When playstore knows how to deal with your child

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Abstract

The development of social emotional competence is a central task for children at the age of four to six years. A key competence here is emotion regulation, which includes not only experiencing emotions consciously but also expressing them in a socially acceptable way. Developmental psychological studies show that emotion regulation is related to the ability to establish good relationships with others and to participate successfully in educational tasks. Children develop the ability to regulate emotions in interaction with their caregivers - for example their parents. This process, which is particularly important for further development, often leads to emotional situations in everyday life that can be challenging not only for the children themselves but also for their parents. When looking for advice in these situations parents tend to look for approachable and personal solutions. This brings up the question how to communicate developmental psychological content in such a way. Based on these findings in this poster a concept for an interactive counseling app for parents will be presented. The app helps parents dealing with those challenging situations in a positive and developmentally supportive way. It is assumed that trust plays an important role for the decision to whom parents turn with questions and concerns about child education - which is a very critical topic with high personal relevance and perceived risk.

Speakers from the University of Münster

Strehlke, Eva

Professorship for Developmental Psychology (Prof. Kärtner)