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Here are some (non-video) ideas for the online exhibit. This is a rough sketch! In all of these examples, don’t get hung up on the content or formatting – focus on the general idea.
When the meltdown begins, you can easily feel powerless to help. Here are three tips to help you both make it through the storm.
This is a fairly straightforward convention of an image with text. We’ll use just “Sadness” as the example here.
For example, children who are managing family separation, grief, physical illness, learning problems, family poverty, family ill health or other tough life situations are more likely to experience frequent sadness. Indigenous children are also more likely to experience frequent sad moods, probably partly because there are higher rates of this population dealing with the above “tough life circumstances”. Older children are more likely to experience sadness than younger children
It is also likely that they feel frustrated and angry with their sad child at least on some occasion, because their patience and empathy has worn thin. Parents of children like this may also express frustration and anger towards others. I’ve talked with parents who feel angry with their child’s peers, teachers, other parent – and feel like they are not helping. They might know deep down it’s not these individual’s fault their child is sad – but they are hurting, and looking for someone to blame.
They feel like there is nothing they can do. This is not true. I go through a number of actions parents can take:
I thought that using the convention of an “image comparison slider” could be an interactive and informative tool.
Slide the arrow back and forth to see her emotions change
A tremendous amount of social and emotional development takes place during early childhood. As kids experience temper tantrums, mood swings, and an expanding social world, they must learn more about their emotions as well as those of other people.
While their emotions can be very intense, these feelings also tend to be quite short-lived. You might be stunned at how your child can go from screaming hysterically about a toy at one moment to sitting in front of the television quietly watching a favorite show just moments later.
Slide the arrow back and forth to see his emotions change
A couple more examples of image comparisons below...
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The Power of Connection: Discover the Magic was made possible by the Preschool Development Grant. It was made in collaboration with Soul Shine Creative Studio. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families or the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.