Social-Emotional Development
The interaction and reaction
Identifying Temperament
- Behavioral reactions to sensory stimuli of different qualities and intensities
- Other theorists believe there are dimensions
- The first dimension negative emotionality include
- Irritability
- Negative mood
- Inflexibility
- High intensity
4. Self-regulation is the second dimension
- Persistence
- Non-distractibility
- Emotional control
5. These differ in each child
- Irritability(distress level)
- Passivity(involvement in surroundings)
- Activity patterns(levels of movement)
Going through The attachment phase
- Babies develop strong emotional connections with people
- Mostly only to caregivers (Mother, Father etc.)
- Shown by infants
- Infants single these people out for special attention
- Separation Anxiety is another attachment behavior
- A child protests when a caregiver leaves
- Shown usually by crying
- 15 months is when this peaks
- 9-18 month olds have difficulty with this
- They bring beloved toys to child care programs
Changes over time
Birth to three months
- Refined emotions
- General excitement
- General distress
- No tears when they cry
Three to six months
- Respond to smiles and laughter
- Can notice and smile at other babies
- Crying is still for distress
- Early tears begin to appear
- Use different cries for different things
Six to twelve months
- Actively involved with caregivers
- Children express happiness, joy, and surprise
- Attachment to caregivers by this time
- Separation anxiety begins to appear
- Most children stop crying the first few mins.
- Could happen up to 14-16 months
twelve to twenty-four months
- Still show separation anxiety
- More interest in exploration
- Curious about new objects and places
- Take more interest in other children
- They'll play beside others, but not with
- More aware of their abilities
- They get proud and angry with themselves
- Self-aware kids like to say no
- They don't always want to do things
- Sometimes just to see what happens
- Be kind and firm with them
- They must understand rules
- But their needs are also important