Introduce
Formerly Behaviour, Social and Emotional health.
Children’s social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) is important to children’s overall well-being. It encompasses how children manage their emotions, build relationships, and handle social interactions. It includes the ability to understand and express feelings, exhibit empathy, and cope with social situations. Needs can present in various ways according to children’s ages, personality, their experiences and the environment. They may bring difficulties to children’s learning, relationships and routines.
Develop
Dr Alison Gurney, Senior Educational Psychologist, discusses areas of social, emotional and mental health.
Want to know more? There is a whole course dedicated to Social and Emotional Development [link]
Reflect
- Looking back on recent experiences, is there anything you have encountered regarding children’s emotional needs?
- How do you help children to recognise, name and display emotions?