The Best Me I Can Be: Building a Child's Healthy Self Image

If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

Explore ways to help young children develop a positive self-concept, healthy body awareness, emotional skills, personal boundaries, and positive relationships. Designed for early childhood educators and childcare professionals, this course examines self-esteem, body parts, body autonomy, secrets, healthy choices, emotions, friendship, and inclusion. Participants will explore practical strategies, examples, and printable resources they can use in their classrooms. Apply these ideas to help children feel confident and valued, make healthy choices, respect boundaries, build friendships, and appreciate differences. Course length – 2.0 hours

The course helps answer the following questions:

• How can I help children develop self confidence?

• How can I encourage the development of social maturity and skills in young children?

• How can I teach children about their emotions and emotional control?

• What is the best way to teach children their body parts?

• Are we finished teaching body parts when they are toddlers?

• How do I talk to them about keeping secrets?

• Should children feel obligated to give adults a hug?

• How do I encourage young children to engage in taking care of their own health?

• What is the best way to help children include others who may be “different”?

Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• Identify at least three strategies that support children’s self-understanding, self-respect, and self-confidence with 80% accuracy on the course assessment.

• Select at least three developmentally appropriate strategies that help children understand, appreciate, and embrace diversity.

• Develop an activity plan that includes at least three ways to promote kindness, respect, inclusion, and positive friendships.