Toddler Social/Emotional Development

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Toddler Social/Emotional Development

• When babies and toddlers needs are met and their
  environments are consistent, they become attached
  to their caregivers and learn to trust the world.

Mrs. Eberwine
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Social/Emotional Development

• When babies become toddlers, 2 things happen
• Toddlers find out more about the world and
  themselves as individuals
• Toddlers learn that caregivers cannot always give
  them what they want right away.

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Self Awareness

• Emerges as a separate, possessing self that
  drives independence
• Concerned about ME and MINE
• Become aware of
• How they look
• What belongs and doesnt belong
• What they can and cannot do physically
• Others feelings towards them
• More aware they can affect others too

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Promoting Self-Awareness

• Name Parts of the face
• Mirror Reflections
• Dressing Up
• Pretend
• Photo Albums- Show them pictures
• Self Esteem
• Feeling good about yourself and what you can do.
• Toddlers
• Enjoy hearing their names
• Seeing themselves in the mirror
• Clap for themselves

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Achieving Autonomy

• Erik Eriksons 2nd Stage Autonomy
• Shame vs. Doubt Begins 12-18 Months
  Ends 3 Years
• Autonomy
• A form of self-control in which a person seeks to
  do his or her will.
• Toddlers feelings of being able to do something
  without the help from others- independence
• Proud of new skills and want to use them
• But, remember they do not always know how to use
  them ( ex. Spill, break, hurt themselves)

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Promoting Toddlers Autonomy

• Give toddlers safe choices ( 2 choices)
• Ex. Indoor play vs. Outdoor Play
• Stand by the choices that you give to toddlers
• Taking choices back after they choose can
  undermine their sense of autonomy
• Redirect actions before unsafe or forbidden
  situations occur
• Allow toddlers to make mistakes
• Firmly reassure toddler positive comments
• Stay calm for discipline- but firm reassure
  love

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Contrariness

• Opposing almost everything others do or say
• NO
• How to reduce and handle
• Let Toddler Choose
• Tell Toddler in Advance
• Use Pretend Games
• ( Ex. I am going to wash my hands before you)

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Extending Social Relations

• Interacting with others socializes children
• Healthy attachment to caregivers safe base to
  meet and form relationships with others
• Babysitters, relatives, neighbors, other children
• More than one caregiver helps children to adjust
  to others and expect differences.

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Getting Along with Other Children

• First interactions are brief may imitate each
  others actions with a toy may talk as they
  play
• Can be Possessive of toys- Most often, they are
  not quite ready to share
• Loving relationships with caregivers- toddlers
  seem to be better able to show concern for other
  children.

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Toddlers

• Know they can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell
  but do not always know the body part that does
  them.
• Have little awareness of their own body weight
• Feel pain, but not always know what it is
• Has to see cut or bruise to be able to tell you
  where it is

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Emotions

• React more to stimuli than infants
• Can detect fear in adults imitate
• Imagination increases
• Motor skills allow them to have physical
  reactions to emotions. Ex. Running and hiding.

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Emotions

• Affection
• Caregivers extending to others
• Fears
• Dark, Monsters, Being Hurt, Animals, Bad People
• Anxiety
• Separation Anxiety may continue ( Language Skills
  help them understand why parents must leave)
• Nightmares- May begin around 2
• Way of dealing with anxiety- stem from fear

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Emotions

• Anger
• Temper Tantrums
• Sudden emotional outbursts of anger commonly
  displayed by toddlers
• Appear 2nd year of life
• Happens when something does not go their way
• Meant to attract attention
• Childs anger is not purposefully directed
  towards others until the 3 years