Describe the stages of emotional development in young children.
Learn about the stages of emotional development in young children, and understand the importance of social and emotional skill development in preparing children for kindergarten. Explore the connection between early childhood education and child care centers in nurturing these vital skills.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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Related Outcomes
- Describe the importance of social emotional skill development in children entering kindergarten.
- Define social emotional development in young children
- Describe the five critical needs for children to develop optimal emotional health
- Identify the stages of second language development in young children and how to partner with families.
- Describe Piaget’s sensorimotor and preoperational stages of cognitive development.
- Define active play in the early childhood classroom and describe its benefits for young children.
- Demonstrate understanding of the effects of media on the growth and development of young children.
- Describe the stages of grief and the different ways children react to grief and stress.
- Recognize that children develop independence at different stages.
- Describe emerging literacy skills in young children.
- Describe strategies to support the development of mathematical skills in school age children.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the cognitive and language stages of development in children five to twelve years of age
- Demonstrate an understanding of brain development in young children.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the physical, emotional, and motor development in children five to twelve years of age
- Demonstrate understanding of brain development in young children.
- Describe the nutritional needs of children from infancy to age 12.
- Give examples of strategies caregivers can teach young children to cope with grief in healthy ways.
- Give examples of strategies that reduce stress in infants and young children.
- Explains how materials and experiences support the developmental needs of young children.
- Describe the rights of children and families and their relation to home visiting.
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