Emotional Development

Emotional Development: Emotional development is the emergence of a child's experience, expression, understanding, and regulation of emotions from birth through late adolescence. It also comprises how growth and changes in these processes concerning emotions occur. Emotional development does not occur in isolation; neural, cognitive, and behavioral development interact with emotional development and social and cultural influences, and context also play a role.
http://www.education.com/reference/article/emotional-development/

Relates:
Relates: Young Children with Challenging Behavior Conversely,

children who are emotionally well-adjusted have a greater chance of early school success.

Social and behavioral competence in young children predicts their academic performance in the fi rst grade over and above their cognitive skills and family backgrounds.

Even at age 3 or 4, your child is very much her own person. She has distinct likes and dislikes, and her personality is developing more every day. She is getting better at using words to express how she's feeling, which means fewer tantrums. Her mood may still change drastically from one moment to the next, but she is more likely to talk about being angry or sad rather than having a meltdown...READ MORE At:
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/guide/preschooler-emotional-development
http://onslowkids.org/take-action.php



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NILMVqfJZug

many children are entering kindergarten and first grade without  the social, emotional, and behavioral skills that are necessary for learning success in school.

Children who display disruptive behavior in school

receive less positive feedback from teachers, spend less time on tasks, and receive

less instruction. They lose opportunities to learn from their classmates in grouplearning

activities and receive less encouragement from their peers.