1. Social and Emotional
Development
Interaction, Expression and Individuality

2.  The process of learning to recognize
and express your emotions, as well as
establish identity and individuality.
 Allows adult to display self-
confidence, handle stress, and display
empathy.
Emotional Development

3.  The process of learning to interact with
others, and express yourself to others.
 Allows adults to display tolerance for
others, and can interact peacefully. Good
listener, respectful ect.
Social Development

4.  Signs of emotional development in babies
 How a baby’s care affects emotional
development
 How emotions change during infancy
What We Need to Know:

5.  A child’s behaviour and actions towards
others is closely tied to their emotions
and self-concept.
 Babies bring their own experiences and
individuality to any situations which
dictates how they act/react.
 Maturity dictates how they will react
emotionally.
Key Concepts:

6.  The attitudes newborns develop towards
the world depend on how their needs are
being met!
 Needs Met = Security
 Neglect = Anxiety and Insecurity
 Affect the ability to build trust both as a
baby, and as an adult.
Building Trust

7.  The atmosphere of the home and type of
care are key in emotional stability.
 Harmony, security, affection.
 Feelings are contagious, and babies
can pick up on this
 Distrust, if continual, can interfere with
development.
Emotional Climate

8.  Crying
◦ Emotional:
Distress, anger, disgust, fear, boredom, attenti
on
◦ Physical:
hunger, thirst, bottle, burp, diaper, temperature
, illness.
◦ Physical and Emotional are equally important.
First Emotions

9. Comforting

10.  Closeness and cuddling
 New position
 Talk softly or sing
 Rocking, new movement
 Distraction, toys or object
 Rubbing their back
 Pacifier
Other Suggestions?

11.  If a baby’s needs are consistently
met, they will develop self-comforting
methods
 Thumb sucking, pacifier, security blanket
or toy.
 8-9 months
Self-Comforting

12.  Babies will gradually develop
emotions, just as adults continue to
experience more complex ones.
 2 Months – smiling and delight
 4-5 Months – anger, disagree, disgust
 6 Months - fear
 7-8 Months – elation or high spirits
 9 Months – affection (for caregivers)
Emotional Complexity

13.  First Days – response to voices. Tone of voice
affect emotional response.
 1 – Stops crying when lifted or touched.
Takes delight in familiar faces.
 2 – Smiling, eyes follow objects, enjoy
watching people.
 3 – Turning head, seek companionship and
care.
Stages of Social Development

14.  4 – Babies laugh out loud and look to others
for entertainment.
 5 – Interest in other family, cry when left
alone, babbling to people/objects
 6 – Love company, and game playing
7 – Prefer parents over
other family and strangers.
Stages

15.  8 – Prefer to be around others, can move
from room to room on their own.
 9/10 – Socially involved, following
people, and getting in the way. Often want to
be chased and play the “dropping game”
 11 - Friendly, and sensitive to others’
emotions. Know how to influence
emotions, and be centre of attention.
 12 – Tolerant of strangers, playful.
Stages

17.  A strong bond between two people.
 Babies learn this around 6 months.
 First emotional relationship.
 Babies can experience loneliness.
Attachment

18.  If loneliness persists, babies may
experience:
◦ Failure to respond to people and objects
◦ Emotional, physical, social withdrawal
◦ Slowed growth and dev.
◦ Become unattached
◦ Inability to develop caring or meaningful
relationships later on.
Failure to Thrive

19.  Babies learn social behaviours through
interaction and consistency
 Caregivers must act and react consistently to
baby’s needs
 Daily routine and clues.
 Promoting positive and discouraging negative
behaviour.
Learned Behaviour

20.  Total of all the character traits
 Traits which are consistent in an
individual’s behaviour
 Encouraged through social/emotional dev.
 Varying degrees of each trait.
Personality

21.  Sensitive – unusually aware of their
surroundings and changes.
(fussy, irritable, need reassurance)
 Aggressive – strong willed and
determined. (eat lots, cry loudly, physical)
 Placid – very accepting of surroundings.
(“easy” personality, calm, cheerful)
Traits