writing to you.?

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Getting organ¡zedLet your child help you

set up a filing system for his paper-work. He can pick a different colorfolder for each type, such as green forschool progress repoils and yellowfor notes from his checkups. He'lllearn about organization, and you'llbe less apt to misplace anything.

Manners on displayWhen you see your youngster doingsomething polite, take a picture ofher. Maybe you notice her puttingher napkin in her lap before she eatsa snack or writing a thank-you noteto her aunt for a gift. Show her thephoto so she sees what her goodmanners look like.

tration in school and keeps him sat-isfied until lunch. Look for shortcutsto make busy school mornings eas-

ier,like hard-boiling eggs and cuttingup fruit the night before. On week-ends, make double batches of whole-grain pancakes or muffins to reheatduring the week.

Worth quot¡ng"There is nothing in a caterpillar thattells you it's going to be a butterfly."R. Buchminster Fuller

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Ar The same

Just for fun

Q: Where wouldyou find anelephant?

Eating a healthybreakfast boostsyour child's concen-

place youlost her!

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Colorful science"Red and blue make purplel"

With these activities, yourchild can make scientificobservations and predic-tions while he investigatesthe science of colors.

1. Dye vater. Have youryoungster line up threeglasses and measure I cupwater into each. Then, heshould add 10 drops ofadifferent-color food dye (red,yellow, and blue) to each.

Teaching acceptanceAt the store last week, my daughter

Faye noticed a family using sign lan-guage. ln the car, she asked me whatthey were doing with their hands. Iexplained that some people who can'thear use sign language to communicate.

On our next trip to the library Fayewanted to check out a book about signlanguage. We also found a story abouta little girl who was learning to sign.Although the character communicated in

a different way thanwe do, my daughternoticed that shehad a lot in com-mon with her.They both have petdogs and big broth-ers, for example.

Nowwhen Faye is curious about theway someone looks or acts, we try to finda book that will heþ her understand. Sheis discovering that you can be differentfrom someone but also the same.?

prime time for building the hand strengthand coordination your youngster needsfor drawing, buttoning, and zipping.Try these ideas.

TveezersHave your child duct-tape an empty

cardboard tube vertically to the refrigera-tor at her eye level. Put a bowlundemeath. Now she canuse tweezers to pick upsmall objects (cottonballs, dry beans), dropthem into the tube,and watch them fallout into the bowl.

connects yellow and bluewater? Let him try it and find out (they'll create green).Finally, he could rearrange the cups and connect red andblue. It's purple!?

Hole-punchGet construction paper or index cards

in a variety ofcolors. Let your youngsterpunch holes all over several sheets orcards. She can save the tiny circles andglue them on paper to make a mosaic.

ToothpicksFind a container with small holes

in the lid, such as a cheeseshaker or a spice jar.

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2. Watch rolors mix. Tèll your childthat red, yellow, and blue are

primary colors-they mixtogether in different ways tomake all the other colorslTo see this with his owneyes, he can roll up a papertowel and put one end intothe red water and the otherend into the yellow. Thetowel soaks up the colors

and turns orange wherethey meet. Red and yellow

make orange! What does hepredict will happen when he

Encourage your childto drop toothpicksinto the holes. She

could dump themout and play again.?

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Tame power strugglesa: I ojtenJindmyself negotiatingwith my preschoolerabout whether he'll wear shorts when it\ cold out or

tahe a bath before bed. How can I breah this cy cle?

A: Children enjoy knowing their opinions are important.Your son is probably looking for choices that let himhave a say

Consider giving him options, like whether to wear jeansor corduroys or which bath toys he'd like to play with. Youmight get creative if the situation is non-negotiable, such as

wearing a helmet when he rides his bike. For example, pretend the helmet istalking-you could make it say, "I want to go for a bike ride, too!"

Having his way will make your son feel like he has some control, and you'llavoid a power struggle.?

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crear un sistema para archivar sus pa-peles. Puede elegir una carpeta de dis-tinto color para cada asunto, porejemplo verde para los boletines de ca-lificaciones y amarillo para notas desus exámenes médicos. Aprenderá a

organizarse y usted exftaviará menospapeles.

Modale¡ a la vistaCuando vea que su hija hace algogentil, sáquele una foto. Tal vez ob-serve que se pone la servilleta en elregazo antes de merendar o que escri-be una nota de agradecimiento a sutÍa por un regalo. Enséñele la fotopara que vea la imagen de sus buenosmodales.

en la escuela y lo mantiene satisfechohasta el almuerzo. Busquen atajos paraque las afareadas mañanas de los dÍasde escuela le resulten más llevaderas,como cocer huevos y cortar la fruta lanoche anterior. Los fines de semana,hagan doble cantidad de panquequesintegrales o de bollitos para recalentar-los durante la semana.

Uale la frena (itar"Nada hay en una oruga que te sugieraque se va a convertir en una mariposa"R. Buchminster Fuller

Simplemente cómico

P: ¿Dónde encontrarÍas un elefante?

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R: ¡En el mismolugar que loperdiste!

Comer un desayunosano refuerza la con-centración de su hijo

A organizarseQue su hijo ayude a

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Consideraciones inteligentessobre el t¡empo de pantalla

Su hija necesita mucho tiempo parajugar e interactuar con otras personas yésta es unarazón por Ia que los exper-tos recomiendan limitar el tiempo depantalla a no más de una hora al día.He aquí estrategias que pueden usar.

Pongan normasDecidan las horas durante las

cuales no se pueden usar los apa-ratos electrónicos como por lamañana antes del colegio, durantelas comidas y por lo menos dos horasantes de acostarse. Encargue a su hija deque apague los aparatos: se sentirá impor-tantey cooperará de mejor gana. Procurenno tener aparatos electrónicos en su dormi-torio a fin de poder supervisarla cuandopase tiempo frente a la pantalla.

