Activities for At Home: Cooking Together
Preparing meals is part of the “real work” of family life. Children can help their parents make simple foods. The whole family can benefit when parents involve children in cooking activities.
Tips for Connecting with Your Child
A great way to connect with your child is to spend time interacting with them. This might mean going grocery shopping together, playing a favorite game or toy together, singing to songs in the car together, or going for a walk together.
Activities for At Home: “I Spy” Color Games
Have fun as you play “I Spy” color games. Play the game by spying on different colored objects in your home or outdoors. Your child will try to guess what you spy.
Tips For Helping Your Child Solve Problems At Home
Provide opportunities for your child to practice making decisions, such as choosing between two choices, asking them open-ended questions, giving them simple tasks, being a role model, and identifying different parts of a problem.
Activities for At Home: Develop Routines
Routines for sleep, meals, homework, chores, and play can provide stability for young learners. What might seem like a simple routine to you may be a source of comfort and accomplishment for your child. Having routines at home may also help your child get better at following routines at school.
Tips for Encouraging Your Child
PAASSS offers many tips for encouraging your child to develop confidence and better behavior.