The Power of Parenting
Friday, 30 July 2010
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Emotional Development means the development of a full range of emotions from sad to happy to angry, and learning to deal with them appropriately. This helps build self-esteem and leads to such deeper qualities as sympathy, caring, resiliency, assertiveness and empathy and the ability to rise to life’s challenges.
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Typical Skills
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Fusses or cries to gain attention from familiar adults, or when attention or toy is taken away from him
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Yawns and arches back or turns away when he has had enough interaction or there is too much noise
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Shows anticipation and excitement by breathing heavily
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Shows he’s not sure (stops cooing and smiling) or he’s afraid (fusses) if a new person moves toward him; turns his head into shoulder of parent when a new person approaches
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Stops crying when he hears your voice or caregiver’s; attempts to soothe himself
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Emerging Skills
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Expresses anger when he cannot get desired effect
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May differentiate between mother’s image and his own in the mirror (knows the difference between mirror image and the real thing); turns to see mother’s “real” face
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Follows someone with eyes and continues to look at the door when that person leaves the room
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