Course Details

CCEI3011: Birth to Five: Emotional Development in Young Children

Course ID 71020

ChildCare Education Institute

(800) 499-9907

Description

This course examines the emotional development of young children. Participants will learn about Erikson's eight stages of emotional development, methods of increasing emotional literacy, and activities that can be applied in the home to encourage emotional development.

1.00 Hours / 0.10 CEUs

Course Level

Informal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Positive ways to support children's social and emotional development (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Theoretical Foundations (1 Hour)

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Head Start/Early Head Start

Infants (0-12 months)

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

• Identify aspects of Erik Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development with regard to young children
• Identify strategies for promoting trust, autonomy, and initiative in young children
• Identify elements of nonverbal communication
• Identify strategies for modeling appropriate communication skills and building emotional vocabulary
• Define emotional literacy

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