Hey kids…be sure to help dad out around the house…..like washing dishes, walking the dog, making your bed….any activity or household chore to help dad with all that is needed to be done. It might just help at allowance time too!
Chores
A good rule of thumb if you want to buy something with your allowance money — Wait 3 days, and if you still want the item after 3 days, you can buy it, otherwise, it probably wasn’t that important.
Below is a Chore Chart to help track the chores around the house.
Create Your Own Coloring Book
Use the link below to download and create your own coloring cookbook. This month is the cover; check back each month for a new page.
Express Yourself!
Feelings Chart – click to download PDF
The development of “emotional intelligence” is important for children who may be young or lack the vocabulary to articulate their feelings.
Most children readily identify three emotions; Happy, sad, and mad. However, a child can feel many variants of these three emotions. Your child will benefit from developing an awareness of their feelings and then the ability to express the feeling without losing control of their emotional state.
The feelings chart can be used to assist a parent with helping their child to identify how they feel, which leads to healthy coping with painful experiences and the gradual development of “emotional intelligence.”
Allison J. Gunne, Ph.D., PLLC
Dr. Gunne is a Licensed School Psychologist & Licensed Psychological Examiner who works with children, adolescents, couples, families, and adult individuals.
Dr. Gunne can be contacted at the Counseling & Learning Center / 109 International Drive / Franklin, TN 37067.
(615) 550-3566 or http://www.ajgunne.com/ or Dr.AllisonGunne@gmail.com
Tooth Fairy Pillow
Do you want someplace nice to put your lost teeth? AND Do you want to make it easier for the Tooth Fairy to find your teeth.
Below is a template on how to make a Tooth Fairy Pillow.
Idea and templates are from the DLTK-Kids website
Stand up to Bullies
The other day as I sat out on the porch with my youngest daughter, I talked with her about bullies and being bullied. I’m afraid that as she get older people will bully her. You see, my daughter has a prothesic eye and I can just hear the kids saying, “that’s the girl that can take her eye out”. Kids can be mean and not realize the damage they are doing. I have never made her feel that she has a disability and have always encouraged her to embrace her originality. Ever since she was young, I’ve told her that this is the reason why daddy’s have pockets, because if her eye hurts she can take it out and has a place to put it. I also wanted her to know that she is a confident, beautiful girl and she shouldn’t let people bully her. Please keep the lines of communcation open so your kids will always feel comfortable talking with you or someone else of authority.
Did you know ….
Bullying statistics 2010:
New bullying statistics for 2010 revealed about one in seven students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade is either a bully or has been a victim of bullying. Sometimes a teen or child who has been bullied eventually becomes the bully as a way to retaliate. In fact, revenge for bullying is one of the strongest motivations for school shootings, according to recent bullying statistics. A reported 61 percent of students said they believe students shoot others at school because they have been victims of physical violence at home or at school. This is a true indicator that bullying can occur in all forms by other students, children, teens as well as adults. According to various bullying studies, many teens and children act out violently on their peers through acts of bullying because they are abused at home.
(statistic taken from www.bullyingstatistics.org)
Below are tips on what bullying is and how to prevent it. There are also a list of books regarding bullying.