Social-emotional learning improves child’s ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others, that could be class mates, friends, teachers or parents. Self-regulation of emotions and behavior is one of the strongest predictors of academic success. Child with the strong control on behavior and emotion grows up to be successful in personal and professional life. Confident learners in classroom will have the foundation that they need for continued success in school and beyond.

The growing awareness of the influence of emotions on learning has led to an increased interest in SEL among educators. SEL initiatives are purposed to help students become aware of their emotional well-being and recognise the stressors. There are some schools and educators who included programs designed as formal mindfulness to teach self-calming strategies and provide practice times for students to build habits such as focused breathing and calming visualizations. Although there are things beyond the teacher’s control. Still teachers can influence the emotional climate of the classroom and enhance students’ motivation, attention, effort and perseverance by implementing right practices.

How Teachers can make children to follow the positive behavior ?

• Be the change that you want to see in classroom
• Give opportunities for children to develop social-emotional skills.
• Give individual attention and guidance.
• Engaging children with the curriculam that is relevant to their lives and culture.
• Establishing healthy relationship with parents.

Also

• Showing respect to students cultural and language backgrounds.
• Using appropriate and polite language in class.
• Encouraging humanity and empathy in children.
• Recognizing the signs of personal trauma.
• Providing emotional support to children who are experiencing unusual stress in their lives.

As an educator following practices may help you to create hoslistic learning environment.

• Checking in daily with students
• Making notes about concerns
• Telling students that YOU CARE
• Reaching out to school and parent supports

A child that failed his test may have failed because of a stressful experience at home rather than lack of study. By checking in daily with students, you can keep tabs on how they are doing and show them you are there to support them both academically and emotionally.

Finally, you can implement social emotional learning in your classroom by regularly incorporating needed practices in class. Unattended mental health problems can disrupt children’s functioning at home, school and in the community. Parents and teachers should get equipped to recognize and deal with early signs of mental health problems among children as they are the first to notice changes in a child’s emotions or behaviour. AND SOCIO EMOTIONAL LEARNING reduces the risk of child suffering mental health issue.