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                     Times for Social                       behavior and reactions can help  1
                                                            playmates or classmates’

                     Awareness                              in understanding how they feel

                                                            and what makes them feel that
                     • Venus Alleah Nuñez                   way.

                  hat do you usually do during                  Storytelling time is also the best
                  playtime? Do your parents just            time to listen to your parents or your
      Wlet you play on your own? Do                         teachers. You never know what you
      they participate in charades or other                 could learn from the stories or the
      games with you? How about during bed                  songs they share with you. Listen
      or nap time? What do your parents do for              carefully to the situations in them.
      you? Do they tell you a story before you go  Empathize with the characters and
      to bed? Do they sing lullabies until you fall         think about how you would feel if you
      asleep?                                               were in their situation. Apply what you
          How about at school during activity               have learned from the stories and the
      or break time? Do your teachers assign                songs in real life. Raise questions if
      individual activities, or do they let you play        there are confusing or unclear parts
      with your classmates from time to time?               of the story or the song. Your parents
      Do your teachers share                                or your guardian could help you
      stories with you?                                            understand the story or song

          These activities and                                      clearly.
      events in your day                                                So remember, never be
      are important to the                                          afraid to ask questions. You are
      development of your                                           at the age where you may not
      social awareness. Social awareness                            fully recognize or understand
      helps you feel and understand the                            what you are experiencing.
      people and happenings around                                  You may not know yet how
      you. It allows you to empathize and                           to apply empathy in all your              Photo credit: bones64, Pixabay.
      help you build your relationship                               interactions. These particular
      with other people. Observing your                              times will surely help you
                                                                      slowly discover and get a



        TRY THIS!


        Why do you think it is important for a child like you to develop social awareness? Write your
        answers below in three to four sentences.








            2        REFERENCE:
                     Life Skills Group. “3 strategies to improve social awareness in children.” 27 November 2018. https://www.lifeskillsgroup.com/au/
                     blog/3-strategies-to-improve-social-awareness-in-children.
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