Module 5
Social
Development,
Emotional
Development and
Confidence
Building
Module 5: Social Development,
Emotional Development and
Confidence Building
• Babies and young children need to learn
and understand how they fit in the world
• Social development help them to make
meaning of the people they live with in
the community
Module 5: Social Development,
Emotional Development and
Confidence Building
• Caregivers/parents need to guide and
support babies and young children to
understand and manage their emotions
• Babies and young children have different
ways in which they develop socially and
emotionally and should be allowed to
safely experiment with new behaviours
Module 5: Social Development,
Emotional Development and
Confidence Building
• Play is important in building babies and
young children’s confidence and selfesteem
• Play forms are an important part of babies
and children’s social and emotional
development
Module 5: Social Development,
Emotional Development and
Confidence Building
• Friendships and playing with o0ther
children and adults is important for the
social and emotional development of
babies and young children
• Babies and young children learn social and
emotional behaviour from how they see
adults and other children behave