Nurture Emotional Development

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Nurture Your Preschooler's Social and Emotional Development
By Leslie Falconer | Submitted On May 14, 2012

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How can you help your preschool child feel confident, treat others with respect and be excited about learning? In this article, you will learn ten questions to ask yourself as you interact with your child. With each questions we suggest a few tips on how to set up your environment, plan your day, or respond …show more content…

What activities or routines have you established to nurture the social/emotional development of the child?

- Throughout the day, invite children to express their likes, dislikes and preferences.

- Schedule more time into your daily routine for children to have open play with peers or with you.

- Nurture a child's curiosity and minimize frustration by setting realistic expectations on how long a child will stay focuses or sit still for a given activity.

- Help the child deepen a love for learning by planning activities that are neither too hard nor too easy but developmentally appropriate.

5. How do the child's feelings or social/emotional needs influence the way you immediately change your daily routine or activities?

- Be flexible with your daily routine: add more quiet time if a child feels exhausted, or add more active time if the child feels overly energetic.

- If a child feels overwhelmed with an activity, offer just enough support (scaffolding) to help the child get past the block so the child can move independently forward.

- Extend an activity that the child feels excited about. Allocate more time to go deeper on this topic. Use preschool curriculum that is both open-ended and flexible to connect with the unique interests and questions of your …show more content…

- Consider going on fieldtrips or inviting community members into your room to build mentors and community connections.

7. How do the child's feelings or social/emotional needs influence the way you involve family or the greater community?

- Consider working with families to establish a unified home and school behavior policy.

- Display the child's work for both the family and child to see. Offer many opportunities to the child to do creative preschool projects or activities where they can express their thoughts and ideas. When you celebrate the child's work, you help build your child's pride in trying his/her best.

- If a child has a cultural tradition that is important to him/her, find creative ways to incorporate that tradition into your learning experiences.

8. How does a child's emotional/social development impact their physical development?

- If a child is hesitant to participate in a physical activity, consider ideas for increasing the child's sense of security and safety.

- If a child gets frustrated with fine or gross motor activities, consider ideas for increasing the child's feelings of success and confidence around the process of learning a new

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