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Time Out! Exercise - What’s Up With My Kids? Parenting is a full-time job, and the more
Use the space below to write down obvious behaviors, both you know about kids and how they grow, Parenting
If you don’t know how to handle positive and negative, you are seeing in your kids right now, and the easier it will be to manage the ups and No. 2
a situation with your kids, don’t what you can do to support them at this age. downs of raising kids. Kids are always
be afraid to ask for help. Friends, Behaviors What I Can Do changing and growing, from birth to their
relatives, other parents, teachers, Child ____________ Age: ___ Develop a routine for nap-time, teenage years, and knowing what to expect
counselors, and pastors can all give -Plays well with other kids quieter play before hand. Make can give you a head start. As your child
good advice. -Likes to try new foods sure he has his stuffed rabbit. grows, the ways you talk with your child, play,
Make sure he is getting enough
Sometimes you’ll find too many people -Doesn’t want to take naps and is sleep at night. discipline, and treat them will change. This pamphlet gives a big picture
cranky
who want to tell you how to parent -Very active - doesn’t want to stop Keep trying new foods. overview of what’s going on in a child’s life at different ages. Use this as a
your children. Be patient and listen, starting point for learning how your kids grow and change.
but learn to trust your own judgement. Child ___________ Age: ___
Search online for help on specific How kids react to the world and their environment is a set of in-born traits. Knowing
these traits will help you better predict how your children will act in different settings.
issues such as “handling bed-
For Evaluation Only
wetting” or “dealing with a temper Different Personalities
tantrum.” ©2022 Learnovation®, LLC Reality Check... Activity level – Do they have trouble sitting
still, or do they prefer more quiet activities?
Try This at Home... Child ___________ Age: ___ 8 Kids develop at different rates Mood – Are they usually in a happy mood, As Kids Grow What to Expect
or more serious?
Kids like to track themselves as in different areas. Growing up is Sensitivity – How sensitive are they to
not a contest.
the grow. Get a growth chart, or sounds, touch, temperature, and how things
make one from paper. Measure 8 Kids are not mini-adults, so feel?
your kid’s height against the paper don’t treat them that way.
and write down the date. Have your 8 Take time to learn about what Intensity – Does everything become a
child write down their name and list Child ___________ Age: ___ to expect from kids at different drama?
their favorite game or toy. Every few Regularity – Do they like routines, or are
months take another measurement ages. You’ll be better prepared they more unpredictable?
and talk about how they have for doing your job as a parent. Adaptability – Do they accept changes in
changed. 8 You will make mistakes as a situations easily, or does it take longer?
parent. Learn from your mistakes Does it take longer for them to get
and teach your kids to do the comfortable in a new setting?
Disclaimer:
©2021 Learnovation , LLC Learnovation®, LLC’s mission is to empower people to improve same. Distractibility – How easily does your child
®
All Rights Reserved. their own parenting skills. This information is intended to serve 8 Every child is different, and your get distracted? Do they have a long or short
www.learnovation.com as a general guide of parenting principles and strategies. It is not parenting will be different from attention span?
intended to address individual parenting issues, nor should it be
taken as legal, personal, or other advice. others. There is no one right way Persistence – How much time are they
to parent. willing to spend on an activity? Do they get
very involved, or lose interest quickly?
