How Play-Based Learning Enhances Social and Emotional Development
Introduction
Do we all have amazing social skills? Are you confident enough while speaking in public anytime? The answer to this is a clear no. We all have, at some point in time, experienced being under confident and shy. We all have sometimes been too shy to speak and have insecurities regarding what other people think of our saying. Have you ever wondered what would have happened if these speaking and social skills were good from the beginning? We will tell you! You would have this spoken with confidence and have good and strong social relationships. Social skills play a very important role in One’s life. To succeed in life, it is very essential to have a good company. And in order to acquire a good company, we need to have good social skills. Social skills help us grow and learn through interacting with people and knowing about their experiences, learnings and much more.
Importance of social and emotional skills:
Social skills are an integral part of our lives. Humans are social animals and we need to interact with people on a daily basis. Interacting with people helps us learn so much about different cultures and traditions. A lot of us have encountered problems regarding interacting with people. When we do not have good social skills, we often end up saying things that we don’t wanna say and they can hurt other people as well sometimes. This is the reason we need to have good social and emotional skills which in turn will improve our communication skills. These skills have roots in our emotional intelligence and soundness. Emotionally sound people have considerable levels of confidence due to which they are able to communicate effectively and have good social relations.
When should we start developing such skills:
Social and emotional skills are the best if developed from a young age. If you have been taught to cultivate these skills within yourself, you can catch up really well and it is the best if you have studied in a play school as they enhance and ensure your social and emotional development. This development ensures that, later on, in life, we grow to socialising person with good etiquette and have effective communication as well. Emotional development in these playschools enhances your skills as they believe that good mental health and emotional intelligence are a necessity for good social skills.
We believe that at such a young age students are able to absorb as much information as you want to convey to them. They are devoid of all pressures and stress so they can learn new things with an open mind and stick to those learnings well. It is very important to teach a child these skills from a very young age as they are becoming important and important in today’s world and no one can do anything without these skills.
Why only play schools?
Now after we have said that place schools have a crucial role in the development of a child socially as well as emotionally, you may be curious to ask why are only and only Play School important and beneficial. Let us talk about this. Play Schools are distinguished from other kindergarten schools in many ways. They not only teach a kid their concepts and lessons but also make them do a lot more things than just making them stick to their textbooks.
Play schools are focused on ensuring the overall development of a child and they do so by organising certain events, competitions and even through their day-to-day activities and classes. Playschool students have an advantage in this dimension as they are trained as an all-rounder and not just like a bookworm. This makes sure that the students have good skills other than their Academics and are able to communicate their skills effectively.
How do play schools enhance a child's social and emotional development?
Here are some of the ways in which a play school enhances your child’s social and emotional development:
1) They provide the child with a healthy and positive emotional environment which makes them emotionally sound.
2) They recognize that the teachers directly affect a child’s mental health and to not compromise with it, the teachers are selected after proper consideration of their behaviour and values. Strict vigilance is kept upon the teachers and a moral code of conduct is followed by them.
3) Even the non-teaching staff is appointed after consideration and they are given proper instructions to be nice to the little ones.
4) sincere efforts to include every child are taken so that they do not start feeling incomplete and insecure.
5) They are always keen on organising skill-enhancing events that are interactive as well as help in improving the child’s confidence.
6) Students are taught the values of kindness towards everyone and it is made sure that each student is socialising well with their classmates.
7) If any student is being seen secluding himself/ herself, they are handled delicately and made to have friends with whom they can enjoy in their free time.
8) The regular play activities in the school make regular socialising and communication with their batchmates possible. This helps in directly boosting their social development.
In all these measures, these play schools directly or indirectly enhance the social and emotional development of a child. These little things that are taken care of have a major impact on a child’s development. Play schools play a pivotal role in a child’s early life. It is therefore important for us that we recognise this importance and take positive steps for our children.
Benefits of acquiring these skills at an early age:
These play schools contribute a lot to the social and emotional development of the children and support them throughout the process. The child gets many benefits from this such as:-
1) The child grows up to be a great companion to other people and is a true friend with values of empathy and care
2) The child is emotionally able to handle their emotions well, control them and healthily deal with them.
3) Due to good emotional health, his/her social skills will be good. He/She can easily and effectively communicate with people and get their message conveyed exactly as they want it to be.
4) They will be able to have strong social relationships with people who help them in times of distress and difficulty.
5) They will spread happiness to all those around them.
6) Due to effective communication skills, they can be very good at whatever they do
Conclusion
Realising the importance of social and emotional well-being and skills in today’s world, every child needs to have these skills. Acknowledging this, we should also work on this for our children and provide them with the best environment in which they can grow in a holistic manner. Play schools are the best way to enhance this development in young kids and the best thing we can do for them is to get them into one. We hope you understand the concepts of social and emotional development and how the play schools can level the social and emotional development of a child.
