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Several core skills quizzes are presented on feelings or emotions of young students, such as pictures showing the different emotions of children and emotions felt by students on their first day of school.

The article focuses on the skills that children should learn in the classroom for their emotional and social development. The first skill tackled is the ability to name, understand and express feeling in a manner that is socially acceptable. Teachers are recommended to build trusting relationships with students, which is said would allow students to focus on learning. Also discussed is the need to teach students about controlling their behavior, cultivating curiosity and expressing gratitude.

The article offers tips for teachers on assessing children's progress in social and emotional areas. Teachers should share to the parents of the children their progress in that areas by visiting each child's home. An open house activity is also an option to be arranged a week before school begins. Monthly family meetings between parents and children are said to be really helpful for parents. INSET: Using Tech to Mark Growth.

The article presents information on the use of stories that teach life lessons to develop positive character traits in young children. Storytelling is a fundamental way in which human beings process and share events as well as the feelings surrounding those experiences. Whether it is stories about our families, teachers' stories that capture the wisdom of the profession, or the tales we communicate to children, stories encapsulate life's memorable moments and enduring lessons. High-quality picture books are the perfect teaching tool because they deal with powerful emotions, model effective coping strategies, and present complex concepts in developmentally effective ways that even the youngest child can understand. INSET: Helping Families Share Life Lessons in Literature.

Presents advice for early childhood teachers to help children develop empathy and compassion. Importance of sharing feelings with babies; Benefit of encouraging a play that involves helping and caring for others; Advantage of encouraging children to ask questions.

Although most young children love to share a giggle, there are those, like Max, who have a noticeably better sense of humor than others. Treating one object as if it were another is a favorite form of humor among young children (as when an upside-down shopping cart becomes a lawn mower). It's hard not to like a cheerful child and one who makes you laugh, so peers are less likely to" mean tease" a child who teases about his own oddities and errors. Humor is one of a number of things-- like art or dramatic play-that children can create. Humor, in turn, fosters a relaxed and playful climate in which further creativity is more likely to occur. Humor, creativity, playfulness, and play are closely connected, so a home or classroom that's conducive to any of them is likely to have an abundance of all of them and be filled with the laughter of happy children. Physical comedy is particularly popular with young children (lap games, odd timing, peculiar body language, gestures, facial expressions). As children begin experimenting with and mastering language, verbal play is always a smash hit. Encourage imagination and pretend play, curiosity, ideas, and originality. Be playful with your child and use humor yourself in everyday life. Share stories that tickle their funny bones and allow your child a little leeway when he or she gets into the pee-pee and poo-poo jokes stage. INSET: What's Funny at Every Age.

Th article presents tips on how teachers should handle angry and frustrated preschoolers between 3 and 4 years of age. When preschoolers play, they are frequently asked by their teachers to comply with requests to do something they do not wish to do. This can lead to anger. Teachers should give preschoolers advance warning so that they are not caught by surprise when it is time to change to a new activity. Try to find out the source of a preschooler's frustration instead of asking him about his angry reaction.

This article presents some suggestions on how parents can help their child in mastering the process of separation. Many parents feel that beginning of schooling is the end of their child's innocent babyhood and the start of a childhood apart from them. But the process of separation starts from the birth of the child. When he starts schooling, its just another step towards separation. Parents can help their children by identifying their emotion and acknowledging their feeling.

The article offers tips on helping a baby with unexpected emotional reactions. Infants usually learn early on how to cope with the unique care-giving styles of the adults in charge of feedings, diapering, playing and bathing. According to research, instant obedience is expected of very young children.

The article presents guidelines for developing self-esteem among children. Parents can help their child gain self-confidence by providing unconditional love and setting realistic expectations. Learning to comfort one's self in the face of failure is the first step in building self-esteem. Parents should remind their child of what he has learned from his failures--to comfort himself and let others comfort him, to put things into perspective, to accept himself, to salvage his self-esteem with humor, and to ask for help. By knowing this, he can brace himself as he faces his challenges. INSET: A Word On Overpraising.

Discusses how children manage their fears. Kinds of reflexes common to babies; Description of a common fear during infancy; Information on how to prepare children for situations they may find frightening.

