Belonging, Being, Becoming.
PSED
Birth to 6 Years
PSED
Have you ever pondered over any of the following?
- How do I remember my garden’s scent, from my childhood even today? Can early experience leave everlasting impact?
- What culminated me into the person I am today
- What makes every child unique?
- Is it the effect of ‘genes’ or ‘nurture’, on one’s personality?
Well, the answer to all of the above is the same.
It is the influence of parents, peer, one’s temperament, a strong sense of self, and sometimes critical life experiences that shapes one’s personal, social & emotional development.
What does PSED means for young children?
- All babies are born with innate competency to flourish. Being special for someone, and well cared for is important for a child’s physical, social and emotional well-being.
- Children gain confidence and inner strength through secure attachments with their close people, who are often around to constantly acknowledge and affirm their gestures.
- Close relationships provide a secure base to explore the world thereby paving way to self-assurance, and promoting a sense of belonging.
Infants
Toddlers
Preschoolers
Kindergartner
Birth – 1 Yr.
Infants
Cardinal
Chapter 4.1
Personal,Social,Emotional Development (PSED) in Infants – An Introduction
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) are three building blocks of future success in life. They are closely linked to each other and often bracketed together as one area of learning and development.
Individuality
Chapter 4.2
Personal Development In Infants
‘Attachment’ is a complex, on-going process which evolves with the child’s age. However, w.r.t to the context of early years, in essence it involves closeness and responsiveness to infants. Research indicates, warm, positive interactions stabilize connections in the child’s brain, leading to strong neural pathways.
Survival
Chapter 4.3
Social Development in Infants
Attachment being the foremost indicator of social development. It is hard to miss the tiny eyes gleam at the sight of his/her parents. When you interact verbally or otherwise, there is a dance-like movement in the petite body, a movement whose rhythm matches that of your communication with him.
Security
Chapter 4.4
Emotional Development in Infants
Infants do have emotions from the first moments of life. However, these might not be very reformed. Emotions related to newborns are all about immediate experiences & sensations that can lead to a stirred up or calmed down responses, and therefore it is hard to label their feelings.
Happenings
Chapter 4.5
Enabling Environments for Infants
What is enabling environment?
The surroundings of young children (i.e. both emotional & physical collectively) also known as environment plays a vital role in supporting and extending their personal, social and emotional development.
Nudge
Chapter 4.6
Positive Relations with Infants
Parents are their child’s first and most enduring educators. They have a deep impact on their child’s development and learning. Young children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with their parents.
At a Glance
Chapter 4.7
Characteristics of PSED in Infants
The first year is marked by:
– Awareness of Self
– Awareness of Others
– Taking Interest in other children/siblings
– Managing Feelings & Behavior
1 – 3 Yrs.
Toddlers
Cardinal
Chapter 5.1
Personal,Social,Emotional Development (PSED) in Toddlers – An Introduction
PSED is everywhere and in every interaction, you have with your toddler. From teaching him/her manners, to encouraging her to do things (washing hands, putting on shoes, tidying the room etc) on her own are all part of supporting your child’s PSED.
Individuality
Chapter 5.2
Personal Development In Toddlers
Research indicates, warm, positive interactions stabilize connections in the child’s brain. These very early connections in the brain are the ones related to “attachment”; hence high- quality, responsive care must be provided for this critical process called attachment to thrive.
Survival
Chapter 5.3
Social Development in Toddlers
By the second year, the growing child attains a new sense of independence through movement. They thrill of moving around helps them perceive their individuality. Gradually the confidence and urge to self-help develops. If they don’t learn some degree of self-sufficiency, they come to doubt their own abilities and feel shame.
Security
Chapter 5.4
Emotional Development in Toddlers
Toddlers express pride, embarrassment, shame, and empathy; adults need to support toddlers’ efforts to learn to use coping techniques to deal with everyday frustrations. They also begin to test limits and strive for independence.
Happenings
Chapter 5.5
Enabling Environments for Toddlers
Learning environment (both indoor & outdoor spaces) should ideally be both rich and varied and secure and safe. It enables the child to explore and learn with confidence. Planning commences in accordance to the inferences drawn out of observation.This helps you to not only know what your child is learning but how he/she learns as an individual.
