Socio-Emotional Development
Social-Emotional Development includes the many modifications that occur in emotions, self-concept, motivation, social relationships, and moral reasoning and behavior. emotional and social development starts at birth.
Attachments:
The first thing babies learn to do is form a bond to their caretaker. The attachments they make in the beginning are broad and after 6 to 12 weeks slowly narrows down to the people they are most associated with, The type of attachment formed during infancy will shape how they interact with strangers. Parents do not feel bad when your children show signs of slowly creating bonds with others. These newfound interactions indicate independent growth and understanding that parents can be returned to.
Temperament:
Many parents wonder why their children may react and behave a certain way when they’ve done their best to provide a lobing, warm environment. The answer is that children are born with a set temperament, not to be confused with personality which develops later on. Temperament is the typical way in which your child will consistently react to events, and any stimulation they encounter. How parents interact and respond effectively to their temperament will influence the outcome and depth of their behavior. What your children interact with, learn socially, find interest in, and the information they absorb with their senses will shape their personality. Remember to communicate and act accordingly. Model appropriate behaviors to follow.
Young children learn social and emotional skills in their first few years of life, such as controlling emotions, sharing with others, and following directions. These abilities create the groundwork for the development of literacy, numeracy, and other cognitive talents necessary for success in school and in life.
List of activities for you to do for/with your child to help them develop great social-emotional development:
- Children learn and develop naturally via play. It is essential for all aspects of development, including emotional growth. Preschoolers are constantly learning about emotions. Play allows adolescents to explore their feelings and express them in various ways, including through language.
- Use music to start dialogues about emotions. Children require opportunities to move about and use their arms, legs, and other body parts. Put on some music and dance together, waving scarves or light blankets around as you go. Play several forms of music and ask youngsters if the music makes them happy, sad, goofy, mad, or scared. Discuss how different types of music affect each of you. Encourage children to produce facial expressions that indicate how they feel when they hear music.
- Read books about emotions together. Reading about other children's emotions helps children reflect on their own. It also teaches kids that feelings, especially huge ones, are natural and okay. Ask a librarian for recommendations on books about the emotions you want to explore. Make a note of all of the activities or methods in which the characters behave when acting on their emotions. To assist your debate, consider the following questions:
- Which of the characters was upset?
- Do you believe it was a good or bad feeling?
- How did the character behave when he or she was angry?
- When the character was angry, what did he or she do?
- Did the character deal with his or her anger in a Hurting or Helping way?
Useful Resources
https://www.thebreakiebunch.com/social-and-emotional-milestones-in-toddlers/
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