Grossmont College Social & Emotional Development Paper

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In Module 11, we have spent time focusing on the importance of supporting infants and toddlers Social and Emotional Development. Social and emotional development is a foundational area of development that really sets the stage for later growth and learning!

As a teacher or family child care provider, you have an essential role in supporting infants’ and toddlers’ emotional functioning. Helping young children learn to express a range of emotions and to begin to recognize and interpret the emotions of others begins with nurturing and responsive interactions.  You also support infants and toddlers in understanding that they are part of a community of caring adults and peers– whether that’s your classroom community, or the community in which they live – or both! 

We all know the importance of social and emotional development for infants and toddlersm therefore it is essential for caregivers to reflect on how you can be the kind of adult that supports children’s emotional functioning and their sense of identity and belonging (Head Start, ECLKC, 2017).