Social and Emotional Development
In the early years, emotional intelligence and social skills are key areas of focus for child development. Many young children struggle with regulating their emotions, and this is a crucial time to help them build the tools they need to navigate feelings and relationships effectively. This page is packed with resources to support you in fostering these essential skills at home—whether your child is a “super-feeler” who experiences emotions intensely, or they need guidance in finding the words to express themselves. These tools will help your child grow into a confident, empathetic, and socially capable individual. Explore the links below to get started!
Blossom Guides With a Social and Emotional Focus
The Blossom Guide to Talking About Swearing - A guide to help you talk to your child, whether they are swearing or hearing swearwords from others. This guide helps you deal with it without making it a big deal.
The Blossom Guide to Coping With Bereavement - A guide to help you support a child through the illness and death of a friend, a family member, or a pet.
The Blossom Guide Self Regulation - A guide to what self regulation is, why it matters and how to encourage it.
The Blossom Guide to Faces and Feelings - A set of cards and three games to play to help children learn the vocabulary surrounding emotions.
The Blossom Guide to Fight or Flight - A guide to the limbic system in the brain and how it affects behaviour.
The Blossom Guide to Getting On and Falling Out - A guide to help parents manage disputes their children might have with their friends.
The Blossom Guide to Growing up and Moving On To Y1 - The Low down on what to expect in Y1
The Blossom Guide to Moving On To Y2 - The low down on what to expect in Year 2
The Blossom Guide to Keeping Cool - When it gets hot, send this list of tips and hacks for keeping cool to parents.
The Blossom Guide to Mindfulness - How to keep calm, be mindful and use reflection and relaxation with young children. Includes instructions to make a glitter bottle.
The Blossom Guide to Not Saying No! - How to using language to shape kid’s behaviour and trying to educate them as to why we’re saying no (or not!).
The Blossom Guide to Not Sharing - How to give parents the confidence to allow their children space and time to play and understanding that it’s ok to not share.
The Blossom Guide to Perfect Packed Lunches - Lots of ideas to inspire and enthuse parents about making packed lunches interesting, delicious and healthy
The Blossom Guide to Perfect Hot Dinners - How to introduce children to school dinners, to prepare them for the challenges and excited them about the possibilities!
The Blossom Guide to Sleep and Bedtime - A guide to help parents design and establish a bedtime routine, and to overcome the pitfalls and problems that come with bed time!
The Blossom Guide to Stress Free Travel - How to travel with kids without tearing your hair out. See the bundle for extra resources.
The Blossom Guide to Stress Free Travel BUNDLE - How to travel with kids without tearing your hair out. Bundle includes Keeping Cool and Packed Lunches guides.
The Blossom Guide to Wees and Poos - All the help with toilet training and how to avoid the stress.
The Blossom Guide to Visual Timetables - A visual timetable to help support children who struggle with transitions.
The Blossom Guide to Oral Care and Teeth Cleaning - Just what it says on the tin! Has a teeth cleaning chart too!
The Blossom Guide to Staying Safe - How to talk about body safety and being safe out and about.
The Blossom Guide to Giving Feedback - How to feed back what teachers say so that kids can make progress.
The Blossom Guide to Not Saying No! - How to breed harmony in your household by subtly changing the language you use!
Ten Minutes Together With a PSED focus:
Let’s Make Bubbles! - How to make bubble liquid and what to do with it!
Let’s Make Fancy Gifts! - How to make gifts for people that they will want to keep!
Let’s Make Glitter Bottles! - How to make relaxing glitter bottles.
