Emotion Development

Emotion Development

1. Why is it important for children to learn to regulate their emotions? What impact does emotion regulation have on learning in early childhood?

2. How might temperament influence children's behavior in the classroom?

3. What are some ways you can promote emotional development in the early childhood classroom?

Empathy in Books and Movies

· Identify a book or movie for children that have an empathy theme. Place the title of the movie/book as your blog title (i.e. The Lion King) and present an image of the movie/book in your blog post. Provide a brief description of the empathy theme in the book/movie.

· List some questions that you might ask a child about the movie/book you presented to understand their perspective or feelings of empathy.

· For extra credit  (3 points): Ask your questions to a young child (below the age of 10) and post a video of the child's responses to your questions.