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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Building Towers

Related Episode: Very Berry

Subjects/Skills: Emotional Development; Building

Materials Needed:
Building blocks or plastic containers

Directions:
Give your child a challenging task that will require him to keep trying in order to be successful. For example, you might ask him to use building blocks or plastic containers to duplicate a big tower that you made.

As your child works, encourage him if he struggles. Let him know that you had to work slowly and carefully to build a tower that tall, and that you had to make sure that each block was perfectly balanced.

Let your child continue trying to duplicate the tower, even if he fails. If he begins to get frustrated, offer some help. Let him know that you're proud of him for trying. Ask, "Are you feeling frustrated? It's frustrating when you try to do something and you can't do it. But there's a simple way to fix that problem-just ask for help!"

Help your child complete the tower. If the task was too difficult, you might want to build another, simpler tower and ask him to build a copy. If the task wasn't challenging enough, build a more complicated tower.

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