Personal, Social and Emotional Development Stage: Making Relationships Self Confidence and Self Awareness Managing Feelings and Behaviour More outgoing towards unfamiliar people Separates from main carer with support Seeks out others to share experiences and more confident in new social and encouragement from a familiar adult situations Shows affection and concern for people Beginning to express own preferences Begins to express feelings to carers By 3 yrs who are special to them and interests (25 36 – months) Welcomes and values praise for what they Beginning to empathise with feelings of May form a special friendship with another have done others child Listen to and responds to others with talk More confident to talk to other children Beginning to understand the concept of during play when playing saying sorry and making up Can inhibit own actions/behaviours, e.g. Can play in a group extending and More confident socially away from carers stop themselves from doing something elaborating play ideas they shouldn’t do Can wait to have needs met (and Shows concern for younger siblings and Can express feelings to carers understand the needs of others) playmates in distress By 4 yrs (37 48 – Friendship with peers is increasingly Will play with groups of children; can take Vivid imagination the dark, monsters – months) valued turns but not consistently. Beginning to understand the importance of rules and tries to keep to them. Responding to what others are saying and Confident to join and participate in a group Understands taking turns as well as doing during play sharing
Stage: Personal, Social and Emotional Development Making Relationships Self Confidence and Self Awareness Managing Feelings and Behaviour By 3 yrs (25 – 36 months) Seeks out others to share experiences Separates from main carer with support and encouragement from a familiar adult More outgoing towards unfamiliar people and more confident in new social situations Shows affection and concern for people who are special to them Beginning to express own preferences and interests Begins to express feelings to carers May form a special friendship with another child Welcomes and values praise for what they have done Beginning to empathise with feelings of others Listen to and responds to others with talk during play More confident to talk to other children when playing Beginning to understand the concept of saying sorry and making up By 4 yrs (37 – 48 months) Can play in a group extending and elaborating play ideas More confident socially away from carers Can inhibit own actions/behaviours, e.g. stop themselves from doing something they shouldn’t do Can wait to have needs met (and understand the needs of others) Can express feelings to carers Shows concern for younger siblings and playmates in distress Friendship with peers is increasingly valued Will play with groups of children; can take turns but not consistently. Vivid imagination – the dark, monsters Responding to what others are saying and doing Confident to join and participate in a group during play Beginning to understand the importance of rules and tries to keep to them. Understands taking turns as well as sharing
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