Interventions that seek to address specific stressors typically give accurate information, counteract pathological appraisals, teach problem solving strategies, teach affect awareness and regulatory skills and provide social support. However, Sandler et al. note that it is unknown how the programmes achieve the positive effects.
There is consistent evidence that children who perceive high levels of parental support are better adjusted. High levels of parental support reduces negative effects of stressors on children’s mental health (Sandler et al., in Handbook of Children’s Coping, 1997). A focus on parental support in interventions would be effective, as children could experience an increase in self-esteem, perceptions of control and sense
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Frydenberg and colleagues discuss the ability to influence young children’s coping styles from the perspective of social and emotional competence, which have been identified as a protective factor against emotional and behavioural difficulties (Denham, 2006). Emotions have been argued to underlie the development of problem-solving ability (Izard, 2002). According to Eisenberg and colleagues’ (1997) definition, coping is a subset of the broader category of self-regulation in response to stress. Three aspects of self-regulation are theorised that involve attempts to regulate the emotion, the situation and emotionally driven behaviour. Furthermore, they argued that coping is not always conscious and intentional (Eisenberg et al., 1997); coping consists of regulation of internal emotional arousal and behaviour, as well as the regulation of the source of emotional arousal (Liew et al., 2003). Denham and colleagues (2003) reported that young children often need external assistance to modify their emotional reactions. Parents and teachers reported the link between this emotional regulatory coping and social competence (Eisenberg et al., 1995). Emotional competence in 3 and 4 year olds impacted social competence at the same ages and in the subsequent year (Denham et …show more content…
The use of creative activities provide children opportunities to relate to ‘the self’ and to reflect; the encouragement to discuss what they are expressing, according to Vygotsky (1962), is vital in learning and developing within the social environment where they are constantly problem solving. Verbalisation of their ideas enables children to begin self-directed
A child who utilizes his/her affect as a coping mechanism is relying upon the ability to express or ventilate through emotion. He/she will require opportunities to share anxieties, fears, anger, sorrow, and grief, and have those emotions validated by the adults in his/her life.”
Children are very complex, unique and varied individuals whose genetics, connections and backgrounds all perform significant roles in their emotional development (Wilson, 2003). The genetic blueprint a child inherits from its parents may plot a course for development but the environment and the influences within can affect how the child is shaped, how they connect with and are perceived by others and how their emotions are or are not expressed. Wilson (2003) points out emotions as an experience that is linked to cognitive interpretation, context, subjective feeling, physical reaction and behavioural expression. Campos, Campos, and Barrett (1989) suggest emotions are processes of establishing, maintaining, or disrupting the relations between the person and the internal or external environment, when such relations are significant to the individual.
Kids with support from their parents have a good relationship that they maintain. The writer of MSN LIfestyle says, “ A 2014 study of 243 people born into poverty found that children who received "sensitive caregiving" in their first three years not only did better in academic tests in childhood, but had healthier relationships and greater academic attainment in their 30s. “ This means that those who were cared for improved on academic scores. In the book, “The Other Wes Moore” it
3. Critically analyse how creativity and creative learning can support young children’s emotional, social, intellectual, communication and physical development.
