- Represents: Relationships, empathy, emotional awareness, and regulation
- Unlocking this door: Helps children build resilience and social skills
- Key Activities: Group play, feelings charades, role play, conflict resolution
This area relates to how children learn to interact with others and manage their emotions:
- Self-awareness and confidence
- Empathy and emotional expression
- Forming relationships with peers and adults
- Cooperation, sharing, and turn-taking
- Managing frustration and following rules
Key Milestones: Parallel play, cooperative play, showing empathy, coping with separation.
This checklist is designed to help parents and caregivers observe and support children’s holistic development at home.
☐ Identifies own emotions
☐ Manages transitions without meltdown
☐ Accepts correction or redirection calmly
☐ Plays cooperatively with others
☐ Shares and takes turns
☐ Shows empathy or concern for others
☐ Follows group rules and routines