Page 10 - Course 5 Getting Brain Ready
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Keep your own edges consistently clear                                        Give children practice in social thinking




                                                                                                                                     When we simply
                                                       Children feel a                                                               TELL children our
                                                       lower sense of                                                                expectations, we
                                                       control when the                                                              rob them of vital
                                                       edges are                                                                     practice in social

                                                       unclear.
                                                                                                                                     thinking.

                                                       They make seek                                                                We also lessen

                                                       the edges in                                                                  their sense of
                                                       unhelpful ways
                                                                                                                                     control within the
                                                                                                                                     situation




                                                       When we agree                                                                 Having asked
                                                       the edges with                                                                them what they
                                                       children ahead                                                                need to do well,

                                                       of time, it helps                                                             by asking
                                                       them to feel                                                                  children to think
                                                       clear, sure and                                                               through what we
                                                       more certain.                                                                 (the adults) need,
                                                                                                                                     and what others
                                                       This in turn helps                                                            (their peers) may
                                                       them feel a better                                                            need, we give

                                                       sense of control                                                              them vital
                                                       over the                                                                      practice in
                                                       situation.                                                                    social thinking.
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