Facilitating Friendship Skills
As an ECE, you may be asking yourself why do we need to explore
the topic of facilitating friendship skills with children?
Why is this so relevant in our field?
Is it even more relevant in a post-COVID world?
During this interactive learning opportunity, we will examine the positive benefits of building these early relationships for children, including increasing their vital self esteem and giving them the tools to navigate their environments in a healthy and open manner.
During this workshop, we will explore:
- setting up our classroom environment to support the children in our care
- supporting children while navigating the social/emotional aspect of friendships in an age-appropriate manner, while respecting each child’s individual personality
- practicing social skills through the use of games, dramatic play, music, conversation and daily activities
- the impact and importance of role modeling for children
- developmentally appropriate conflict resolution