THE IMPORTANCE OF ENHANCING SOCIAL SKILLS OF PRESCHOOLERS

Abstract

This article aims to provide basic information about the significance of improving social skills of children and some basic features, competencies of learning social awareness. Actually, we want our children to be a literate, responsible, non-violent, good character, caring adult. Each of these elements of challenge can be enhanced by thoughtful, sustained and systematic attention to the social and emotional skills of children at a stage as early as preschool. Because this is the stage when almost 85% of the development of brain is complete in this period of 0-6 years and whatever experiences that are gained in this span, shapes the future of the child.Children are like clay and can be molded into any desired shape, so let this desire be not only, of a child who is good in academics but also a good human being or a holistic child. Social emotional skills like (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making) helps the children in better adjustments, better transition and better performance not only in schools but throughout their life. Hence, a combination of academic and social emotional learning is the true standard for effective education in the world today and for the foreseeable future. But what kind of competence is required on the part of teachers (for School readiness, Adjustments, Social relationship, Individual development, Self and social awareness, responsible decision making etc.) to bring this kind of learning among preschool children that will help them to improve into a good or successful human being needs to be pondered over