Social development
28 articles
Family Life
The Transition to Secondary School: What to Expect and How to Help
Starting secondary school is a different kind of change to anything that has come before. Primary school added one teacher, one classroom, and a slowl...
Emotions
Shy Children: Understanding Temperament and Supporting Social Confidence
The child who clings at the nursery gate, who hides behind a parent's legs when a friendly adult says hello, who refuses to join in activities that ot...
Development
Imaginary Friends in Early Childhood: What They Reveal About Development
The 4-year-old who insists you save a seat at dinner for a small green dragon named Bramble — who has firm opinions about broccoli and is afraid of th...
Emotions
How Empathy Develops in Young Children
Empathy is often discussed as though it either exists or it doesn't — a fixed trait that some children are born with and others aren't. The developmen...