Social Interactions
Interpersonal Skills
Learning how to navigate social interactions
Conflict Resolution
Our low ratios enable us, the parents and teachers:
- To be present in the moment without distraction
- To listen to children
- To validate children's feelings
- To promote their expression of feelings
- To help children develop empathy by taking care of our friends
- To respect everyone's ideas and interests
Helping children learn how to navigate social interactions - especially through successful conflict resolution - is a unique part of the Cottage experience. Telling a child "Don't throw sand on your friend," may prevent that from occuring once but it won't help a child understand why throwing sand at another child is not okay nor will it prevent it from happening in the future.
Kid Talk
Conversation between three children in the play house:
Child #1 said, “I want the windows closed!”
Child #2 said, “I want the windows open!”
One child pushed the window hard and the other child pulled the window hard.
Teacher said, “I see you want them closed and you want them open. What should we do?”
Child #3 said, “It is simple, girls! Keep one window open and the other one closed.”
