A Parent Program on Holistic Development of a Child Social and Emotional Development Dear Parents, Greetings from Joy kids and Joy School! We are conducting a five week program on the ‘’Holistic Development’’ of the child. In this program we will work on one skill per week. The topic for the first week is, “Social & Emotional Development”. You will be given the article on each topic every Tuesday and you need to upload your photo/video shoot with explanation by the following Saturday. To begin with, we will have ‘’Social & Emotional Development’’ on 14th October 2014. We expect you to upload your photo/video shoot by 18th October 2014. Social Development ‘’Man is a social animal’’ – Aristotle The child needs to develop a sense of self in space in order to develop an understanding of special relationships. An infant is capable of building relationships from the very first day of life. A child needs good attention from his/her parents. He needs to talking to, smile at, laugh with, respond to and get response from his/her parents. If these are not properly taken care of and if the child lacks attention, he/she feels neglected and the physical and mental developments are severely hampered. Emotional Development Social-Emotional development includes the child’s experience, expression and management of emotions and the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others. Emotional intelligence can be correlated with knowing and managing their emotions, motivating themselves, recognizing and understanding others’ emotions and managing relationships. All of the above sound to be big words, but for a preschooler, these are required for the development of other skills. If a child is having a high emotional intelligence, you can expect the following trials in them. 1. Emotional security with their choices 2. Be honest, empathetic and cooperative 3. Be aware, regulation and empathy 4. The ability to introspect and evaluate as to what they are doing in a critical manner 5. Knowing themselves, their strengths and weaknesses 6. Managing their emotions and resolving conflicts To make the above lookout, watch out for the following signs 1. Is your child withdrawn? 2. Unable to make friends? 3. Negative in outlook? 4. Hurtful in behavior? 5. Unable to respect authority figures? 6. Getting into trouble in schools? 7. Extremely moody or temperamental? Parents must do activities ‘’As a model, you are an incredibly powerful person in your child’s life. Reflect on how you regulate your emotions and how you express them. How your married life is and how you interact with the community around you… If you are an extremely anxious mother or an angry father, your interaction with tell the child that these are allowed ways of behavior’’ Tips for the positive emotional development of the child 1. Equip children with the appropriate emotional vocabulary 2. Help your child to understand and manage feelings that threaten to overwhelm him such as anger and frustration 3. Emotional maturity is best taught by modeling (behavior within the family and community) 4. Be attentive to your child 5. Talk to your child 6. Discover his life and his thoughts through conversation 7. Have a family meal together with no electronic distractions 8. Share personal experiences from your life 9. Be fully aware of your child’s group, which is one of the biggest influences on him. 10. Interact with the school and teachers to assess his behavior in an environment that is different from home. 11. Develop in your child a strong sense of morality and ethics 12. Let children deal with the consequences of the wrong actions no matter what they are 13. As they grow older, give them sufficient freedom to make choices and decisions. We would like to suggest few activities for you that you can video shoot, with your child. 1. Your child playing with your neighbor’s child 2. You playing with your child with total participation 3. Your family spending good time with your friend’s family 4. Your child’s behavior/expression in your own extended family event (participation with grandparents/uncles/aunts/cousins) 5. When you go on a holiday, your child’s reaction/behavior with other people and strangers Thank you in advance for your cooperation! Let us join hands to make your child a very big child (emotionally and socially)
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:44:43 +0000
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