Guest Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Hi, please can someone give me some ideas how i can write an assignment.Discuuss the claim that children's early social relationships are the foundation for emotional security and social understanding. Obviously i know that it does,but i don't know how to structure my essay.Any ideas please would be gratefully acknowledged. Thanks Louise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Phew ... a tall order ... structuring an essay ... I'm a little rusty ! I've just received a great book from Amazon 'Social skills in the Early Years - Supporting Social and Behavioural Learning' by Kay Mathieson. I think you would find this really useful, I'll include a few of the key points here as it might give you some ideas for your essay. SECTION 1 Learning social skills -watching others -trying out ourselves -breaking down skills -practising skills seaparately - fitting skills together - applying skills to various situations -improve own skill level through rehearsal and repetition SECTION 2 Dealing with conflict This discusses how we can break down social interaction into skills which can be practised and using conflict as a learning experience. Skills for conflict resolution : Listening Communicating needs and wishes Understanding a situation Ability to appreciate another's view Ability to communicate respect SECTION 3 Grown ups make a difference - Teaching and learning about behaviour How we can promote the characteristics of well being which are : feeling at ease Being in contact with feelings and emotions and enjoying life Acting spontaneously Showing vitality and self confidence Open to the world Expressing inner rest and relaxation I think the book has the approach that through social relationships children develop emotional security and an understanding of others. Hope this helps a bit. I would get the book, it is very inspiring and simple to read, and came very quickly from Amazon ! Good luck with the essay Galleon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 [Hi Galleon, Thank you for getting back to me so quickly.This is such a helpful ,supportive site.I am going to order that book that you recommended to me-cheers.Thanks for the pointers,you have steered me in the right direction.I think the problem was that i was feeling overwhelmed as there is so much that you could write for that topic. I hope that i can be some help to you in the future. Louise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Hi Louise, Glad my post was of some use ... it is such a huge vague, title you could go in lots of directions really. Good luck with the essay ! Galleon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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