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Emotional and social development in childhood

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... In concert with the above views of social and emotional competence, there is an interdependency between the two competence fields. Denham et al. (2002) argue that the interpersonal function of emotion is central to other aspects of emotional competence. Meanwhile, social interactions and relationships are regulated by emotional processes (Halberstadt, Denham, & Dunsmore, 2001). ...
... Emotional components are regarded as the causes as well as the effects created in a relationship. As such, the two competences are intimately intertwined (Denham et al., 2002;Halberstadt et al., 2001). It is, apparently, an easy imagination of the eternal co-existent of social and emotional factors in every normal life communication or relationship. ...
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... Friendship is a crucial and beneficial component in the lives of children, teenagers, and younger adults (Rubin & McDonald, 2018). It is rather unnatural to separate the differential effects of parents, siblings, classmates, and companions because most youngsters are involved in each of these interactions (Denham et al., 2002). The presence of social bonds has a higher positive impact on psychological and physiological health, contributing to an individual's total well-being; nevertheless, the absence of social interactions increases the chance of psychological discomfort, loneliness, and lack of attention. ...
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... Emotional warmth and acceptance play the most critical role in the generation path of self-reliance behaviors. In most cases, compared with the emotional experience between father and son, mother and child is more intimate (Denham et al., 2002). Chinese mother is able to take the primary parenting responsibility, and children talk more frequently about their emotions with their mother. ...
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The literature establishes that a child's language development begins before birth and precedes to the beginning of formal education. For this reason, the first place of learning is the home, under the guidance of parents and family. Therefore, on entering a school system, a young child already has a base of knowledge and can communicate competently in many ways. However, often the child's communicative competence in some aspects contrasts with the standards of school culture. This chapter sets out to highlight the importance of incorporating children's home languages into their formal learning environment during the first eight years of life. Further the chapter underscores the need to maximize the learning process, while respecting learners' cultural and personal identities, learners and their parents and guardians must be able to understand the significance of language for communication. Accordingly, providing a quality early learning experience must include accepting, embracing, and valuing each learner's home language.
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