Research

Project objectives

• To investigate social and emotional competence and it´s delays and difficulties in toddlerhood.
• To identify critical points and early signs of challenges in child development.
• To identify and support early childhood educators´abilities and skills to recognize SE problems and to react to them.

Research themes

• The associations between toddlers´ SE development, their SE development in later childhood and school readiness.
• The associations of gender and socio-economic status with SE delays and difficulties.
• The associations between language development and SE development.
• Early childhood education paths.
• Child activity, pedagogy and communication in a daycare group of children under three.