1. Supporting Social and Emotional Development
Chapter 13
Supporting Social and Emotional Development

2. Goals for Chapter 13
Gain understanding in helping children deal with their feelings
Learn about materials and activities for emotional development
Review components for social competence
Study the social development curriculum
Recognize the impact of stress

3. Helping Children with Emotional Development
What are emotions?
Dealing with feelings
Recognizing and labeling feelings
Accepting feelings
Appropriate responses to emotions

4. Materials and Activities for Emotional Development
Art materials
Dramatic play props
Books
Sand and water activities
Music

5. Social Skills Checklist
Approaches others positively
Expresses wishes and preferences clearly
Asserts personal rights and needs appropriately
Is not easily intimidated by bullies
Participates in discussions and makes contributions to activities

6. Social Skills Checklist (continued)
Able to take turns
Shows an interest in others
Can negotiate and compromise in interactions with others
Accepts and enjoys people of diverse ethnic groups
Uses appropriate nonverbal communication such as smiles and waves

7. Building a Sense of Self
Self-concept
Competence, worth, and control
Teachers can positively or negatively influence self-concept
Building a positive self-concept is not easy, it takes time and effort
Try to influence central beliefs, like feelings about academic abilities, social skills, attractiveness
Share successes and strengths
Interactions should be sincere, specific, and occur regularly

8. Adult-Child Relationships
Avoid becoming adversarial in relationships with students
Be courteous
Show an interest in students lives, share about yours
Ask them for advice and help
Develop a close, caring relationship

9. Peer Interactions Important social skills Making friends
Sharing and helping
Cooperation
Respecting rules
Problem solving
Expressing feelings

10. The Social Development Curriculum
The environment and materials
Space to be social
Access to work and play spaces
Pictures that depict social activities
Materials that foster cooperation
Fewer options to encourage sharing
Books dealing with social skills

11. Activities and Themes Songs Play materials Games Community workers
Discussions
Group learning projects
Pictures of cooperation
Cooperative block building

12. Activities and Themes (continued)
Difficult puzzles
Diverse dolls
Cooperative sand structures
Mural art projects
Group finger-painting
Post office
Books on cooperation
Commercial music recordings

13. Stress as a Factor in Social and Emotional Development
Stress Factors
Family circumstances
Early pressure to excel
Media stress
Child abuse and neglect
Growing up too quickly

14. Helping Children Cope with Stress
Be aware of the times we hurry children
Analyze the effects of stress on each child
Eliminate stressors whenever possible
Take time to have fun with kids
Be respectful of children
Encourage childhood play

15. Teachers’ and Caregivers’ Personal Development
Eat healthy food
Maintain social relationships with other adults
Take time for yourself
Know your limits

16. Observing Development – Childhood Emotions
Observe
Go to MyEducationLab and select “Child Development” and watch the video “Emotional Development”.
Reflect
How did the infants positive emotional response to her father influence her play?
Apply
What can caregivers do to enhance positive emotional responses in infants and toddlers?

17. Multimedia Exploration and Activities…
Research
Go to MyEducationLab and select “Guidance” then read “The Conflict Resolution Process”.
Reflect
How can you as a future teacher help facilitate conflict resolution among children?
Respond
Plan a “Conflict Resolution” workshop for your classmates, using the guidelines at the end of this chapter in your textbook.