Preschoolers Social-Emotional Development Through Family Involvement Hannah Sauer, Abby Jensen, Jessie Thomas
PreschoolersSocial-Emotional Development
Through Family Involvement
Hannah Sauer, Abby Jensen, Jessie Thomas
Hannah Sauer
Child Development major
Goals: Preschool Teacher; Masters in Child Life?
Interests: painting, photography, camping, going to the lake, missions trips, spending time with friends and family
Abby Jensen
Child Development major with a minor in Applied Behavior Analysis
Goals: Masters in Applied Behavior Analysis and become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Interests: hiking, traveling, reading, painting, trying new things, cooking, relaxing with my friends and family
Jessie ThomasChild Life major with a minor in Interpersonal Relations
Goals: Work and do programing for an organization that serves individuals with disabilities or medical diagnoses in an outdoor setting (camp, outdoor education centers, etc.)
Interests: Outdoor recreation, singing, spending time with friends and family, reading, learning new things, art, and travel.
ObjectivesSocial-emotional development (SED):
● What it is● Benefits of it● Ways to foster it
Activities:
● How they can promote SED● Types of activities● Specific examples
Family involvement:
● What is it● Social-emotional benefits of it● How families can get involved
What is Social-Emotional Development (SED)?“Social-emotional development includes the child’s experience, expression, and
management of emotions and the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others”
Benefits of SEDFewer problem behaviors
Communication skills
Expectations of environment
Emotional regulation
Engagement
Relationships
Self awareness
Independence
Relationships with others
● Feel welcomed, loved, and accepted
Self-awareness
● Identify emotions● Control their bodies● Engage in appropriate behaviors
Emotional regulation
● Manage and control emotions● Improve communication● Improve conflict resolution
Independence
● Follow routines● Communicate● Complete self care tasks● Confidently explore environment
Social-Emotional Teaching PyramidYellow foundation:
● Systems and policies
● ensures sustainment of evidence-based practices
Blue Tier: ● Universal supports ● all children● relationships● environments
Green Tier: ● Prevention ● targeted ● social emotional
strategies● Challenging
behavior
Red Tier: ● Intervention● individualized● intensive
interventions
Ways to Foster SEDNurturing and Responsive Relationships
● Learn about each child● Build relationships with families● Provide families with information● Professional collaboration
High Quality Supportive Environments
● Give clear directions● Intentionally arrange environments● Positive adult-child interactions● Consider the setting● Developmentally and culturally appropriate
Ways to Foster SED cont.Targeted Social Emotional Supports
● Individualized instruction ● Systematic approach● Comprehensive teaching● Teacher-directed activities
○ Introducing○ Rehearsing○ Modeling○ Role-playing
● Free-play ○ Practicing○ Prompting in context○ Feedback
● Guidance to caregivers
Ways to Foster SED cont. 2Intensive Intervention
● Comprehensive● Systematic and consistent ● Individualized Positive Behavior Support (PBS)
○ Natural environment○ Assess triggers and function○ Prevention strategies○ Replace challenging behavior
● Developmentally appropriate● Partnership
DiscussionKnowing what you just learned about how to foster social-emotional development, how can you be intentional with this aspect of a child’s learning?
How Can Activities Foster SED?● Offers support ● Teaches them to use their resources● Creates an environment where they can ask questions, solve problems, and
expand their mind. ● Encourages them to interact with others and teaches social skills such as
verbal conversation, working together, and sharing.
There are many activities that you can do with children to help foster Social-Emotional Development.
Some of these are:
● Songs● Dramatic Play● Creative storytelling● Shape, number, or letter games● Science or messy activities● Blocks● Circle games● Many more!
Hickety Pickety Bumble Bee&London Bridge is Falling Down
Story Stones
Matching Games
Messy Science
Block Projections
Activities In Practice...
Field Trip - Nature Scavenger Hunt
Mud Kitchen
Talent Show
Free Play
Relationship Building
Block Structures
Writing Center
It’s not about the actual activity you implement, but how you take advantage of the opportunity to approach a child’s learning intentionally through
an activity.
We have learned through our experience....
Group Activity!
● Pick any combination of your objects (2-10) that you could use in an activity that will help foster a child’s social emotional development. Decide as a group how you will use each item.
● You are NOT LIMITED to the items in front of you. Get creative by incorporating loose parts or other
resources you feel you could add to enhance your activity.
Tell us about it:
-What is the activity?
-What materials will you use?
-What will the child(ren) do during this activity?
-How will this benefit a child’s social emotional development?
Work Together
What is Family Involvement?
● Collaborative and strengths-based process in which early childhood professionals, families, and children build positive and goal-oriented relationships.
● It is a shared responsibility between families and staff● There needs to be mutual respect for the roles and strength each
member has
Why is Family Involvement Important?
When families, schools, and communities partner in promoting learning and healthy
development for all children, student outcomes increase and schools thrive
Social-Emotional Benefits of Family Involvement5 categories of benefits:
○ Child welfare○ Juvenile justice ○ Behavioral health○ Education○ Early childhood education
Commonalities Across the Categories
● Improves the ability of families and children to cope with issues ● Improves and promotes communication and positive relationships with
families, schools, and communities● Builds trust within families and between families and schools● Promotes social and emotional competence for children and youth
Examples of How Families Can Get Involved
● Nature Scavenger Hunt ○ Parents can do the same scavenger hunt around their neighborhood○ When parents know what their children do at school, they are more
likely to stay involved in their child’s learning
● Mud kitchen○ Children can take what they have learned from playing in the mud
kitchen to their home kitchen and help their parents cook○ Children’s confidence can be boosted from helping their parents
● Story Stones ○ Parents and children can find stones together around their house and
paint their own story○ Can strengthen the bond between parents and children○ Can help children cope if their is a big change going on in the family
Children's social-emotional development flourishes when their parents are actively involved in their learning, whether the
learning takes place at school or home.
In Conclusion
Thank You!
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