Six ways to leverage socio-emotional learning in Early Childhood Education

By Andri Agathokleous

Socio-emotional learning and wellbeing in early childhood education are attracting growing attention, as researchers continuously emphasise their drastic benefits for children at the start of, and across, their educational journey. Indeed, recent studies have shown that supporting children’s socio-emotional learning also predetermines more long-term factors of their personal growth, equipping them with the ability to self-regulate emotions and behaviours, establish meaningful relationships, as well as set limits and manage expectations later in life.

But as we uncover the apparent benefits, the obvious question remains: how can…