What is the theory behind this Love yourself and others worksheet?
Healthy self-love means taking care for your own well-being and happiness. It is looking at your own self in a positive light. Loving yourself and others go hand in hand. Supported by research, Individuals who capable of showing love to themselves are also good at displaying love and care to others.
How will the worksheet help?
This worksheet will help children between ages of 8 to 12 to gain a positive sense of self as well as how they can express appreciation and love towards others. Teaching kids to first learn to love themselves and then others gives a very powerful message, “You only take care of what you love”.
How to use this worksheet?
Section A of this worksheet contains 3 questions the clients are required to answer them.
Section B contains “choose the correct response” activity. Half completed statements regarding behavior towards others are mentioned. The clients are required to select the right answer from the table above.
Love yourself and others worksheet
Section A
Write down 3 things you appreciate about yourself.
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Write down 5 things you appreciate about your body?
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Write down 3 things others appreciate about you? (your peers, family or teachers)
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Section B
| I hug him/her/them | I say thank you to him/her/them | I share my toys with him/her/them |
| I help him/her/them | I give space to him/her/them | I smile at him/her/them |
| I compliment him/her/them |
When someone compliments me ________________
When I like someone’s clothes __________________
When my mom says goodnight __________________
When my sibling/ friend wants to play with me ____________________
When I can do something and somebody else can’t ________________
If my friend smiles at me __________________
If my sibling/friend does not want to play ___________________
References
Self-love: The basis for love of others. (2017). Love, 133–146.
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