3. Social
Social and Emotional Development:
"Play," is a critical tool to develop a child's
social skills and increase their emotional
maturity. Jean Piaget (1962)
and psychologist's alike believe that play is
the first link to cognitive development and
contributes to development
of a child's
vocabulary, imagination, language
comprehension, impulse control, empathy
and group participation. "Play,"
provides a way for children to cope and
express their feelings.
4. How "Play" increases a
child's social skills
• Practice both verbal and
nonverbal communication skills.
• Children develop negotiating
abilities.
• Communication skills to join in
with play.
• Empathy towards other's feelings.
• The ability to wait to use share
materials.
5. How "Play" develops a
child's emotional maturity:
• Children create imaginary characters,
plots and settings that coincide with
their emotional state.
• A child adds forbidden acts into their
play/narrative for compensation but, in
reality these acts wouldn't be permitted.
For example eating cookies for
breakfast.
• A child learns what activities they excel
in compared to others.
6. YouTube Video
How teachers develop the social and
emotional skills of their students
and the activities they co-ordinate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiZ
P3lsgNec
7. Social
The following link is a magazine article
that discusses the social and
emotional development of children
mostly
at a Preschool level and how the act of
play increases their chance of
developing skills that will
help them excel.
http://www2.ku.edu/~kskits/ta/Packets/Rol
eOfCurriculum/5_TheRoleOfPlayInCurric
ulum/ImportanceOfBeingPlayful.pdf
8. Social
The following link is a article from
education.com where the writer J.P.
Isenberg discusses the social and
emotional development of children and
examples of studies conducted by
psychologist that have researched
this topic.
http://www.education.com/reference/arti
cle/importance-play--social-emotional/
9. Narrative
What is it?
• Narrative (or story telling) is the
play of learning and language that
develops intellect. Narrative therapy
is also very common in family and
children counselling/ psychology.
Examples include:
• Parent reading to their child
• A child retelling the story in his or
her own words
10. What is the
outcome?
Narrative play not only helps
children learn and develop
intellect, but it also helps them
build a meaning of the world in
which they live in
11. How does it work?
How does it work?
• Hamilton and Weiss (1990), state that all humans
are natural storytellers, by passing down:
• Beliefs
• Traditions
• History
• The following link is a theory/report on how
narrative play works
• http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esr
c=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0C
D4QFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.lib.umn.edu%
2Fmulli105%2F1601spr2011%2F1-
NarrPlayArtSelf.pdf&ei=jAYnUof5DIjqiAens4BA&u
sg=AFQjCNEFCQvAl0keTJLyafA0VPZyPTeKDg&bv
m=bv.51495398,d.dGI
12. Narrative play therapy:
• Assists children that have been hurt in
some way to cope with the adult world. For
example a child may have been a victim of
domestic violence from a parent, family
member or acquaintance, and in therapy ay
refer to this person as a “monster”. The
following YouTube clip shows a therapy
session in action.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip9eAEW
c_yA
• Also see: Narrative therapy in children
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMst5Ho
OS6c
13. Ideas and games
• Songs
• Poems
• Rhymes
• Riddles
• Stories
• Folk tales
• Drawings and paintings
14. Why is it important?
• Makes sense of the world we live
in
• Understanding of yourself
• Experience (how kids describe it
and know it to be)
• Making sense of facts and
emotions
16. Transformative
What is it?
Transformative refers to the transformation
of an individual through the stages of
childhood. Studies suggest that young
children develop and learn predominantly
through play and interaction, using creative
approaches rather than a strict curriculum
(National Research Council and Institute of
Medicine, 2009). Activities such as story
telling, rhyming, acting games, art, dance
and music best encourage the development
of personal skills in children (Department of
Mental Health, 2010).
17. How does it work?
The interactions and encounters
that children have during the first
three years of their life are the
most critical to learning and
development. Through practicing
verbal skills, imaginative skills
and communication
skills, children may develop an
array of dexterities that have an
impact on the remainder of their
lives.
18. What is the expected
outcome?
It is expected that play throughout
the stages of childhood will guide
the way children react to
stressful environments, help their
brain mature and improve literacy
foundations and communication
skills as well as a number of other
skills.
19. Why is it important?
• It is important for children to playas it will help
them to develop skills that are necessary for their
future. Examples of skills they may acquire
include:
• Awareness of self and others often through
expression and body language.
• Positive sense of self-esteem, mastery and social
inclusion.
• Improve social interaction skills.
• Encourage children to extend their comfort zone.
• Improve problem solving, conflict resolution and
coping strategies
20. Conclusion
Overall
social, narrative, imaginative and
transformative play is essential in
children whilst interacting with
others. It shapes their
development and helps them gain
an understanding of the world
they live in and who they are
21. References
• Narrative therapy example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip9eAEWc_yA
• Early Childhood Education Journal, Vol. 34, No. 4, February 2007 (2006) DOI: 10.1007/s10643-006-0137-4:
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CD4QFjAC&
url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.lib.umn.edu%2Fmulli105%2F1601spr2011%2F1-
NarrPlayArtSelf.pdf&ei=jAYnUof5DIjqiAens4BA&usg=AFQjCNEFCQvAl0keTJLyafA0VPZyPTeKDg&bvm=bv.514953
98,d.dGI
• Ann Cattanach, Narrative Approaches in Play with Children: http://collaborative-
practices.com/archived/volume-3-archives/bookshelf-3/narrative-approaches-in-play-with-children/
• Narrative therapy in children video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMst5HoOS6c
• http://deta.qld.gov.au/earlychildhood/pdfs/tip-sheets/tip-sheet-why-play-is-important.pdf
•
• http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/why_play_is_important.html
• http://www.education.com/reference/article/importance-play--social-emotional/
•
• http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/talk_to_your_baby/news/2332_10_reasons_why_play_is_important
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• http://www.unicef.org/chinese/earlychildhood/files/GuidelineforECDKitcaregivers.pdf
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• Department of Mental Health(2010).Confident communities brighter futures a framework for developing
wellbeing.England: New Horizons
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