Enhancing Social-Emotional Outcomes in Early Years (E-SEE): Randomized Pilot Study of Incredible Years Infant and Toddler Programs

AbstractSocial emotional development in infancy is a predictor of outcomes in later life, yet there is little evidence of effectiveness for parenting interventions designed to enhance social emotional wellbeing in infancy. An 18-month two-arm randomized controlled pilot trial evaluated the feasibility of a definitive trial of Incredible Years (IY) Infant and Toddler parent programs delivered in a proportionate universal model, called Enhancing Social-Emotional Health and Wellbeing in the Early Years (E-SEE) Steps. Intervention families received an IY Babies book (universal dose), followed by the IY Infant and/or the Toddler group-based programs, based on parent depression (PHQ-9) and/or child social emotional development (ASQ:SE-2) scores. Control parents received services as usual. Parents from two English local authorities with a child eight-weeks-old or younger participated, and were block randomized using a web-based system. Primary endpoints for the study were feasibility parameters relating to recruitment, retention, intervention fidelity and appropriateness of measures. 205 participants were randomized (152:53, intervention:control). Our target was 288 parents. Trial retention rate was higher than expected, with a completion rate of 88% (n = 181, 137:44) at follow-up 3; equating to 94% of 192 expected participants. Intervention uptake was lower than expected. Fidelity of delivery was acceptable and measures were deemed appropriate. A definitive trial is feasible with design amendments to include: introduction of a child screener for intervention eligibility; enhanced intervention material; revised sample size and random allocation ratio. Our internal pilot became an external pilot due to these changes.

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The Association Between Preschooler Physical Activity Duration and Intensity and Social Emotional Development: Findings From the PLAYCE Study

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.2020-0588 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Hayley E. Christian ◽

Leanne Lester ◽

Mohamed K. Al Marzooqi ◽

Stewart G. Trost ◽

Alana Papageorgiou

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Emotional Development ◽

Early Years ◽

Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽

Moderate Intensity ◽

Linear Regression Models ◽

Social Emotional Development ◽

Social Emotional ◽

Physical Activity Guidelines ◽

Strengths And Difficulties

Background: Social emotional development is imperative to young children’s long-term psychological and physical health. Physical activity (PA) may be important for young children’s social emotional development. The association between preschooler PA duration and intensity and social emotional development was investigated. Methods: Data from six hundred and fifty-one 2- to 4-year-olds in the Play Spaces and Environments for Children’s Physical Activity (PLAYCE) study were analyzed. PA was measured using ActiGraph-GT3X accelerometers worn over 7 days. Social emotional development was measured using the parent-completed Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Multilevel linear regression models examined the association between PA duration and intensity and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire subscales. Results: Preschoolers did 158.2 (SD = 40.2) minutes per day of PA with 27% meeting the Australian Physical Activity Guidelines for the Early Years. There was a 1.74 point decrease in the total Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire score for each additional hour of moderate-intensity PA per day (P < .05). Similar significant associations were found across all domains of social emotional development except hyperactivity, and were consistent across different intensities of light, moderate, and vigorous PA. Conclusions: These findings highlight the potential importance of PA, especially moderate-intensity play-based PA, for different aspects of preschool children’s social emotional development. Longitudinal and intervention research is required to confirm whether promoting PA in the early years provides developmental benefit.

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The improvement of preschoolers’ social emotional skills

Общество и инновации ◽

10.47689/2181-1415-vol2-iss2/s-pp583-590 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2/S) ◽

pp. 583-590

Author(s):

Khusnidakhon Khujamatova

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Emotional Development ◽

Challenging Behaviors ◽

Early Years ◽

Development Programs ◽

Social Emotional Development ◽

Social Emotional ◽

Essential Information ◽

Emotional Skills ◽

Emotional Ability

This article is based on giving essential information about young children’s social emotional improvement and its significance. Social emotional development is important to a child’s success in school and in life. Social emotional development means and notions, opinions are showed on how to use and promote it. Social emotional skills can be expressed in early childhood in each classroom. This can be done in different lessons and activities. Social emotional development can be promoted by embedding it in all areas of the day. Nowadays, other priorities have been seen in early childhood classrooms and at home. Some researchers believe this has resulted in a lack of promotion of social emotional development in young children. This paper focuses on the explore academic pushdown, technology and children, and limited free time, including recess. These may influence a young child’s social emotional ability therefore they may present more challenging behaviors. Three social emotional development programs are explored. Social emotional development is so significant in the early years of a child’s life. Families and teachers have to comprehend its significance.

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Individual differences, social attention, and the history of the social motivation hypotheses of autism

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x18002509 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 ◽

Author(s):

Peter C. Mundy

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Early Development ◽

Emotional Development ◽

Social Motivation ◽

Social Attention ◽

Social Emotional Development ◽

Social Emotional ◽

Precise Understanding ◽

The Social ◽

History Of

Abstract The stereotype of people with autism as unresponsive or uninterested in other people was prominent in the 1980s. However, this view of autism has steadily given way to recognition of important individual differences in the social-emotional development of affected people and a more precise understanding of the possible role social motivation has in their early development.

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