Helping Children to Advocate for Themselves

As children get older, it is important that they learn how to advocate for themselves.  Role playing is a great way to help them learn how to do this.  We can't just say - "Tell your teacher you're frustrated"; or "Just tell her/him that you didn't understand it". When children practise how to say those things in a safe environment, as we would do with any skill, it gives them the confidence to go in and pitch for themselves.  Being a self-advocate is a skill for all of  us.

Here's the first paragraph from a post on Understood.org about the topic: 

The rest of the short article includes examples of how to practise with your child on what to say.