*To help children develop a positive self-image or self concept. Ex.: acceptable social behavior versus
unacceptable behavior.* To help children acquire good health habits. Ex.: wash hands before and after
eating, eat only at the table, clean the table after lunch, brush their teeth after eating, etc.*
To help children develop self-help skills. Ex.: buttons and zip clothes, turn pages of a book, put toys away,
put clothes and shoes away, set the table, eat from a spoon and from a fork, etc.*
To help children develop the ability to solve problems. Ex.: to expose children to various types of puzzles
and activities at different levels of difficulty.
To help children make choices.
To help children develop social skills. Ex.: activities that enforce sharing, cooperation, taking turns, waiting
for something they would rather have right now, learning the use of the words please, thank you, sorry,
and also learn how to respect someone's sleeping time by whispering instead of talking loud in the room.
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