Can you imagine what life would be like if the adults in your life threw tantrums, refused to share, and hugged a stuffed animal to calm their anxiety? You would probably have very little patience for these adults. While we expect these behaviors in young children, we also expect them to develop skills like self-control, perspective taking, and critical thinking. These social emotional skills are also the "work" of young children. This session will unpack how kids develop social emotional competence and, more importantly, how caregivers can support this work. 

Objective 1: Define social emotional health. 

Objective 2: Explain what gets in the way of young children's social emotional development. 

Objective 3. Describe a child’s social emotional work. 

Objective 4: Understand the role of caregivers in supporting young children's social emotional health.