El desarrollo de la inteligencia emocional en niños de 4 a 5 años a través de actividades lúdicas

Abstract

Emotional intelligence, understood as the ability to recognize, understand and manage our own emotions and those of others, is fundamental for the integral development of children. This study focuses on the Development of emotional intelligence through play activities in children aged 4 to 5 years, in the educational context, there is a growing need for effective methods to promote the development of emotional intelligence in preschool children. The main objective of this thesis is to determine the influence between the development of emotional intelligence in children from 4 to 5 years old through play activities. To achieve this end a methodology with quantitative cut was implemented, its descriptive scope with its non-experimental design since it does not persist of change or alteration in the variables, its data were obtained from reliable sources such as Redalyc , Scielo, while the statistical data were obtained through two techniques, observation and survey with their respective instruments such as the observation guide intended for 30 children and questionnaire with closed questions elaborated for 5 teachers of an educational entity of the city to clarify the doubt about the subject to be treated, its scope is descriptive with non-experimental design since it does not persist of change or alteration in the variables. Based on this procedure, the results indicate that children do not adequately recognize and manage their emotions, interfering to a great extent with their interpersonal relationships, essential skills that allow them to navigate and face challenges to reach their maximum potential in different areas. The study concludes that play activities are an effective tool to develop emotional intelligence in preschool children, therefore, teachers should be trained to include them in the early childhood education curriculum and to develop this crucial part in them.