{"id":37108,"date":"2019-07-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/healthy-social-and-emotional-development-3\/"},"modified":"2019-07-18T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T16:00:00","slug":"healthy-social-and-emotional-development-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/healthy-social-and-emotional-development-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Social and Emotional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beginning with your baby\u2019s very first smile, your child is continually learning how to interact with others. As your child grows, he or she will experience
\n a variety of big emotions like excitement, fear, or frustration. We call this social and emotional development.<\/p>\n

Social development is a child\u2019s ability to create and maintain close relationships. Emotional development is a child\u2019s ability to identify, express, and
\n manage emotions. <\/p>\n

Parents often worry about safeguarding their children\u2019s physical well-being, but promoting their social and emotional welfare is just as important.<\/p>\n

Social and emotional development is closely linked to a child\u2019s overall development. Those who develop strong social and emotional skills tend to be happier
\n and do better in school. Plus, those same skills\u2014getting along with others, following directions, and managing emotions\u2014are critical to
\n workplace success later in life.<\/p>\n

You can foster social and emotional health by establishing a warm, trusting relationship with your child. At home, play with your child every day and help
\n identify emotions as they arise.<\/p>\n

At your child\u2019s early childhood education program, teachers can foster social and emotional health, too. Teachers can establish trusting relationships
\n with children by:<\/p>\n