Discusses factors to consider to help children learn how to handle conflicts. Management of children's emotions; Use of verbal strategies to resolve conflicts among children; Suggestions to help manage children's temper.

Focuses on the need for teachers to instill the skill of emotional intelligence in their students. Definition of emotional intelligence; Reference made to Daniel Goleman's book, `Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ'; Development of emotional literacy program by second-grade teacher, Karen Sullivan; How program works in a classroom scenario; Benefits of program to both students and children. INSET: 7 traits of emotional intelligence..

The tale "Conquering Fear" is presented.

The article offers suggestions for how to make a new born baby rely on himself. It states that when the baby cries rather than reacting immediately one should try to observe what the baby wants which will also help him to recognize his own emotions. It mentions that keeping his hands uncovered or bringing them towards his mouth helps him to discover the comfort of sucking a thumb or finger. It reports that during colic in which babies cry parents should not try aggressive efforts to stop them.

The article presents an interview with Terri Apter, an author. When asked about a strategy called emotional coaching, which she mentions in her book "The Confident Child," Apter says that it encourages parents to identify their children's emotions. Apter comments on how a parent can help a child to deal with anger and anxiety. When asked about low self-esteem in a child, Apter states that violent displays of frustration and refusal to test one's self are indicators of low self-esteem.

The article offers information on the upbringing of a child's identity and self-esteem. Children in the age group of 8 years feel a sense of self-knowledge and confidence. It is stated that during this period, children try to explore questions which help them in their personality development. The personality of young girls and boys vary in many ways. While the girls become more conscious for their looks, boys strive to become pack leaders and play pranks in class.

The article presents a question and answer related to child behavior. In response to the question where a 4-year-old girl Essie said the meanest things to other children and hurt their feelings, the author wants her teachers to pay compliments while she is playing with her brother or a child. The author says that the greatest reward for a child is the visible approval of the child's loved ones while jealousy is the chief reason for a child forming the tendency to hurt others.

The article focuses on the essence of the role of conversing with children in child rearing. It is mentioned to talk and listen to children to create a personalized relationship and cultivate treasure and trust in them. It is advised to select bedtime as a proper time to talk to children and avoid intrusive behavior while chatting. Listening is advised to be made a habit and to be done effectively.

The article presents an interview with psychologist Jean Mercer, author of the book "Understanding Attachment: Parenting, Child Care, and Emotional Development." According to Mercer, attachment describes the gradual evolving changes in the child's feelings toward her parent or other significant caregiver--and shouldn't be confused with bonding, which is the process by which the parent falls in love with the child after either birth or adoption. After 6 months, the baby becomes increasingly interested in social play and interaction.

The article discusses ways in which parents can help their children master their strong emotions. A child's earliest voluntary motor abilities arise during the first weeks of life. Your baby started out not being able to make any movement aside from involuntary reflexes, such as sucking. But after a few weeks, he learned to crane his neck and turn his head--a useful skill as he searched for the face of the person in whose arms he was snuggled. Learning to control other muscles grows slowly over the next two years.

The article presents an interview with Mary Sheedy Kurcinka. She shares some eye-opening facts about sleep, and advices on how to be sure that child gets enough. According to her, parents do not always recognize the signs of tiredness in their baby or toddler, or they misread or ignore sleepy cues, like a baby rubbing his eyes or getting cranky or fussy. In the first year, infants need 14 to 18 hours out of 24. Toddlers need 13 hours, and up to about 18 or 19 months they should still be getting two naps a day and ten hours at night. A young child who is chronically sleep-deprived has trouble managing his emotions. He might have an explosive temper, easily hurt feelings, or be impatient.

Presents the author's comments on dealing with short-tempered children. Role of child-rearing books in judging children's behavior; Strategies for controlling strong emotions of children; Suggestions for how to manage anger in life. INSET: SIBLING LOVE AND RIVALRY.

The article presents guidelines for developing confidence among children. Composure, the ability to regulate emotion, begins during preschool, as children begin to gain control over their temper and other intense emotions. parents should challenge their children to do something safe, but difficult, and provide just enough encouragement for them to do it well. Young children, even babies, show signs of willpower as they learn and acquire skills each day. With vigilance, children have a heightened awareness of true risk and its consequences. Parents should invite children to use their senses to promote an awareness of their environment.

