Social Skills for Play & Learning (Middlesex)
Ilderton Community Centre
13168 Ilderton Rd, Ilderton, ON N0M 2A0, Canada
London
Ontario
43.0785802
-81.3877978
Description
Facilitated By: Jan Blaxall, MASc (Psychology) RECE, AECEO.C, & Janet Foster BA (Psychology) RECE, AECEO.C
Social competence is a complex interaction for children as they need to have the tools to interact effectively. Social competence matters for many reasons. In the short term, it helps children enter play and provides foundations for building relationships. Educators are encouraged to remember that children learn best when their needs are met. Children may need assurance to strengthen their emotional security, varied experiences with materials or with group play. Educators play such a key role in how they can support children through tips on entering play, modeling, and co-regulating with children as they learn and grow.
Jan and Janet formed their Early Years Social-Emotional Learning team while professors of Early Childhood Education at Fanshawe College, London, ON, where Janet is now the ECE Program Coordinator. During this time, they were trainers for Kids Have Stress Too! and shared this resource with students and the ECE community.
For the past two decades, they have researched and taught the milestones and challenges of social-emotional development and the importance of relationship-based approaches to build a sense of security, self- and other-awareness, and social skills that are key developmental tasks in the first five years of life.
Most recently, they have created a resource for Social Emotional Learning and Relationship Building Strategies. TFL Early Years SEL supports educators in establishing a safe and trusting, play-based, emergent learning environment where children feel they belong as valued and socially competent members of the group. The practices included in the training are evidence-informed throughout.
Jan and Janet have also authored the My Feelings Children’s Book Series of 4 children’s books (for ages 2 ½ -5), describing emotional intelligence and competence, including reasons for, symptoms of and self-regulation strategies for children’s strong emotions
This session takes place in Middlesex, if you’d prefer to attend a session in the region you work in, check out these options below:
London, Elgin, Oxford
** Ticket Types are based on the county you WORK in
** Elgin and Oxford professionals, please use access key
Times
Start:
2024-06-18T18:30:00-04:00
End:
2024-06-18T20:00:00-04:00
Category
Other
Tickets
London Professionals
0.0
CAD
40
Middlesex Professionals
0.0
CAD
40
Professionals from Other Counties
20.0
CAD
40