How Pre-schoolers make Friends

[:en]Pre-schoolers develop friendships during play. They builds skills that help them with friendships now and in the future. These are skills like sharing, taking turns, cooperating, listening to others, managing disagreement, and negotiating different views and ways of thinking about things.

For example, when children decide to play in the home corner, they have to decide what roles to take and what to do – not everyone can be mum! And if they all want to be mum, or they have different ideas about what mums do, they have to work it out.

You can help your child learn about being a good friend at home.

For example, your child might need to give and take when he’s playing with his sister and they’re deciding what to play or who gets to use a particular toy.

When these situations happen, you can describe and explain what’s going on and why. For example, you might say, ‘That was a great idea to listen to each other before you decided what to play’, or ‘What if you told a story where you both had a turn with the toy?’

When you play games like board games with your child, you can show your child how to win and lose graciously.

 [:zh]Pre-schoolers develop friendships during play. They builds skills that help them with friendships now and in the future. These are skills like sharing, taking turns, cooperating, listening to others, managing disagreement, and negotiating different views and ways of thinking about things.

For example, when children decide to play in the home corner, they have to decide what roles to take and what to do – not everyone can be mum! And if they all want to be mum, or they have different ideas about what mums do, they have to work it out.

You can help your child learn about being a good friend at home.

For example, your child might need to give and take when he’s playing with his sister and they’re deciding what to play or who gets to use a particular toy.

When these situations happen, you can describe and explain what’s going on and why. For example, you might say, ‘That was a great idea to listen to each other before you decided what to play’, or ‘What if you told a story where you both had a turn with the toy?’

When you play games like board games with your child, you can show your child how to win and lose graciously.[:id]Pre-schoolers develop friendships during play. They builds skills that help them with friendships now and in the future. These are skills like sharing, taking turns, cooperating, listening to others, managing disagreement, and negotiating different views and ways of thinking about things.

For example, when children decide to play in the home corner, they have to decide what roles to take and what to do – not everyone can be mum! And if they all want to be mum, or they have different ideas about what mums do, they have to work it out.

You can help your child learn about being a good friend at home.

For example, your child might need to give and take when he’s playing with his sister and they’re deciding what to play or who gets to use a particular toy.

When these situations happen, you can describe and explain what’s going on and why. For example, you might say, ‘That was a great idea to listen to each other before you decided what to play’, or ‘What if you told a story where you both had a turn with the toy?’

When you play games like board games with your child, you can show your child how to win and lose graciously.[:]