No one has a bigger influence over a child than his or her family!
That's why it's important to share the same values
at HOME and at SCHOOL.
Your child is learning about SELF CONTROL during January in
school. We hope you'll enjoy this monthly ezine (ezine=emailed
newsletter!) and get some ideas for talking about
self control at your house.
SHARE how your child is showing self control at home with his or her teacher. We love to celebrate character!
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 Car Time - Listen and Sing about the value! Click here and go to iTunes to listen to "Count to Ten."
It's a fun, energetic song your kids will love. Purchase and download the song directly from iTunes. |
 Open Wide - Start a conversation! If you could have any animal for a pet, which
animal would you choose? Why? DISCUSSION STARTER:
Have you ever seen a horse race? The powerful racehorses seem to pace themselves to save energy for the final dash to the finish line. But despite what you might think, they aren't showing self-control. A thoroughbred is actually jockey-controlled. The rider uses reins to hold the horse back, to urge it forward or to turn it to the left or right. On its own the horse might spend all its speed too early in the race or balk and refuse to run at all. With its ability, power and training, the racehorse is capable of doing what it should, but it still needs to be controlled by another to win the race.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- Are you usually self-controlled, or does a parent or teacher have to control you?
- Give an example of a time someone had to make you do what you should.
- Did you know and understand what you should do in that situation?
- What might have helped you choose to show self-control?
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 Rest - Before bedtime!
K-2: Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig
by: Kate DiCamillo
Mercy the pig is in danger after eating her neighbor's flowers. With the animal control officer looking for Mercy, her days at the Watson home could be numbered.
3-5: Emotional Impact Series by: Adolph Moser
This emotional impact series helps kids look at common opportunities to lose control and instead educates them with humor and reality on how to handle them instead with self-control.
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 Experience - See the value at work!
Sometimes it is hard to do what you should do when there are so many fun things around that you would rather do. For instance, it's hard to do your homework when your favorite TV program is on. Or it's hard to practice piano when your Nintendo DS is in your line of vision.
This week, challenge each family member answer the question: what is the thing or activity that usually keeps you from doing what you should do? Then decide to help each other give that one thing up for an entire week. At the end of the week, evaluate. Were you able to show self-control? Was it easier to choose what you should do instead of what you wanted to do?
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Monthly Family ezine
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JANUARY
