1. Meeting Children’s Social and Emotional Needs
Chapter 10-4

2. Social Development The process of learning to relate to other people
Interaction with caregivers, teachers, playmates and school friends
Develop communication skills
Become more friendly and confident
Do you remember your first friend?

3. Emotional Development
Refers to the way children express their feelings and emotions
Children show love, fear, happiness and frustration from a very early age
Learning to express anger and frustration in acceptable ways shows emotional growth
Self-image – the development of esteem begins early

4. Helping Children Develop Independence and Responsibility
Give help only when children need it
Give praise and approval for their efforts
Let children make choices
Let children solve their own problems
Accepting the consequences of their decisions
Care for their own belongings

5. Providing Guidance
Guidance – includes everything said and done to promote socially acceptable behavior
Extrinsic guidance – factors in child’s environment that guide behavior
Intrinsic guidance – self –control or self-discipline

6. Communication with Children
Maintain eye contact during conversation
Keep messages simple and brief
Speak in a relaxed voice
Reinforce words with actions when necessary
Use positive statements
Answer children’s questions briefly and truthfully

7. Using Positive Statements
Don’t spill your milk
Don’t get paint on your clothes
Don’t put your feet on the chair
Don’t yell
Don’t push and shove
Don’t interrupt when others are talking
Hold your glass steady
Put on a smock
Keep your feet on the floor
Please talk softly
Keep your hands by your side
Wait for your turn to talk

8. Guidance Techniques Modeling – set good example by your actions
Setting limits – rules
Consistency – same behavior expected at all times
Positive reinforcement – rewarding positive behavior
Redirection – focusing child’s attention on something else
Prompting – questions can prompt children to exhibit desired behavior

9. Using Consequences
Consequences – results that follow an action or behavior
Logical consequences - relate to misbehaviors
Time out – moving child away from others for a short period of time
Appropriate for children 4 years and older
Limited to 3 minutes
Never threaten to withdraw love

10. Parenting Styles Authoritarian parents Permissive parents
Parents maintain control and expect conformity
Children are not encouraged to negotiate
Permissive parents
Allow children to set their own rules and make most decisions
Without boundaries children may feel insecure
Democratic parents
Allow freedom within structure
Children are allowed to ask questions and present their views

11. The Role of Play in Social-Emotional Development
Play allows children to interact with people and objects
Games allow social interaction and trust to form
Group play promotes skills like cooperation, sharing and property rights
Self-esteem develops when there is a balance of giving and receiving

12. Helping Children Overcome Fears
Children between ages 2-6 develop many fears
Most fears are of unfamiliar objects and situations
Respect a child’s fear by trying to find out the reason for their fear
Encourage child to overcome a fear but avoid forcing into a frightening situation
Explain new circumstances before children have a chance to become fearful
Distract a child’s attention away from their fear

13. Parenting Styles Working with a partner, complete worksheet…Discuss
Complete Reflective Statements handout.