Para los Ninos: Self Esteem -- August 12, 2014

Thank you to Miss Gloria from the Children's Museum for bringing the Para los Ninos program to us today! She spoke briefly with our caregivers regarding strategies to improve a child's confidence:

• Watch what you say
• Be a positive role model
• Identify and redirect your child's inaccurate beliefs
• Be spontaneous and affectionate with your child
• Give positive, accurate feedback
• Create a safe, nurturing home environment

Then, we read...

I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont

This ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves, inside and out!  Messy hair? Beaver breath?  So what!  Here's a little girl who knows what really matters!

It's Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr

A celebration of differences, this book reminds us that it's okay to have different kinds of friends (even invisible ones!), to dance by ourselves, to need help...  It's even okay to eat macaroni and cheese in the bathtub!

For this activity, we selected one thing we really like about ourselves
and created a confidence banner to celebrate that characteristic!

Our next activity involved working with the children to create these self-esteem bags!
On the outside, we wrote things we like about ourselves physically...
Then on the inside, we listed our good qualities that you can't see, like patience and creativity!