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Emotional Regulation

Emotional regulation is an important skill learned
during early childhood. Your textbook states: “One of the most important
aspects of emotional regulation is what it predicts later in development. Preschoolers
and elementary-age children who express a great deal of anger, hostility, and
other negative emotions show poorer social competence in school and are
isolated from or rejected by peers (Eisenberg et al,. 1987; Fabes et al., 2002;
Hubbard, 200; Zechmeister, Zechmeister, & Shaughnessy, 2001). Based on your
Readings for this unit or on other research-based sources, answer this
question: According to research, how can parents and other caregivers help
children ages 2 to 6 to learn how to regulate their emotions, increase social
competence, and improve peer relationships? Be sure your response includes
original academic research/literature.

Student
1 Response:

Learning to regulate one’s emotions is a very
important skill that is learned in early childhood.  Parents and other
caregivers can help nurture and develop this skill throughout the child’s
growth and development. It is a significant accomplishment as it is a precursor
to how relationships will develop throughout their life.  

If a parent or caregiver can even attempt to manage a
child’s emotions at thirty months will  have children who display
appropriate emotional responses at age five. (Buktako, 2012).  Other
things that parents can do to teach them to regulate emotions, increase social
competence and improve peer relationships include modeling emotion regulation,
acknowledging emotions and assisting in the moment with emotions.  These
things will nurture and demonstrate the proper display and safety of
emotions.  Creativity is very strong at this age and can be nurtured to
encourage the child and the use of their emotions.  Group play is another
way for children to learn to regulate their emotions and interact with other
children also learning to regulate their emotions.  Parents or caregivers
would want to supervise this play to make sure that proper peer relationship
and response is happening and if it is not being able to step in and help the
child learn regulation and assist with the emotions as needed.

Bukatko, D. (2008). Child and adolescent
development. A chronological approach. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2012/327259/

Student
2 Response:

Kids experience, express and perceive emotion before
they be able to understand that. Parents and other caregivers play an important
role in emotional development. How children recognize, label and control the
expression of their emotions in ways that generally are consistent with
cultural expectations, this is emotional regulation. Kids learn from the
caregivers to control their emotions. Parents and caregivers that support
positive emotional development interact affection with their children; show
consideration for their feelings, desires and needs, express interest in their
daily activities; respect, support, that children will develop an early
emotional competence and will be able to be ready to school and less likely to
display problems behaviors at home and at school.

One of the most important aspects of emotion regulation is what it predicts
later in development. Preschoolers and elementary-age children who express a
great deal of anger, hostility, and other negative emotions show poorer social
competence in school and are isolated from or rejected by peers (Eisenberg et
al., 1997; Fabes et al., 2002; Hubbard, 2001)
If kids are emotionally healthy, they will engage positive play behaviors,
develop friendships and are more likely to find acceptance from their peers. Also
through their play, they learn how to work in teams and cooperate. If they have
early rejection by peers they will have social difficulties and also academic.

Reference:
Bukatko, D. (2008). Child and adolescent development. A chronological
approach. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin