Ben played peacefully with the other children until he decided that he wanted the apple that Sabine had. Once he realized he wanted it he grabbed for it, but did not get the apple because quickly Sabine pulled it away. Ben broke out in angry tears but did not respond in violent actions, instead he used his words to express his anger. After a quick talk with his teacher, Ben was able to use his words to ask Sabine if he could play with the apple after she was done. According to Seefeldt and Wasik (2006), four- and five-year-olds begin to move away from using actions to express emotions and start to express their feelings through more socially acceptable ways, such as using their words to express feelings. Ben was a great model of this. He had a small outbreak of a tantrum but it was very concise and he quickly adapted his emotions to be more acceptable by using his words to explain his feelings and then creating a logical solution to his
Ben played peacefully with the other children until he decided that he wanted the apple that Sabine had. Once he realized he wanted it he grabbed for it, but did not get the apple because quickly Sabine pulled it away. Ben broke out in angry tears but did not respond in violent actions, instead he used his words to express his anger. After a quick talk with his teacher, Ben was able to use his words to ask Sabine if he could play with the apple after she was done. According to Seefeldt and Wasik (2006), four- and five-year-olds begin to move away from using actions to express emotions and start to express their feelings through more socially acceptable ways, such as using their words to express feelings. Ben was a great model of this. He had a small outbreak of a tantrum but it was very concise and he quickly adapted his emotions to be more acceptable by using his words to explain his feelings and then creating a logical solution to his