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effectively at home. In the presence of a child, it is important for parents to avoid negative expressions towards teachers, especially if the teacher is an authority for the child.
2. RAISING A CHILD’S SELF- ESTEEM
Raising self-esteem, developing empathy and respect is important in teaching anger and emotion management.
To build a child’s self- esteem , it is important to focus on their strengths, interests and talents. All children but especially autistic children and teenagers who are confident can cope better when things go wrong. They’re less likely to feel afraid in new or unexpected situations.
In general, educators should appreciate effort, encourage curiosity and treat mistakes as building blocks for learning from mistakes. Educators and parents should accompany children when encountering setbacks but if possible let them figure out problems by themselves.
Newly acquired skills can help build a child’s self-esteem, experiences help children understand others.
SOME USEFUL TIPS:
Social stories can be created – these are excellent in explaining social situations to autistic children but they can be also used to describe individual child’s successes or talents, including related photos.
Strength cards can be created with children, depicting different
MANUAL FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS AND OTHER SPECIALISTS TO PREVENT
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