Tuesday, August 16, 2011

why is it important to support a child's emotional health


why is it important to support a child's emotional health?
in a nursery? i just cant think!! LOL any help will be kindly appreciated :) i need to say why it is important, not just reasons how to do it. VERY CONFUSING LOL
Preschool - 3 Answers
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1 :
i think its very important to show children that you care about what they, whether its saying that a picture that they draw is pretty of it it was them learning to share. have discipline, yet reward them when they do things right.
2 :
Helps them to develop "Key Social Emotional Skills Confidence Capacity to develop good relationships with peers and adults Concentration and persistence on challenging tasks Ability to effectively communicate emotions Ability to listen to instructions and be attentive Ability to solve social problems" When children do not have these skills, they often exhibit challenging behaviors. Building Relationships with Children Why is it important? The relationships that we build with children, families, and colleagues are at the foundation of everything we do. It is important to build these relationships early on rather than waiting until there is a problem. Children learn and develop in the context of relationships that are responsive, consistent, and nurturing. Children with the most challenging behaviors especially need these relationships, and yet their behaviors often prevent them from benefiting from those relationships. Adults̢۪ time and attention are very important to children, and we need to be sure that we are giving them that time and attention at times other than when they are engaging in challenging behavior. Parents and other colleagues (such as mental health providers and therapists) are critical partners in building children̢۪s social emotional competence. We should all work together to ensure children̢۪s success and prevent challenging behavior." Here is an answer from last week. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgCPdZS6iJWM9Lww9iSh6c0jzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20090303065400AA1UTNm
3 :
So the kid won't grow up to be an axe murderer, and I am not kidding. I have a kid in my class, he's 4, and his mom is not at all nurturing. He is always seeking attention, or that it, WAS always seeking attention by yelling out in class, and then looking at the teacher as he privately smiled. You could see that he was waiting for a reactioin, any reactioin would do, he just wanted attention of any kind. I suddenly realized one day what was up. so now I make sure I give that boy a hug and praise him for being a wonderful boy a couple of times in the 3 hours I am in the class. And I make sure it is unrelated to his behavior, although I do point out his great behavior when he's acting coooperative, but I don't link his hugs and praise to that. Worked like a charm. He is quieter, pays attention better, oh, he still occasionally misbehaves but nothing like he used to. I feel bad that I know I can't completely override the negative behavior of his mom toward him--not abusive, but he needs kindness and she is just typically impatient toward him, and it's become a habit with her. There is only so much you can say toward a mom like that, and she isn't really receptive anyway. A shame. I so hope he won't be on drugs to deaden his emotional pain when he is older--which is a real concern.





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