1. Social and Emotional
Development

2. Social and emotional development means:
The development of emotional communication.
Understanding of self, ability to manage one's
feelings .
Understanding and knowledge of other people.
Relationships, interpersonal skills and moral
behavior.

3. Emotional Development Importance
Emotions are central in all aspects of human activity.
They are vital to cognitive development because
emotional reactions lead to learning that is essential for
survival.
It is also vital to social behavior because babies‘
emotional reactions like crying, laughing and smiling
affect others' interests in powerful ways.

4. Similarly the emotional reactions of others
regulate children's social behavior.
Much research indicates that emotions
influence children's physical well-being.
Constant psychological stress in children is
associated with various health difficulties.
Emotions are also important in the emergence of self-
awareness.

5. Infants can not describe their feelings as adults do
Infants can not describe their feelings as adults do . So, they use emotions to communicate.
In addition to facial expressions, some body
movements also provide information .
International studies have suggested that
infants from various cultures show almost the
same facial expressions.

6. In the initial 2 years of life,
babies show basic emotions
like happiness, sadness, anger
and fear.
Basic emotions are so universal that even non-human primates display them.

7. Beside basic emotions, human beings are capable of another set of emotions called the self-conscious emotions. As the name implies, these emotions
include shame, pride, embarrassment,
guilt and envy.

8. Birth - 6 months Show signs of almost all basic emotions.
Smiles socially and laughs.
Express happiness more
when interacting with
familiar people.

9. Matches adults' emotional expressions
while communicating face-to-face .
Develops awareness of self as a knower and actor; like
understanding that self is separate from rest of the world

10. 7 – 12 months Anger and fear increase, especially the case of anxiety.
They feel secure with caregiver and builds
strong caregiver relationship.
Babies can detect the meaning of others‘
emotional signals .
They feel much attached to familiar caregivers.

11. 13 - 18 months Can play with familiar adults and children.
Develops awareness of self as an object of
knowledge and evaluation, like understanding the
psychological and social characteristics of self.
Understands that others' emotional reactions
may differ from one's own.
Can start feeling empathy.

12. 19 - 24 months Display self conscious emotions but
the intensity depends on monitoring
and encouragement of adults.
Adds more words in the vocabulary for talking
about feelings.
Learns to tolerate absence of familiar caregiver.

13. Can use words to describe peer's
behaviors.
Learns to use own name or personal pronouns to
describe self.
Can sort others into categories based on age, sex,
and other characteristics.
Starts to develop self control.

14. 2 - 3 Years Begins to develop self concept and self esteem.
Understands causes, effects and behavioral signs of basic emotions.
Learns to cooperate.
Empathy increases.

15. 3 - 4 Years Improves emotional self-regulation.
Decreases non-social activities and plays
interactively more.
Forms first friendship.
Begins to prefer same-sex playmates.

16. 5 – 6 Years Improves ability to interpret, predict and influence
others' emotional reactions.
Expresses empathy more by language.
Solves social problems better.
Knows many morally relevant rules and
behaviors.

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