Emotional Development in Adolescents

Emotions are psychological reactions or something a person feels in response to a certain situation. There can be negative-positive or primary- secondary emotions. Emotional development is understanding what are emotions and feelings, why they occur and what they cause, understand emotions of others and accordingly manage one’s behavior in the most rational manner. Emotional development starts right after 6 weeks of birth, when a child learns and understands a social smile. Gradually he/she learns to laugh, toddlers understand shame and pride, preschoolers understand fear, anger, happiness and school goers understand empathy and other social and complex emotions. Adolescence is a highly emotional stage and can be very stressful. Emotional quotient is the measure of emotional intelligence. Healthy emotional development is very vital which makes us self-aware, manage ourselves, become socially aware, build relationships and help to take responsible decisions. Finally, teachers and guardians are coming together for overall development of children. So that they become responsible and well behaved adults.