•
Develop
a secure attachment with the infant.
•
Be
sure that both the mother and the father nurture the infant.
•
Select competent day care.
•
Understand
and respect the infant’s temperament
•
Adapt
to the developmental changes in the infant.
•
Be
physically and mentally healthy.
•
Read
good books on infant development.
*Personal
Characteristics of Competent Caregivers
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Competent
caregivers are physically healthy.
•
Competent
caregivers are mentally healthy.
•
Competence
caregivers have a positive self-image.
•
Competent
caregivers are flexible.
•
Competent
caregivers are patient.
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Competent
caregivers are positive models for infants.
•
Competent
caregivers are open to learning.
•
Competent
caregivers enjoy caregiving.
2. Improving
Young Children’s Socio-emotional Development in Early Childhood
•
Be
an authoritative parent.
•
Adapt
to the child’s developmental changes.
•
Communicate
effectively with children in divorced family.
•
Provide
the child the opportunities for play.
•
Monitor
the child’s TV viewing.
•
Present
positive moral models for the child and use emotional situations to promote
moral development.
3. Strategies
for Supporting Children’s Socio-emotional Development
•
Adapt
to developmental changes in children.
•
Improve
children’s peer and friendship skills.
•
Create
schools that support the child’s socioemotional development.
•
Improve
children’s self-esteem.
•
Nurture
children’s moral development.
•
Improve
the child’s emotional intelligence.
4. Strategies
for Supporting Adolescents’ Socio-emotional Development
•
Understand
the importance of autonomy and attachment.
•
Keep
parent-adolescent conflict from being turbulent, and use good communication skills
with the adolescent.
•
Recognize
the importance of peers, youth organizations, and mentors.
•
Help
adolescents better understand the nature of differences, diversity, and value conflicts.
•
Let
adolescents explore their identity.
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