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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Nicknames

Related Episode: Express Yourself

Subjects/Skills: Emotional Development; Language Development

Materials Needed:
Stuffed animal or doll

Directions:
Talk about how Cassie felt about the nickname Enrique gave her. Ask, "What happened after Cassie told Enrique how she felt?"

Ask your child to role play with you. Give her a stuffed animal or doll. Then say, "I'm going to give you a new nickname. Hmm, you're a stuffed animal, so I think I'm going to call you Stuffy. Hi Stuffy! How are you doing?"

Tell your child that he should pretend to speak as the stuffed animal. How does the animal feel about her new nickname? What should she say to you?

If your child hesitates, offer help by phrasing questions in ways that will help her see good solutions to the problem, such as "Stuffy doesn't like her new name. Should she say, "Thank you very much for calling me Stuffy," or should she say, "You know, I don't really like the name Stuffy. I'd appreciate it if you didn't call me that."

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