Nurturing Your Child's Well-Being

Upper Elementary

Trisha DiFazio, Allison Roeser

• Publisher: Shell Education
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN: 9798765977231

Nurturing Your Child's Well-Being: Upper Elementary offers tips and ideas to help ensure your child's well-being. In today's fast paced world, equipping children with the tools to navigate their emotions and relationships with their peers and the adults in their lives is more important than ever. Children at this age are seeking independence while still being well-connected to the family. You can provide lots of love and support as they grow! Written by the experts behind Social-Emotional Learning Starts with Us, this must-have resource covers six key areas of your child's well-being: 1. Bank on Yourself: One of the greatest gifts parents can give a child is a well-regulated adult. In this chapter, you'll discover practical strategies for prioritizing your own well-being to better support your child. 2. First Things First: Learn how to establish healthy habits and routines for sleep, nutrition, movement, and more to support overall well-being for the entire family. 3. Let's Get Emotional: Dive into this chapter to explore age-appropriate ways to help your child understand, identify, and express their feelings. 4. Creating Connections: Discover practical tips for strengthening your bond with your child and building a trusting, supportive relationship. 5. Making the Most of Mistakes: Explore strategies for helping your child develop a growth mindset, resilience, and problem-solving skills as they navigate life's ups and downs. 6. Managing Tech Time: This chapter offers guidance on setting healthy boundaries around technology use, promoting balance, and fostering children's mindful engagement with screens.

Table of contents

• A
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Introduction 1
• Chapter 1 Bank on Yourself: Parental Self-Care 3
• Chapter 2 First Things First: Food, Water, Sleep, and Movement 13
• Chapter 3 Let’s Get Emotional: Understanding Emotions 23
• Chapter 4 Creating Connections: Relationship Building with Your Child 35
• Chapter 5 Making the Most of Mistakes: Helping Create a Growth Mindset 43
• Chapter 6 Managing Tech Time: Helping Children with Their Screens and Devices 49
• Accessing the Digital Resources 61
• About the Authors 62
• B