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4. Guiding principles

The activities in this section are guided by the following criteria:

• maintaining child’s attention to the activity and preventing distractors (e.g. TV, telephone…) 
  
• not limiting the child to a particular language
  
• showing patience for child’s efforts, however supporting when the child struggles and asks for help
  
• providing a comfortable environment where the child feels confident, preventing a sense of shame, embarrassment, and insecurity; 
  
• appreciating child’s attempts in the activity.