Emotional Intelligence in Infants

Running head: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN INFANTS
Emotional Intelligence in infants
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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN INFANTS
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Introduction
The emotions that are experienced by an individual highly influence their actions and
behaviors. As a consequence, it is important to take such emotions and feelings in to stock so
that it becomes apparent to the concerned person how they are expected to behave in a particular
social setting (Sánchez-Álvarez, Extremera & Fernández-Berrocal, 2016). This essay tries to
understand the emotions that are experienced by a toddler. In this respect, the essay also attempts
to examine an emotional area of an infant that requires development.
Aspects of emotional intelligence as perceived in infants
The emotions which are felt by an infant are widely different from the ones that are
experienced by an adult. In this sense, three key aspects of emotional intelligence for infant
pedagogy can be identified.
First is the aspect of attachments. The theory of attachment was first propounded by
Bowlby who stated that it becomes easier for an infant to form an emotional attachment with
their caregiver (Serrat, 2017). Such attachments often took the shape of different patterns which
helped to understand the psychological mind set of the concerned individual.
Second is the aspect of infant curriculum. The kind of information which is imbibed by
the infants depend to a large extent on the mental development of the concerned children. Thus,
it is the responsibility of the teachers to understand the kind of curriculum which needs to be
developed which would ensure the imparting of necessary education (Kokkinaki & Vasdekis,
2015).
The third aspect of toddle pedagogy is that of conceptualizing the relationships with the