The emotional development of the baby begins from birth. From that moment on, the parents will learn to recognize his emotions and will be responsible for his growth. This role will be continued in part by educators and teachers as children grow up.
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Lo emotional development of the child starts from birth. From that moment on, the parents will learn to recognize her emotions and will be responsible for her growth. This role will be continued in part by educators and teachers as children grow up.
A baby crying for sadness or for fear he wants nothing more than to be consoled. L'love andembrace of parents at this stage of life are really important tools to reassure children. We also realize this as adults. When we suffer we feel that within us there is an inner child who just wants to be embraced and understood.
Thus the parents or those who take care of the little ones more closely become a sort of "container" for the child's emotions and can help him to live them better. There is an important premise to do. There are no emotions that are inherently positive or negative.
Let's consider, for example, the fear, one of the emotions that children experience the most, especially when they begin the phase of detachment from their mother to begin to acquire their autonomy (let's think, by hypothesis, of children starting to attend daycare and which are in the insertion phase).
We would be inclined to consider fear as a negative emotion, but in reality it is not. Fear, like all strong emotions, must be recognized and managed. Thanks to their parents, children can learn a recognize fear and to understand how to use it to your advantage. In fact, fear is to be considered positive when it protects us from dangers and helps us to move away from a risky situation. If children didn't start feeling fear, they would end up hurting themselves. Instead, over time they will understand how to recognize dangerous situations, how to defend themselves and how to face difficulties.
The main tools to help children in this regard are the comprehension it's love. The bond between parents and children in a completely natural way is unconditional and does not ask for anything in return (although often in life it can be a difficult feeling to manage).
A healthy emotional development of children depends precisely on the parents, who will be able to come into play by facing everyday problems as calmly as possible and through dialogue. When necessary, however, parents can and must be strict: it is part of their role to make the child understand that there are limits and to ensure that her emotions do not become too violent in their expression.
Children will learn to recognize moments of calm and serenity through the parents smile. In this way, the smile becomes an important tool, for example to restore peace after a fight.
Teaching children to manage their emotions is very important and can be done through play. In this case the game it will be an opportunity to learn to listen to yourself and others. For children, play is not just a fun activity but a real learning tool.
They are especially suitable for those children relaxation games that allow you to lie down or sit calmly and listen to your breath. Children also like it a lot listen to fairy tales. Fables and stories are an opportunity to tell emotions in a creative way. Emotions such as sadness or fear are present in many children's stories. Here is one more reason to choose the reading fairy tales aloud as a time to learn how to express these emotions.
Finally, to help children live their emotions better, don't forget to follow some simple advice. First, make sure your home is a place to feel safe and where it is possible to express emotions without repressing them, to speak openly and to take care of each other with gestures of affection.
Then, keep a loving and understanding attitude when you address your children in daily life. When children misbehave, let them understand that their actions were incorrect without endangering their self-esteem and without giving them the doubt that you no longer love them. Teach children to respect you and to take action to repair mistakes.
And finally, dedicate time, interest and desire to children to be part of the challenges they face every day. If you are enthusiastic, they will be too, and will feel even more free to make new discoveries every day and to live with serenity.
Marta Albè
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