#MyKidLikes

Vehicles!

Can I support their Social emotional Development?

“Hey, let’s have a race!”

1 INVITE YOUR CHILD TO A VEHICLE

RACE! “Remember, sometimes
you win and sometimes
you don’t.”

“How do you feel when you

lose? How can you make
yourself feel better?”
Strategies could be:
affection, physical
movements like
breathing or clenching
DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR WHAT
THEY CAN DO WHEN THEY LOSE 2
fists, or taking a break
Create a visual of
calming down
strategies such as a
booklet with child
drawn-pictures or a When you lose, express
chart disappointment calmly,
but overcome it quickly
Ask to use their visual
3 RACE! MODEL LOSING AND WINNING calming aide. Model
using it
When you win, express
joy, but remind them to
use their visual aide
calming strategies

Anticipate when your child is

Social likely to be upset about something. Prepare
them by visually reminding them of the
emotional strategies they’ve practiced
Tip

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