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Narrator: Opportunities
for solving problems

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occur every day.

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When your child
encounters a problem,

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he should be able to verbally discuss possible solutions.

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The more experience he has verbally expressing solutions

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to problems
in safe environments,

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the more likely
he will demonstrate

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problem-solving skills
in less familiar environments.

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Danielle Kononen: After
you've put in your username,

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you're going
to need to do your what?

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- Password.
- Great, what's your password?

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Boy: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8.

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Danielle: Can you show me
how you do that?

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In the classroom, we'll give
the children opportunities

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to problem solve.

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We'll give them questions
to help guide them

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in their decision making skills.

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You know,
if your pencil is broken,

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what could you do
to get a new pencil?

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Are you going to sharpen it?

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Are you going to ask
for a new one?

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Will you exchange it out?

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Just allow those students the opportunity to problem solve.

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As they go out through life,
you're going to have

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to naturally solve problems,
because all throughout life,

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you're going to encounter
difficult situations,

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and you're going to have to use
those reasoning skills

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to figure out, what do I need
to do to be successful?

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Narrator: In the family activities section

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at the bottom of this page,

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you can find ways
to support your child's

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development of this skill
at home.

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