Personal, Social and Personal, Social and Emotional DevelopmentEmotional Development

Information meeting for Information meeting for Parents and CarersParents and Carers

September 2015September 2015

There are seven areas of the Early There are seven areas of the Early Years Curriculum, three ‘prime’ areas Years Curriculum, three ‘prime’ areas and four ‘specific’ areas. and four ‘specific’ areas.

Personal, Social and Emotional Personal, Social and Emotional Development is a prime area.Development is a prime area.

PSED is divided into three areas –PSED is divided into three areas –•making relationshipsmaking relationships•self-confidence and self-awarenessself-confidence and self-awareness•managing feelings and behaviourmanaging feelings and behaviour

We aim to establish strong and We aim to establish strong and positive links with children and positive links with children and families before they start school.families before they start school.

Children need to feel secure in their Children need to feel secure in their surroundings, confident in the surroundings, confident in the relationships they form and valued relationships they form and valued as individuals in order to be as individuals in order to be successful learners.successful learners.

Becoming an independent, resourceful Becoming an independent, resourceful and resilient learner -and resilient learner -

We encourage personal responsibility We encourage personal responsibility through everyday routines –through everyday routines –

• footprintsfootprints• clothing and personal hygieneclothing and personal hygiene• book bags and other personal book bags and other personal

possessionspossessions• joining adult-led tasks and activitiesjoining adult-led tasks and activities• leading own learning through self-leading own learning through self-

selection / choice / preferenceselection / choice / preference

Responsibility and independenceResponsibility and independence

• disagreements do occur – often when disagreements do occur – often when sharing and taking turnssharing and taking turns

• children are children are supportedsupported to solve to solve problemsproblems

• making amends means saying sorry making amends means saying sorry and knowing whyand knowing why

• Langshott language – Langshott language –

• ““That’s the right / wrong thing to That’s the right / wrong thing to • do” / “Stop, I don’t like it.” / “You have do” / “Stop, I don’t like it.” / “You have

a choice.” a choice.” • ( we never say ( we never say naughtynaughty ) )

• children move from ‘egocentric’ to children move from ‘egocentric’ to ‘empathetic’ at different rates‘empathetic’ at different rates

LunchtimesLunchtimes

• personal hygiene – toilet and hand washpersonal hygiene – toilet and hand wash• manners – please /thank you / may I …manners – please /thank you / may I …• use of knife, fork and spoon / opening use of knife, fork and spoon / opening

packets and wrappers independentlypackets and wrappers independently• choices / preferences / trying new thingschoices / preferences / trying new things• appreciation of others – thank you to the appreciation of others – thank you to the

cook !cook !• social interaction / talking quietly social interaction / talking quietly

Behaviour managementBehaviour management

• CBG Catching them being good !CBG Catching them being good !

• Positive praise – “I really like the way Positive praise – “I really like the way you ……..” (labelling the behaviour, you ……..” (labelling the behaviour, not the child)not the child)

• Proximity praise / using the child’s Proximity praise / using the child’s natural desire to pleasenatural desire to please

• Using body language, facial Using body language, facial expression and tone of voiceexpression and tone of voice

• Eye contact ! Straightaway !Eye contact ! Straightaway !

•Clear expectations – “First time of Clear expectations – “First time of asking.”asking.” • Quiet voices, gentle hands andQuiet voices, gentle hands and walking feet.walking feet.

• Direct instructions – Direct instructions – “ “Come and put your wellies away, Come and put your wellies away, thank you.”thank you.”

• “ “Remember your self-control.”Remember your self-control.”

Langshott star points -Langshott star points -

SSelf-controlelf-control

TTeam playeream player

AAttitudettitude

RRespectespect

We aim to –We aim to –

• make our instructions/expectations make our instructions/expectations clearclear

• allow children time to process allow children time to process instructions/requestsinstructions/requests

• remind children of expected remind children of expected behaviourbehaviour

• remind children of the remind children of the consequences of their actionsconsequences of their actions

• move them near an adult for a move them near an adult for a short ‘time out’ to think about short ‘time out’ to think about what happenedwhat happened

• support children to make support children to make amendsamends

How you can help to support How you can help to support your childyour child

• Encourage your child to solve problems Encourage your child to solve problems independently if possibleindependently if possible

• Remind them to seek the support of Remind them to seek the support of adults in school if necessary adults in school if necessary

• Remember that you may not hear the Remember that you may not hear the full story ! We ask all children involved full story ! We ask all children involved in any disagreement to share their in any disagreement to share their viewpoint, and support them to develop viewpoint, and support them to develop empathy, remorse and self-controlempathy, remorse and self-control

Learning Folder itemsLearning Folder items

Significant milestones -Significant milestones -• making a new friendmaking a new friend• coping with change / taking something coping with change / taking something

‘in their stride’‘in their stride’• using good manners without a promptusing good manners without a prompt• facing a fearfacing a fear• enjoying a new experienceenjoying a new experience• playing cooperatively and taking turnsplaying cooperatively and taking turns• showing kindness and considerationshowing kindness and consideration