What do parents can do to foster the social nature of children?

by Di Lewis

When the new year begins, parents who have young children will hopefully expect that "What kind of experience will this child experience in the next year, how will it grow?" Among them, of course, "what kind of friends will you make?" Is included, but making friends is an important event for children to develop social development skills and has a big impact on future life . The Conversation summarizes what parents can do to adapt small children to the new environment and nurture social skills such as making new friends.

How parents can help their young children develop healthy social skills
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Social development skills are considered to be as important as cognitive skills in learning and it has been found that having recent positive research has positive social development skills is an important predictor in adulthood outcomes . Social development skills are not acquired overnight, but if you know how parents develop children's social development skills, you can develop skills from early childhood.

According to the data that the Australian Early Development Center (AEDC) has studied over the long term, there are five important learning areas for children in early childhood. The key areas of study that AEDC advocates are the following five.

1: Social development
2: Bodily health and happiness
3: Emotional maturity
4: Language and cognitive skills
5: Communication skills and general knowledge

Regarding social development, it is the core of all learning fields, but individual fields are indispensable abilities to build relationships with friends.

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Regarding the social development skills that children develop in play, the past research shows that there are 6 stages, and in some facilities these stages are incorporated into the curriculum. As for the development in early childhood, since there are many individual differences, it is important to think as a guide only.

1: Baby up to 3 months old - You can smile or make eye contact at a distance of less than 20 cm. Following the human face and voice with the head.

2: Baby in 4 - 8 months <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Baby in 4 - 8 months I react when another baby gets up and react to my name. Show off the excitement of something, recognize the members of the family, reach out to reach out to the hands to hold you.

3: Children from 8 months to 2 years old - I notice the play being done by other children and sometimes play together. For children who do not, parents show a sample, let them play as a reference.

4: Children between 2 and 3 years old playing with other children next to each other, but not playing in cooperation, each playing in their own area with their own tools.

5: Children aged 3 to 4 years old: I will cooperate with other children and start to hone up social development skills among them. It is a time to learn to trust each other, but it is also necessary for the parents to help them not to become a toy's club.

6: Children aged 4 to 5 years old - I begin to play more complicated play together and nurture a relationship with a certain child. Pair and a few groups collaborate to play a variety of games.

It is important for parents to consider the children's abilities to grasp the various stages of play. Of course, in order to grasp these stages, it is necessary to see the scene where children are actually playing, so it is necessary to make time to observe the time to interact with other children as much as possible. If you feel that your social development skills are not growing well, you may also want to consider getting support from various services including arts and music therapists, nutritionists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, child consultants .

In addition, children go to one educational facility in the facility or another from the educational facility (eg kindergarten to elementary school) in the new year. In such a scene, the positive growth of social development skills becomes a great asset, and it is necessary for the educational setting and the parent to work together so that the child can smoothly move to the next stage.

At this stage there are some support that parents can give to their children.

1: Familiarize your child to the new environment
2: Actively listen to what the child thought or thought about putting herself in a new environment
3: We will arrange items recommended by new centers and schools and support to make thorough start in a new environment
4: Meet in advance with officials of the center and school, listen to stories and seek help

The Conversation summarizes that these support can help children foster sound social development skills.