Nudge
Chapter 5.6
Positive Relations with Toddlers
Toddlers strive to know about ““who I am? and where do I fit in the world?”. It is the phase when the child begins to be resistant and wants to do things independently. Parental support towards their child’s developing sense of autonomy, has many positive cognitive and social outcomes.
3 – 5 Yrs.
Preschoolers
Cardinal
Chapter 6.1
Personal,Social,Emotional Development (PSED) in Preschoolers – An Introduction
PSED is everywhere and in every interaction, you have with your preschooler. From the earliest signs of simple problem solving, to pattern recognition, to “I can fill my own glass of water”, to “why are you upset mom” are all part of supporting your child’s PSED.
Individuality
Chapter 6.2
Personal Development In Preschoolers
Often pondered over the question: “What kind of a person will my child become?” Caught yourself looking for clues via his/her responses and characteristics that will help you formulate an idea about your baby’s personality?
Survival
Chapter 6.3
Social Development in Preschoolers
Around the third year of birth a toddler’s energy towards striving for independence passes and naturally channels towards exploring, inventing and creating. Promoting social development and prosocial skills is a challenge. It demands: commitment, time and thought . . . and patience from the parent’s end.
Security
Chapter 6.4
Emotional Development in Preschoolers
Emotions help us derive meaning from the world around us! Though preschoolers are more independent than infants and toddlers, they still need a lot of help! Develop a confidence in your child, that you will always be around to help him/her manage difficult emotions, or tasks.
Happenings
Chapter 6.5
Enabling Environments for Preschoolers
Enabling Environment is a unique combination of discovery, exploration, investigation, play, and practical tasks all predominantly child-initiated and child-led. The child needs to be encouraged to follow rules and routines, to be responsible for their own safety and assess risks – all under close supervision!
Nudge
Chapter 6.6
Positive Relations with Preschoolers
Full of ‘what’, ‘why’, ‘where’, ‘who’ and ‘how’ questions.
Take their questions seriously and give them proper reasoning. You might actually be surprised at their grasping and understanding power! This surge in the confidence and self-esteem motivates them to explore the environment around…
5 – 6 Yrs.
Kindergartner
Cardinal
Chapter 7.1
Personal,Social,Emotional Development (PSED) in Kindergartener – An Introduction
PSED is everywhere and in every interaction, you have with your kindergartner. From answering to numerous questions, to supporting in his quest to carry out his chores like an adult to making him respect fellow child’s wants at play, are all part of supporting your child’s PSED.
Individuality
Chapter 7.2
Personal Development In Kindergarteners
Personality is a complex formation of human psychism (Leontiev, 1978) that comprises: cognitive capacities, emotions, will & character traits. A Kindergartner’s personality has matured enough to gauge varied possibilities, they become aware of the reasons for their conduct and are capable to actively dominate self behaviour.
Survival
Chapter 7.3
Social Development in Kindergarteners
Man is a social animal. A child eventually develops his/her own ways to get along with other children and adults. Demonstrates both demanding and cooperative behaviours. In doing so, parents play the part of role models- adults who show them how to be with others.
Security
Chapter 7.4
Emotional Development in Kindergarteners
Emotions are motivating and inhibiting, they can be thought about and manipulated, and in some cases may promote or interfere with the planning and execution of behavior. Across early childhood, emotions increasingly take on a social function—without emotional competence, social competence is difficult to achieve.
Happenings
Chapter 7.5
Enabling Environments for Kindergarteners
With the Kindergartners (Ages 5-6 yrs) the focus is now to engage them in activities that involve deeper learning and more structured skill-building activities, that will get them ready for formal school. A strong foundation for your child’s intellectual development that will help him/her through both acacdemic and life success.
Nudge
Chapter 7.6
Positive Relations with Kindergartener
Even though you start getting to reap the benefits of mindful parenting, you do not get to slack down. Things can get complicated, as your child is still in the process of shaping his/her characteristics. These are the foundation years for your child’s personality, life choices and overall behaviour.