SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. BASES FOR A NEW MODEL OF ADAPTATION AND APPROPRIATENESS IN TRANSITION GRADES IN COLOMBIA

Abstract

Socio-emotional development in early childhood education refers to the set of skills and abilities necessary for a child to carry out basic daily activities independently and grow emotionally without difficulties. Specialists argue that children not only develop intellectual skills to discover the world around them and transform reality, but also feel the need to establish emotional and meaningful relationships with the people and objects around them. This is why the purpose emerges: to reflect on socio-emotional development as a fundamental concept in early childhood education and the basis for a new model of adaptation and adjustment in transition grades in Colombia. The methodology focused on a documentary analysis centered on a systematic review of certain documents and experiences. from this perspective, the present scientific essay emerges as a foundation for understanding socio-affective development, which is a set of processes essential to human beings throughout their life cycle and plays a fundamental role in early childhood education, as it allows for the comprehensive development of preschool-aged children and builds individuals who can interact socially in an appropriate manner. The optimal development of social skills, emotional intelligence, and psychosocial development provides children with optimal conditions for their personal, social, and academic development.