Stimulation and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation of Social and Emotional Skills in Childhood

This chapter highlights the importance of social and emotional skills in childhood, their relationship with cognitive and socio-affective development, and the need for programs to promote these skills in the school context. Examples of socio-emotional learning (SEL) programs that aim to develop skills such as emotion recognition and management, goal setting, conflict resolution, empathetic behavior, and ethical decision-making are mentioned. These programs have a positive impact on children’s emotional understanding and regulation, social competence, problem-solving, empathy, and academic performance. The chapter also highlights the importance of play in developing these skills. However, it is pointed out that the social and emotional dimension is often neglected in school curricula and that SEL programs are still not widespread in some countries.