Supporting Children's Social-Emotional Development

Thank you for participating in the social emotional training for young children at Muncie BY5 on February 13. During the training, we identified a range of emotions and discussed the importance of emotional intelligence or effectively using emotions to guide our thinking and actions. I am curious how social emotional development is going for you now. Please share in the comment section a story, question, or experience related to social emotional development.

SHOW WARMTH

•Listen with full attention

•Accept and reflect feelings

•Spend quality time reading game playing

PLAN ACTIVITIES

•Peek-a-boo

•This little piggy

•Parachute play

•Match puzzle pair

•Singing silly songs

•Sensory play: clay, sand, water

RESPECT

•Facial expressions reflect feelings of warmth and kindness, smiling, open, approachable

•Appropriate tone and volume

•Appropriate touch, hugs, pat, hold hands

•Move close when talking, at eye level

•Use loving comments to convey appreciation “I missed you” “I am glad to see you” I am happy you are here”

TEACH SE SKILLS

•Share children’s books

•Plan social-emotional activities

•Coaching in the moment

•Model appropriate behavior