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Early Childhood Education
As adults, we know
how to make friends,
it’s almost instinctive.
We start talking to
someone casually,
asking questions and
discovering if we have
anything in
common. Eventually,
we exchange numbers,
make plans
and…voila! We have a
new friend!
But when you look
around an early
childhood education
setting, building
friendships looks
quite a bit different.
Most of the time, babies
and toddlers will happily
play right next to each
other, never really
interacting at all! And
when they do,
there’s usually pinching
and grabbing
and crying involved. But
why is this?
Are we born with such poor social skills? Not at all! Playing
together is a learned skill, and just like every other area of
development, there are stages that children go
through to learn how to make friends.
Babies are born
social. They smile
at those who smile
at them and they
giggle no matter who
is playing peek-a-boo
with them. And when it
comes to other children
and babies, they are
captivated! Even
toddlers love interacting
with people, though
sometimes only from
the safety of a loved
one’s arms.
No matter how
much they love
seeing
and even briefly
interacting with
others, when it
comes to playtime
they enjoy doing their
own thing. Babies and
young toddlers are very
egocentric, their world
revolves around their
needs and wants.
When they want to
play with something,
they want to explore
and learn, playing with
it their way, not sharing
it with someone else.
So when you look
around an early
childhood education
center, you’ll notice that
most of the younger
children are playing
next to each other, not
really together.
This is called parallel play, and it’s a typical stage of
development that all babies and young toddlers go through on
their way to learning how to be social with others. It’s actually
not until toddlers are between three and four years old that
they really start branching out and interacting with their peers,
as opposed to next to them.
This type of play, called associative play, usually involves a lot
of interaction between children, but it doesn’t really involve
cooperating together, following rules, or even taking turns. This
type of play, called associative play, usually involves a lot of
interaction between children, but it doesn’t really involve
Eventually this play evolves into games with rules and some
sort of structure, children working together to create an end
result. This type of play, known as cooperative play, usually
shows up between the ages of four and five. Children
may have assigned roles and talk to each other about what
the plan is in order to reach a common goal.
They are learning to respect property, ask for permission to
play, and are more willing to share their toys. Cooperative play
requires less guidance in an early childhood setting than the
earlier stages, and more observation from adults, as they
problem solve their way to success!
Making friends is a learned skill, and it’s one that takes time.
After all, sharing, and playing is a learning process, and
requires a lot of guidance. But watching children evolve from
playing next to each other to playing with each other is so
rewarding.
So watch your child play next to another child, and rest
assured that they will make the next step, building friendships
as they build their social skills. Watching children evolve and
grow to become great friends is one of the most rewarding
parts of being in an early childhood setting like ours!
Thanks for watching this. To know more about
early childhood education in O’Fallon MO
visit:
Bright Start Academy

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Early Childhood Education: a Basic of Education | Bright Start Academy

  • 2. As adults, we know how to make friends, it’s almost instinctive. We start talking to someone casually, asking questions and discovering if we have anything in common. Eventually, we exchange numbers, make plans and…voila! We have a new friend!
  • 3. But when you look around an early childhood education setting, building friendships looks quite a bit different. Most of the time, babies and toddlers will happily play right next to each other, never really interacting at all! And when they do, there’s usually pinching and grabbing and crying involved. But why is this?
  • 4. Are we born with such poor social skills? Not at all! Playing together is a learned skill, and just like every other area of development, there are stages that children go through to learn how to make friends.
  • 5. Babies are born social. They smile at those who smile at them and they giggle no matter who is playing peek-a-boo with them. And when it comes to other children and babies, they are captivated! Even toddlers love interacting with people, though sometimes only from the safety of a loved one’s arms.
  • 6. No matter how much they love seeing and even briefly interacting with others, when it comes to playtime they enjoy doing their own thing. Babies and young toddlers are very egocentric, their world revolves around their needs and wants.
  • 7. When they want to play with something, they want to explore and learn, playing with it their way, not sharing it with someone else. So when you look around an early childhood education center, you’ll notice that most of the younger children are playing next to each other, not really together.
  • 8. This is called parallel play, and it’s a typical stage of development that all babies and young toddlers go through on their way to learning how to be social with others. It’s actually not until toddlers are between three and four years old that they really start branching out and interacting with their peers, as opposed to next to them.
  • 9. This type of play, called associative play, usually involves a lot of interaction between children, but it doesn’t really involve cooperating together, following rules, or even taking turns. This type of play, called associative play, usually involves a lot of interaction between children, but it doesn’t really involve
  • 10. Eventually this play evolves into games with rules and some sort of structure, children working together to create an end result. This type of play, known as cooperative play, usually shows up between the ages of four and five. Children may have assigned roles and talk to each other about what the plan is in order to reach a common goal.
  • 11. They are learning to respect property, ask for permission to play, and are more willing to share their toys. Cooperative play requires less guidance in an early childhood setting than the earlier stages, and more observation from adults, as they problem solve their way to success!
  • 12. Making friends is a learned skill, and it’s one that takes time. After all, sharing, and playing is a learning process, and requires a lot of guidance. But watching children evolve from playing next to each other to playing with each other is so rewarding.
  • 13. So watch your child play next to another child, and rest assured that they will make the next step, building friendships as they build their social skills. Watching children evolve and grow to become great friends is one of the most rewarding parts of being in an early childhood setting like ours!
  • 14. Thanks for watching this. To know more about early childhood education in O’Fallon MO visit: Bright Start Academy