Supporting Families at Home:

Families play a crucial role in reinforcing SEL skills. Educators can support families by encouraging:

• Soothing touches, like using rocking or cuddling/ interaction & communication, like playing peek-a-boo, to help regulate their emotions.
• Social skills through play-based learning and structured routines/ role-play to teach turn-taking, sharing, and empathy.
• Practice problem-solving and modeling self regulation techniques/demonstrate how to manage their own frustrations in healthy ways.

When schools and families work together, children are more likely to develop strong emotional skills that support lifelong success.