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Above advertising/sponsorship has been provided
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Social
Skills |
| Discipline |
Canadiana |
The
Age of Storytelling
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- what are the behaviour issues of
the day?
- how did our children become so
violent?
- what are we missing?
- time out or not time out?
- "please" read this one!
Take a look at the concept of SELF-discipline
and how to guide it.
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Discover Canada
with children across the country
Share your knowledge
of Canada with other kids |
- where have the village storytellers gone?
- why are they so important?
- how can we build these skills in our
children?
Check out these activities; help your child develop
their creative thinking skills, their problem solving ability, and their
storytelling talents!
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Social
Skills
and the Camera
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How do you use a camera to build Social Skills ???
Have a look-see! |
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Toddler
Years
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Some Personal Stories
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Multiculturalism
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.... gaining independence.. yikes !
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How do you teach respect for other cultures?
Are there "do's and don'ts" ??
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Teen
Years
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Harry
Potter Books
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...gaining
independence... yikes!!
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Great opportunity to discuss issues!
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Why do people do what they
do?
And how can we use this information to help us be better parents and
educators?
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Every action is motivated by
some underlying need.
Everything we do is done to serve some purpose.
Understanding the why helps us accept and respect choices made by
others.
Social skills are LEARNED
behaviours.
If a child is behaving "inappropriately" it is because they do
not have the motivation or the skills to act "appropriately"
in that situation.
Understanding this helps us provide children with the tools to
"make it in our social world".
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Motivation |
Motivating Factors |
CHOICE Theory
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action is filling some need, the best way we know how --motivation. By
acknowledging the WHY the most appropriate HOW can be selected. |
- survival
- love and belonging
- power
- freedom
- fun
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For more information on
Glasser's Choice Theory,
visit the
Institute's Web Page
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Personalities
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Types of Personalities |
Personality Theories
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motivation there are some basic personality types which affect how we think,
feel, and act. By understanding our own
processes as well as others' we are better able to function in our
social community. |
- organizing
- thinking
- doing
- feeling
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I am primarily a "BLUE" person (True
Colors) and
an INFP (Myers-Briggs)
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copyright, 1999: Debbie Roswell
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