Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Emotional and Social Development (ESD)

Subdomain: Developing a Sense of Self

Goal: Children express positive feelings about themselves and confidence in what they can do.

Skill Progression: Expresses confidence in abilities and persistence toward goals

Age: 30-33 Months

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Watch how the child solves a complex problem.

Present a toy or situation where the child needs to solve a problem. This can be an unfamiliar puzzle or complicated cause-and-effect toy or a situation like setting up an obstacle course in the living room.

The child talks about what he is thinking and planning. This is a common characteristic of children as they process thinking and language simultaneously.

Encourage early childhood educators and parents to model talking through a problem. Also ask the child, “Tell me what you are thinking.”