Emotional regulation at school age, a skill to be achieved

Abstract

Families play a crucial role in developing their children's emotional regulation. Through your daily interaction, you can provide them with the tools and support necessary to learn to manage their emotions in a healthy way. Inadequate emotional regulation in school-age children can have significant consequences on various aspects of their development. On the emotional side, there may be difficulties in recognizing and understanding your own emotions and those of others. It can also lead to low self-esteem and a negative self-image.  This inadequate emotional regulation can lead to increased stress, anxiety and depression. Poor emotional management can have a negative impact on the development of school-age children. It is important that parents know about the importance of emotional regulation from an early age so that they help their children develop the necessary skills to regulate their emotions in a healthy way.During the development of my pre-professional internship, carried out at the Simón Bolívar y Palacios primary school, it was evident that there is little knowledge on the part of families on this topic. Which has been motivation for the development of this research, which aims to develop an experiential workshop for the preparation of families, to achieve the development of emotional regulation in their school-age children. To achieve this goal, theoretical methods such as analysis-synthesis, induction-deduction, historical-logical, and modeling were employed, allowing for the study of the psychological and pedagogical foundations of the topic. Empirical methods included interviews, surveys, observation, and document review to characterize the research object. The results revealed the strengths and difficulties families face in their preparation for the research topic.