Social skills and behavioral problems in children from 3 to 5 years old.: Behavioral strategies and activities to implement them.

by Alexandra Cárdenas

It was proposed to evaluate social skills and behavior in children from 3 to 5 years old. The research was conducted at the "TIWINZA" Basic Education School, located in the Buena Fe canton, province of Los Ríos. The skills of 16 children were evaluated through surveys to their parents or legal representatives, and for this purpose the survey proposed by Merrell (1994), validated by Major et al. (2017) was used. Eighty-seven percent and 75% of the children were located within a medium level of cooperation, interaction and social independence. In terms of social skills, 75% of the children were between the medium and significant deficit levels. 62. 5%, 56. 3%, and 37. 5% did not present problems of social isolation, anxiety / complaints, or selfish or egocentric behavior, respectively, and only one student showed a significant problem. Finally, 56% of the children externalize their emotions with ease. These findings indicate that most of the children studied did not present significant behavioral problems.

52 pages, Paperback

Published June 29, 2021