Hagan un k¡t de viaieA su hija puede tentarle entretenerse

sola con aparatos electrónicos cuando salgaen el auto. Paraevitar esto, ayúdela a hacerun kit especial sin pantallas y guárdenlo enel auto. Podrían incluir papel y crayones,un libro de laberintos, carritos de juguete y

Legos. Anada una pequeña bandeja comosuperficie para dibujar yjugar.

Estimule el iuego creativoEs posible que su hija acuda a los apa-

ratos electrónicos si no sabe qué otra cosapuede hacer. Cree con ella una lista de ac-tividades interesantes que no requieranconexión. Ejemplos: Inventen un juego demesa combinando piezas de juegos pre-existentes. Creen un circuito de obstácu-los con juguetes que usan al aire libre (arohula, carretilla). Diseñen un hábitat paraanimales de peluche.î

Cuando su pequeño empieza a escribirsu nombre o a añadir letras o palabras a

sus dibujos, está descubriendo que lasletras se colocan en un orden específicopara formar palabras. AnÍmelo en susesfuerzos con las letras con estos consejos:

o Que su hijo lo ayude a escribir a usted. Cuan-do haga la lista de la compra podría preguntarle:"¿Con qué letra empieza leche?" Diga cada letra según la escribe y luego pronunciela palabra entera cuando la termine. ("L-e-c-h-e. Leche" .)

O Cuando su hijo dibuje una imagen, sugiérale que escriba sobre ella. Ayúdelo a

pensar en qué letras puede escribir: "Me gusta tu dragón. ¿Puedes escribir algunaletra de lapalabra drøgón?" Tanto si la deletrea correctamente o no, puede leerle a

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Ciencia de colores"¡El rojo y elazul forman el

moradol" Con estas actividadessu hijo puede hacer observa-ciones científicas y prediccio-nes mientras investiga laciencia de los colores.

1. Iiñan agua. Que su hijocoloque en fila tres vasos yponga en cada uno I tazade agua. A continuacióndebe añadir 10 gotas de uncolor distinto de colorante ali-mentario (rojo, amarillo y azul)a cada vaso.

Enseñar a aceptarf¿ semana pasada en la tienda mi hija

Faye se fijó en una familia que usaba len-gua de señas. En el auto me preguntó quéestaban haciendo con las manos. Le ex-pliqué que algunas personas que no pue-den oír usan la lengua de señas paracomunicarse.

En nuestra siguiente visita a la bibliote-caFaye quería sacar un libro sobre lenguade señas. Encontramos también una histo-ria sobre una niña pequeña que aprendÍalengua de señas. Aunque el personaje se

comunicaba de forma distinta a como lohacemos nosotros, mihija se dio cuenta deque tenía mucho encomún con ella. Lasdos tienen perros yhermanos mayores,por ejemplo.

Ahora, cuando Faye siente curiosidadpor el aspecto o el comportamiento de al-guien, buscamos un libro que la ayude aentender. Está descubriendo que se puedeser distinto e igual a alguien alavez.l

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2. Observen cómo se mezclan loscolores. Expliquele a su hijo que

el rojo, el amarillo y el azul soncolores primarios: ¡se mezclande distintas formas para hacerlos otros coloresl Para verlocon sus propios ojos puedeenrollar una toalla de papel ymeter un extremo en el aguaroja y el otro en la amarilla.La toalla absorbe los coloresy se vuelve naranja donde se

encuentran. ¡El rojo y el ama-rillo hacen el naranja! ¿Qué

cree que sucederá cuando co-necte el agua amarilla y la azul?

Que lo compruebe para averiguar-lo (crearán el verde). Finalmente podría reorganizar los vasos yconectar el rojo y el azul. ¡Consigue el moradol?

PerforadoraPreparen cartulina o fichas de cartulina

de varios colores. Que su hija perfore aguje-ros en varias cartulinas o fichas. Puede con-servar los pequeños círculos y pegarlos enpapel para hacer un mosaico.

PalillosBusque un recipiente que tenga agujeros

pequeños en la tapa, por ejemplopara servir queso rallado o es-

pecias. Anime a su hija aque meta palillos paralos dientes por los agu-jeros. Luego puede sa-

carlos y jugar otra vez.l

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Contengan las luchas de ÞoderP: Con frecuencia me yeo negociando con mi hijo, que estd en elpreescola4 si se pone pøntalones cortos cuando hace Jrío o si

sebana antes de acostarse. ¿Cómo puedo romper este cicloT

R: A los niños les gusta saber que sus opiniones son importan-tes. Probablemente su hijo busca ocasiones en las que puedadecir algo.

Piense en darle opciones, por ejemplo si se pone pantalonesvaqueros o de pana o con quéjuguetes le gustaríajugar en la ba-ñera. Podía usar la creatividad si la situación no es negociable,como el uso de casco cuando monte en bici. Por ejemplo, usted po-dria fingir que el casco habla: "¡Yo también quiero dar un paseo en bicil"

Si su hijo se sale con la suya sentirá que tiene algo de control y usted evitará, una luchade poder.?

Eierticios para manospequeñitas

La hora del juego es la más importantepara desarrollar la fuerza y la coordinaciónde la mano que su hija necesita para dibu-jar, abotonar y subir cremalleras. Ponganestas ideas a prueba.

TenacillasDÍgale a su hija que con cinta gris pegue

a la nevera un tubo de cartón en vertical a

la altura de sus ojos. Pongan debajo unrecipiente. Luego puede usarunas tenacillas para recogerobjetos pequeños (bolas

de algodón, legumbressecas), meterlas por eltubo y ver cómo caenen el recipiente.

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