The article reports on how and when to praise children. Praising should be used wisely to encourage young children. It's common for adults to give lots of praise to young children to strengthen their self-esteem. Praise, in the way most adults intend it, is supposed to be a good thing. However, praise can often become manipulation. In other words, adults might praise children to get them to do something. Praise is massively overused and misunderstood. Parents and teachers often have good intentions, but they also fall back on such standard lines.

The article presents information on the results of stress in early children. Ideally, childhood is a time of wonder, growth, and learning-trips to the park, playtime, and cozy bedtime stories. But complicated family dynamics, early academic pressure, world violence and the breakneck pace of daily life can add up to stress for families, and young children are not immune. If an older child reverts to baby talk when her mother is nursing a new sibling, the parent and child should sit down and talk about the child's feelings together. Surprisingly, it can also stress a child to just sit in front of the television for hours, with no parental involvement, so be sure to set limits on television viewing, and set aside time to spend quietly relaxing with the child.

The article presents information on various methods of developing a child's emotion and make him into a better human being. In adulthood, it is up to oneself to notice what interests one and how one can modify those things that do not work well; or to decide that, in the greater scheme of things, they are traits that are worth keeping. If a child intentionally makes another child feel sad, he needs to do something kind for the child he has wronged. INSET: Books on Teasing.

The article presents information on how teachers and parents can help a child who cries easily. Jamie is a 3 1/2-year-old who cries so easily. The teacher is on the right track when she points out, in the gentlest of ways, that friends do not like to play with others who cry a lot. Encouraging Jamie to explain his feelings, and praising him when he does, is also helpful. The parents should get together with the teacher to develop a plan for encouraging Jamie to use his words. INSET: Why Some Young Children Cry Easily.

Deals with helping a child manage shyness in school. Significance of patience and time in overcoming shyness with adult strangers; Keys to win the trust of a child; Efforts of teacher and parents to deal with children's shyness.

Presents information on how to help a child who struggles with feelings of jealousy. Role of teachers in managing the feelings of jealousy in a child; Need for parents to spend time with their children.

Presents a case study on the effects of separation, routine and environmental changes on children. Comments from psychologist Adele M. Brodkin on the issue; Changes in children's behavior when encountering the situation; Ways for parents and teachers to deal with the situation.

Loss and grief are difficult to endure at any age. Being empathic to another person's grief isn't easy and doesn't always help alleviate their pain. Consoling a child who has lost a beloved family member is a challenge, but understanding the complex emotions of a child's response to death will help ease the process. While it may seem like a child does not feel the enormity of the loss, he is probably well aware of how big it is. Even though children float in and out of sadness, it doesn't mean they don't understand the permanence of death. INSET: How to Help Children Work Through Grieving.

The article discusses the relevance of understanding children's emotions in removing their apprehensions about Halloween parties. Young children can become frightened when they encounter out-of-the-ordinary images, such as costumed or masked characters which is the hallmark of Halloween. By five years most children have a sense of what is real and what is pretentious, especially if they've been given plenty of opportunities to engage in dramatic plays. These characters towards which children are drawn to, often reflect where they're at developmentally. Encouraging the child to take healthy risks, to express his emotions, to engage in creative play, and to be kind and considerate influences a child more than what he wears for Halloween. INSET: GREAT READS....

Presents tips for teachers and parents on dealing with children's mourning process. Way to avoid the pain of loss among children; Benefits of imaginative play to children; Role of parents in alleviating the pain of their children.

Emotional development forms the foundation for all learning. Children draw from their emotional experiences to learn even the most basic concepts. Take, for example, saying "Hello." A child learns to say "hello" to people who invoke a warm feeling. Even skills we ordinarily think of as cognitive are emotionally based. You can create a learning environment at home in which there are emotionally relevant interactions relating to what your child is ready to learn. When activities have an emotionally relevant or personally important component, the cognitive learning takes place on a deeper level. Take the math concept of quantity. "A lot" to a 2- or 3-year-old is more than he expected. "A little" is less than he wants, So emotional understanding is the foundation for all spatial and mathematical thinking. As children enter or return to school, it's important to remember the emotional foundations of intelligence and learning. There are six key "emotional-intellectual" milestones that children develop in the first five or six years of life, including the ability to: Focus and attend, engage with others, read and respond to emotional signals, work with others to problem-solve and to create ideas and use them imaginatively. When you provide lots of opportunity for play and a couple of 20- to 30-minute "floor time" sessions with you or your caregiver each day, you help your child go a long way in developing his ability to perform well in school.

