Skills

1. Social Emotion /Age 0-6 Years 6-12 Years 12-18 Years
Recognizes familiar
people
Uses ‘Sorry, Thank
You, please’ properly
Demonstrates
decision making
Differentiate between
people and objects
Maintains eye contact
while talking
Asks for assistance
and accepts help
when required
Smiles reciprocally Remains aloof Initiate conversation
in social situation
Touches, feels objects
and explores
environment
Engages in self-
stimulating emotions
Maintain
conversation in group
with peers
Recognizes mother Lacks fear of danger Initiates friendship
Smiles at familiar
person
Expresses emotions Initiates friendship
with peers of
opposite sex
Initially shy with
strangers
Expresses choice in
different situation
Perform sex
appropriate roles
Waves ‘bye’ and
claps hands
Exhibit good
manners in social
situations
Participates in
community recreation
activities
Responds differently
to family members
and strangers
Display control over
their behaviour in
different social
situations
Plays simple board
game following rules
Repeats activity that
elicits laughter from
observers
Demonstrate culture
appropriate behaviour
Identifies dangerous
situation
Imitates adults Take turns Remains silent when
someone talks
Shows interest in
other children
Engages in play with
peers
Acknowledge
presence of others
Spontaneously shares
with adults
Begins to prefer
children to adults
Enjoys adult
facilitated peer
interaction
Shows affection Share objects or food Maintains calm
behaviour when
another person
exhibits strong
emotional state
Makes wants known
by pushing, pulling
and reaching
Accept adults help in
moderating own
emotions
Use conventional
social behaviours –
please, thank you,
compliments, and
apologies

2. Repeatedly casts
objects on floor in
play or rejection,
usually without
watching fall
Accepts adult
feedback used to
support, reassure, or
encourage
Initiates interaction
with adults such as
showing toys
Likes to listen
rhymes, music
Hugs and loves doll
Emotionally still very
dependent upon
familiar adult,
especially mother
Constantly
demanding mothers
attention
Shows awareness of
social standards (e.g.,
wants clothes
changed when dirty)
Expresses affection
for some peers
Request permission
Engages in pretend
play