emotional development in children.

The study of children's emotions is difficult, because obtaining information on the subjective aspects of emotions can only come from introspection, a technique that children can not be used successfully when they are still too small.But, given the important role of emotions in the child's life is not surprising that some traditional beliefs about the emotions that have arisen during the course of years to explain them, have persisted in the absence of precise information that confirm or contradict. For example, there is a widely accepted belief that some people, at birth, are more emotional than others. It has therefore been an accepted fact that there is nothing you can do to change this feature.Within these beliefs, also saw differences in emotionality, were linked to hair color. For example, it was said that redheads have a temper naturally "wild", while blondes are naturally warm and affectionate.Today, while accepting that there may be genetic differences in emotionality, the evidence points to environmental conditions as the main responsible for the differences in emotionality of infants have been attributed in part to the different emotional strain experienced by its mothers during pregnancy. There is also evidence that children who grow up in an exciting environment and are subject to constant pressure to respond to the excessively high expectations of parents or school teachers, people can become tense, nervous and very emotional.

The ability to respond emotionally present in newborns. The first sign of emotional behavior is the general excitement due to strong stimulation. This reflected widespread excitement in the mass activity of the newborn. However, at birth, the child does not show well-defined responses can be identified as specific emotional states.The general emotional pattern not only follows a predictable course, but also predictable, similarly, the pattern corresponding to each different emotion. For example, the "kicking" or "tantrums" reach its peak between 2 and 4 years of age and are replaced by other more mature patterns of expressions of anger, such as stubbornness and indifference.Although the pattern of emotional development is predictable, there are variations of frequency, intensity and duration of the different emotions and the ages at which they appear. All emotions are expressed less violently when the age of children increases, due to the fact that they learn what the feelings of people towards violent emotional expressions, including joy and pleasure to others.The variations are due also in part to the physical states of the children at the time in question and intellectual levels, and in part to environmental conditions. The variations are affected by social reactions to emotional behavior. When these social reactions are unfavorable, as in the case of fear and envy, emotions appear less frequently and in more controlled form than it would if the social reactions were more favorable, if emotions serve to meet children, this will influence the variations nombrábamos above.Children, as a group, express the emotions that are considered appropriate for their sex, such as anger, more frequently and more intensely than those who are considered more appropriate for girls, such as fear, anxiety and affection. Jealousy and tantrums are more common in large families, while envy is so small families.