Social Needs of children

Social needs of children

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Three skills that contribute to positive social development in a wide range of roles and responsibilities are problem-solving skills emotional intelligence working cooperatively with others or in other words good team skills . Starkey 's (1997 ) compiled Eric Erikson developmental theory and states if the Adults cannot learn in a classroom or in other places like with friends and with family , then they will not develop identity . They may only develop a well-defined identity if young adults are assisted to develop to contribute to

society otherwise they will experience stagnation and may feel despair in their later life . This highlights the importance of problem-solving skills , working cooperatively with others , emotionally relating with others and showing empathy to fellow beings . These occur so that the children develop a positive identity and therefore do not feel hopeless and therefore have low self-esteem . As discussed above if children do not develop such skills in family , school and in friendships , they may not develop a positive identity and will not be successful in terms of becoming contributing young adults later in their life

The family environment must be loving , give the children autonomy and give them the opportunity to explore and learn for themselves . In addition to this , the family environment gives assistance to children in learning new skills by interacting with friends and the local community This gives the children a sense of responsibility and also problem-solving skills and helps them develop a rapport with others and develop team skills . This will assist them in later years to define without confusion their unique identity as well to the development of a positive self-esteem . In the EQ Today website in an article Emotionally intelligent parenting an interview with Maurice Elias has stressed the importance of a loving and fun family environment . This helps to develop such social skills and have parenting skills , which do not blame children , and to make them learn from mistakes . The family environment which is loving and gives autonomy , will enable children 's needs of belongingness and also give them opportunity to develop empathy towards others . In addition , autonomy helps them to develop problem solving skills which increases self-esteem by improving their sense of achievement and success . By this process the children become capable in future years contributing members of society

If the family environment is overbearing and not loving and blaming then it is not conducive to develop the social skills and personal capabilities in later years when the child grows to adulthood . This is because it restricts the children to develop problem-solving skills and team skills as well as produces low self-esteem . Therefore , these environments are counter productive to the development of positive identity in later years in becoming a contributing member of society

In the classroom environment , the teacher must provide opportunities for the children to explore and also work in team environments . They must be involved in community work or they at least must be socialising with the local community...