social_emotional_preschoolers

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Preschoolers

Developmentally Appropriate

Social/Emotional Environments


Social/Emotional Issues of the Preschool Years

• Identification– Wanting to be near or wanting to be like

• Gender identity– Sexual identity– Sex-role behavior

• Cultural and racial identity– Members of family and larger culture

• Initiative– Taking actions that assert themselves


• Friendship– Onlooker play, solitary play, parallel play,

and cooperative play

• Pro-social behavior versus aggression– New verbal abilities– Emotional control and appropriate expression

of feelings

• Self-control– Comprehending standards of conduct taught

by adults

Social/Emotional Issues of the Preschool Years


Developmentally Appropriate Social/Emotional Interaction

• Emotional Control– security– warm

relationships– acceptance– active listening– limits on

expression– outlets

– modeling behavior

– learning about feelings

– vocabulary to express feelings

– materials for expression


• Nurturing individual identity– Consider the unique

characteristics and needs of each child

– Encourage and value individuality in the classroom

• Gender identity– Accept children’s

curiosity about their bodies

– Encourage cross-gender play choices

– Involve children in new activities

– Communicate with parents



• Cultural and racial identity– Provide anti-bias

environment– Select literature that

portrays diversity– Involve all parents in

classroom activities– Support and maintain

child’s home culture

• Friendship– Explore through

language and action

– Offer space and time for face-to-face conversations

– Model play entry skills



• Pro-social behavior– helping– giving– cooperating with

others– empathizing– comforting– sharing– being friendly and

generous

• Self-control– focus on one

aspect of a situation

– limited ability to see another perspective

– concrete thought based on real experiences


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