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Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 2021Posted inUncategorised
  • Continue to provide children with a secure base for them to return to and to explore from by being available if needed.
  • Offer a warm and consistent presence, spending time playing and being with children in 1:1 and small groups as well as in the whole group.
  • Show that you keep children “in mind” by referring to things you have noticed in their play or something that reminded you of them in some way.
  • Model key skills of empathy, negotiation, compromise and positive assertion when playing with children and in your everyday interactions.
  • Provide positive feedback during play, noticing and acknowledging children’s thoughtfulness towards each other.
  • Support young children’s efforts to join in with others’ play and inviting others into their play.
  • Use different resources such as social stories and Persona Dolls to help children to develop strategies for building and maintaining relationships.
  • Offer calm and considered support for children as they experiences conflict with their peers. Use a problem-solving approach, e.g. You are fighting because you both want the blue bike, what can we do about this?
  • Pause before intervening in children’s arguments to allow children time resolve issues if they can
  • Recognise and respect children’s particular friendships
  • Notice and celebrate young children’s valuable contributions to their relationships with others, e.g. to younger children, new children or new practitioners.
  • Shy children or some with social and emotional difficulties may be anxious when interacting with peers. One-to-one or smaller group encounters in a familiar, cosy space can help a child to build confidence.
Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

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