{"id":4009,"date":"2018-05-07T05:30:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T09:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2024-02-28T12:22:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T17:22:51","slug":"five-factors-part-6-social-emotional-competence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/five-factors-part-6-social-emotional-competence\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Factors to Make your Family Amazing &#8211; Part 6, Social and Emotional Competence of Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3601 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_562342009-1200x711.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_562342009-1200x711.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_562342009-600x355.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_562342009-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>This is the final part of a six-part series on five factors that make families absolutely amazing. We all want to have families that are strong, healthy, and happy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In this post, we will look at the Social and Emotional Competence of Children factor. As we mentioned in the first post, a great thing about these factors is that they apply to all families. No matter how strong or struggling, when these factors are woven into the life of a family, the family continues to become healthier, happier, and stronger. These factors have been named the Strengthening Families Protective Factors (SFPF).<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>In the first post we outlined the five protective factors:<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>Parental Resilience<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>Social Connections<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>Concrete Support in Times of Need<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>Social and Emotional Competence of Children<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Links to the previous posts can be found at the bottom of the page. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>In this post, we look a little more closely at Social and Emotional Competence of Children. We will explore what it is and why it is important. We will also share some resources to begin building this into our lives.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Social and Emotional Competence of Children<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Our last Strengthening Families Protective Factor is Social and Emotional Competence of Children. In some ways, the goal of all the other factors is to strengthen this one because children thrive when they are socially and emotionally competent. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Social and emotional competence looks different for a three-year-old than a thirty-year-old. Yet overall social competence is about the ability to form and maintain healthy relationships. It is about how we interact with others. Emotional competence is about an individual\u2019s ability to experience and regulate their emotions in a healthy way. These two are connected. Our emotions impact our relationships and our relationships impact our emotions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The more a child is socially and emotionally competent the more capable they are of handling life challenges. Thus it is no surprise that there is a large body of research showing strong connections between thriving and high levels of this factor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As parents, incorporating the other protective factors into the life of our family will raise the level of social and emotional competence for our children. When we become more resilient, so do they. They learn to handle difficulties as well as the emotions that come with them. When we develop social connections they get more experiences in building relationships. As a result, they develop greater social competence. They learn to access resources to overcome challenges when they see us do so. And, the more skilled we become as parents, the more we directly help our children become socially and emotionally competent. Also, as we learn about child development we learn what skills they need to be gaining at their age and are better able to guide them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As parents, we can help our children thrive by helping them become increasingly competent socially and emotionally. Reading to or with our kids can help with this as can games like the what if game. In the &#8220;what if&#8221;\u00a0game we give a situation, ask them how they would feel and what they would do in the situation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There is plenty more to say about social and emotional competence. As we\u2019ve mentioned in previous posts, we would love to come and teach more about any and\/or all of the Strengthening Families Protective Factors. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Also, if you would like more information on social and emotional competence in children you can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/csefel.vanderbilt.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As you look to incorporate these into the life of your family, we hope you will consider contacting us and gaining the benefits of our programs. We would love to partner with you to make your family healthier, happier, and stronger. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>If you missed the first post, <a href=\"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/five-factors-to-make-your-family-amazing-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>For the second post, about Parental Resilience, <a href=\"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/five-factors-to-make-your-family-amazing-part-2-parental-resilience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>For the third post, about Social Connections, <a href=\"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/five-factors-part-3-social-connections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>For the fourth post, about Concrete Support in times of Need, <a href=\"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/strengthening-families-4-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>For the fifth post, about Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development, <a href=\"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/five-factors-part-5-knowledge-parenting-child-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the final part of a six-part series on five factors that make families absolutely amazing. We all want to have families that are strong, healthy, and happy.\u00a0 In this post, we will look at the Social and Emotional Competence of Children factor. As we mentioned in the first post, a great thing about&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[7,5,6],"tags":[15,16,17,10,13,18,14],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":7,"label":"Family"},{"value":5,"label":"Parenting"},{"value":6,"label":"Relationships"}],"post_tag":[{"value":15,"label":"children"},{"value":16,"label":"competence"},{"value":17,"label":"emotional"},{"value":10,"label":"factors"},{"value":13,"label":"protective"},{"value":18,"label":"social"},{"value":14,"label":"strengthening"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_562342009-1200x711.jpg",1200,711,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Jonathan Herston","author_link":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/author\/jon_c_herston_admin\/"},"comment_info":1,"category_info":[{"term_id":7,"name":"Family","slug":"family","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":7,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":7,"category_count":5,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Family","category_nicename":"family","category_parent":0},{"term_id":5,"name":"Parenting","slug":"parenting","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":5,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Parenting","category_nicename":"parenting","category_parent":0},{"term_id":6,"name":"Relationships","slug":"relationships","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":6,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":8,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":6,"category_count":8,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Relationships","category_nicename":"relationships","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":15,"name":"children","slug":"children","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":15,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":16,"name":"competence","slug":"competence","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":16,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":17,"name":"emotional","slug":"emotional","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":10,"name":"factors","slug":"factors","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":10,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":13,"name":"protective","slug":"protective","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":13,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":18,"name":"social","slug":"social","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":18,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":14,"name":"strengthening","slug":"strengthening","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":14,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw"}],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4009"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4009"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9866,"href":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4009\/revisions\/9866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecirclecares.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}