Promoting social development

What is encouraging social development? Social development is often described as the development of social skills or also the way a child learns to deal with others. To be able to exhibit socially expected behavior, a child needs to understand views and understanding but also feelings, wishes and thoughts of themselves and boyfriends or girlfriends. Promoting social development is important for a child to maintain within a social context.

And social development depends on many things. Of course playing outside is important as it plays a role both in physical development and character or personality. The latter can be recognized for example in perseverance, will, alertness and interest. External influences include the home and school situation, playing with their friends (or not). Also, special events such as a death or a separation can play an important role.

You can stimulate social development with games and toys. For example, through group games where interaction is required. Nikitin has many fun games on stimulating social development. But we also have many other toys which can help promote social development.

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