Young children have limited language but a great need to express a range of emotions. From infancy onward, they signal pleasure in many nonverbal ways. When they feel displeasure for physical or emotional reasons, they fuss, fret, and complain, it's a form of communication. Beginning when a baby becomes a toddler, parents can help him build a small but important vocabulary required to express distress with pinpoint precision. Every child needs lots of interaction and time with her parents. INSET: Tips from teachers.

Discusses tips for preschool teachers on how to provide an emotionally safe classroom environment. Importance of the feeling of safety for children; Role and responsibility of the teacher; Need for keeping first few weeks simple; Importance of being attuned to each child's overload point.

Focuses on ways teachers can help students manage their anger. How anger can be used in a positive way; Showing students different aspects of anger; Exploration of four critical concepts in anger management; Reference material that can be consulted to help children manage their emotions. INSET: 4 anger-management concepts..

The article presents suggestions for selecting appropriate kindergarten for children including how teachers communicate with shy children, how anxious children are engaged and how one's children will be challenged.

The article suggests ways to encourage empathy in children.

The article discusses how to measure up the child and keeps his or her self-esteem which is crucial to children ages 7-8 where they begin to undervalue their own skills and develop feelings of diffidence.

The article offers information on the role played by imaginary friends in children's lives. A study, conducted by Professors Stephanie Carlson and Marjorie Taylor, showed that children at age of six and seven with imaginary friends might be more creative and have above-average intelligence quotient. It states that the presence of imaginary friends can also permit children to handle their emotions and to work through emotional and social issues they are confronting.

The article focuses on various signs of shyness in children and offers suggestions to parents on how to help them overcome typical shyness. It states that it is not unnatural for preschoolers to feel shy or socially uncomfortable in certain situations. It mentions that the fear of rejection or failure at the early age can make children apprehensive and they can become reserved. It also states that a child who feels shy may act differently, but if given time, a shy child also warms up.

The article provides scenarios of children struggling with jealousy and accompanying solutions how to work with them.

The article focuses on child development at the ages of seven and eight. It mentions that children at these ages have developed self-awareness, especially to others. It notes that children of these ages are more concerned with the opinion of their friends and do not like to be cast out by peers. It mentions that children should be taught the value of sense of self to fully comprehend complex emotion.

The article discusses the aspect of child development at aged 6 and 8, wherein they acknowledge a crush towards their opposite sex. It states that children can be confused by their strong emotions and have difficulty in expressing to them. It suggests to help the child develop language to discuss and better understand crushes.

The article offers tips on how parents may teach their children with patience in the U.S. Parents are suggested to ride out the emotions of their children, telling them that it is okay to feel sad, angry or frustrated. They should allow their children experience their natural growth at a slower pace. It points out that long-term activities help teach children how to be patient.

The article reports on the significance of understanding the baby's signals as a strong attachment. It states that designating the baby's cry as a means of communication and responded it, is one way to let them feel that they important. Holding them securely, smiling and talking to them is another way to show secure attachment. Thus, developing the baby's attachment is a guarantee that they will grow up loyal, a generous human, loving and an attentive parent herself.

The article focuses on how important comfort items are for preschoolers. Children in these ages are claimed to be most likely become attach to things which give them comfort. This special attachment, however, is believed to probably last until adulthood. Thus, in order to prevent such thing from happening, some practical tips that would not get to the child's feeling of rejection are highlighted.

The article describes a hypothetical problem about friendship. Teresa's feelings were hurt when her friend Rachel did not pick her to be on her team for a science project at school. Now it is Teresa's turn to choose teammates for another class project, Teresa still likes Rachel and knows that she would be a good teammate. But she is thinking of leaving Rachel out of her group to teach her a lesson.