HDFS 2403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Attachment In Adults, Energy Level, Relate
20 Dec 2018
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During the first few months of life, babies are using the language of emotional expression to communicate with us. Emotional development involves: learning to regulate one"s reactions to the environment, learning to express emotions and understand the expression of emotions, developing an attachment relationship with a caring adult, develop a firm sense of self identity. Temperament and gender are two important, biologically based aspects of personality that make emotional learning and development unique within each child. Temperament: how a child relates to the world, given certain biological features. Validity or reactivity (intense of reaction): the lively expression of emotion that is shared with others. High emotional vitality: invites interaction which may also produce more negative reactions. Highly reactive infants and toddlers may not be suited for group care. Boys and girls, as groups, are different in emotional learning and development. These qualities are probably a result of both biology and social expectations.
