DEČJA IGRA: PRILIKA ZA RAZVOJ SOCIO-EMOCIONALNIH VEŠTINA
CHILDREN’S PLAY: AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS

Summary/Abstract: Many researches have shown that socio-emotional stability of children is closely related to their success in adjusting to different social situations, academic achievement, positive effects of educational work, mental health, and stable functioning in general. Preschool and school-age periods give important opportunities to the uninterrupted development of social skills: communication, empathy, co-work, respect of rules, constructive problem-solving, as well as competence to recognize, understand and accept oneselves', as well as other’s emotional experiences – emotional skills. Children’s play is a way to support development of those skills in children of different ages. This paper is about theoretical contribution and practical implications of the importance and roles of children’s play, with all its capacities and variations, in children’s socio-emotional development. The main conclusion refers to the fact that the play represents the basic and natural ground for establishing and maintaining human and straight relations, thus contributing to the development of skills that are essential to successful child’s growth and development.

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