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While school-age children may have many friends, they are developing close relationships with one or two best friends whom they like to be with the most. Some children may feel excluded and need your support in making friends and being included in group activities. Provide activities that pair children with different members of the group. Allow time for friendships to develop. This requires unstructured periods of time throughout the day.
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School-age children may be argumentative and more concerned about how they dress, what they wear. How they do their hair becomes increasingly important as they try to fit in and be accepted by their peers. School-age children need a sense of belonging.
Their sense of personal and cultural identity is becoming more defined, yet they are still highly vulnerable to each others’ opinions. Peer approval can be more important to them than adult approval. You will need to help school-age children be accepting and respectful of individual differences.
School-age children like to be helpful and do real work. They like to plant gardens, do woodworking, cook, sew, care for pets, and collect rocks, stamps, etc.
Their sense of personal and cultural identity is becoming more defined, yet they are still highly vulnerable to each others’ opinions. Peer approval can be more important to them than adult approval. You will need to help school-age children be accepting and respectful of individual differences.
School-age children like to be helpful and do real work. They like to plant gardens, do woodworking, cook, sew, care for pets, and collect rocks, stamps, etc.
To meet the social needs of school-age children, make sure you:
- Provide opportunities to encourage responsibility-taking, helpful behavior, and meaningful work, such as making cards for a sick child, caring for pets or plants, and preparing or cleaning up meals and snacks
- Provide opportunities to support children’s friendships
- Arrange planned and spontaneous activities in team sports, group games, interest clubs, board and card games
- Allow unstructured time during each day to socialize with friends or adults
- Model respect for differences of opinions and honor diversity
- Help children resolve conflicts and solve problems by using their words and talking about the issues
STARS ID numbers are obtained on MERIT. Click Here to go to the MERIT website.
If you need help with obtaining your STARS ID number, or need to find your STARS ID number, contact MERIT.
MERIT's phone: 1-866-482-4325 and choose option 5
EMAIL MERIT: merit@del.wa.gov
If you need help with obtaining your STARS ID number, or need to find your STARS ID number, contact MERIT.
MERIT's phone: 1-866-482-4325 and choose option 5
EMAIL MERIT: merit@del.wa.gov
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