Creative learning is about how children are actively involved in their own learning and their ability to make choices and decisions. This can be achieved by providing a creative environment, allowing exploration through play and praising the child’s creative efforts. Creative learning is about helping children develop imaginative thinking through exploration of materials, objects and problem solving skills like ICT. It is also about giving children opportunities to make connections between different areas and to relate to them. Some creative learning activities may be goal orientated like the
Creative development is important to a child’s learning because it helps them to use their mind and imagination and express their own ideas, and through playing with their friends it also helps them to understand that all family’s and cultures can be different. It helps them to make connections in their thinking and the way in which they problem solve, by doing things over and over again they reinforce their thinking and learning, they develop self-esteem, confidence, imagination & learning to work together in groups. It puts down the foundations for more
1.3 Critically analyze how creativity and creative learning can support young children’s emotional, social, intellectual, communication and physical development
Though when reaching the 6 year mark it improves drastically for coping efficacy and active coping. During the study they came to a realization that the relations among parenting and coping did not differ when it came down to the children’s gender or by their baseline risk status. In my opinion I would definitely have to agree with the study as I come from divorced parents and my mother was a single parent for a couple of years when I turned 6 years old. My mother had a high quality relationship with me and I feel like due to this relationship it helped me more secure when facing stressful events. I believe that this has helped me in my adulthood when I am faced with a stressful situation, because I am able to cope and handle it
The researchers (Reising, et al., 2013) demonstrated parents who suffered from depression as well as financial hardship did not have a great relationship with their children impacting their psychopathology internally and externally. Thus (Reising, et al., 2013) revealed there are countless children living in the United States surrounded by triggers that may direct them to apprehension, for instance, parents who have suffered or are still suffering from compulsive dejection, financial economic hardship, and parents who are neglectful are a few characteristics that can and may influence children and adolescent to stress leading them to behave in a manner that is not aligned with their community. The following research article are in accordance with the previous literature review relating to parental stress and depression does have an influence on children’s behavior:
All of the findings in this article would improve people’s quality of life. By understanding the importance of having maternal and paternal support in a child’s life parents can consciously make an effort support their child though large changes. Also if there were programs and classes in institutions for teenagers to go to for support and guidance it could build their self-esteem and teach them how to live with mental
Over the years, people have gotten themselves into more stressful situations or conditions, which are called stressors, throughout their lives, whether it is their career, family, friends, an event, or other things that tends to stress people out (Meichenbaum, 2007, p. 1). Donald Meichenbaum decided that he wanted to help others solve that problem. Meichenbaum and a few of his colleagues came together to create cognitive behavioral therapy due to this increase (Meichenbaum, 2007, p. 2). After a while, Donald Meichenbaum and a few of his colleagues created Stress Inoculation Training in the mid-1970s. Stress Inoculation Training (SIT) is a treatment program that makes efforts in helping people take control over finding a positive way in dealing with stressful events and also being ready in advance to handle stressful situations (Meichenbaum, 2007, p. 8). This stress intervention is broken up into three phases: the conceptualization or educational phase, the skill acquisition and rehearsal phase, and the application and follow through phase (Admi, 1997, p. 39).
According to Campbell and Jane (2012), “The generative and evaluative modes associated with creativity help children to understand their own creative thinking and decision-making, facilitating their learning.” (p. 2). I agree with this observation because I do believe that allowing children to expand in their creative thinking will allow them to make decisions on their own. Technology even helps them more because they are given software’s that allows them to show their creative thinking and decision making. The authors emphasize how children feel more motivated during technological activities and discuss how the language of the children improves with the use of technology. For example, they are able to download applications that provide them with speaking and listening skills. Furthermore, they could also use applications that allows them to learn other languages, which expand their knowledge. Their research revealed how some factors such as beliefs, attitudes, expectations, emotions, and motivation in the learning process, can help the learning experiences connect students to be more creative and analytic. In this study, the authors demonstrated that children are more engaged when they are taught by means of technology (Campbell, 2012).
Maturation is especially important for individuals as it provides several competitive evolutionary advantages (Locke & Bogin, 2006). Through this process, individuals develop and acquire control over their emotions and behaviours. This ability to monitor and adapt our emotions, cognition and behaviours in accordance to the social and intellectual demands of particular contexts is often referred to as self-regulation (Demetriou, 2000; Zimmerman, 2000). Various complex cognitive skills are required for self-regulation. These skills encompass the constant observation of our thoughts and behaviours, knowledge of the demands of any situation, the capability to alter conditions of our current behaviour as required to achieve a goal or suit a situation and attention to how favourably the demands of a context are met (Evans & Rosenbaum, 2008).
When children see their parents involved in a meaningful way, they may benefit from the confidence and self-esteem that comes with feeling secure in their parents’ commitment to their well-being (Col. State).