Dr. Elizabeth King studies social-emotional development in young children. Her recent research into how preschool teachers affirm or minimize children’s emotions – and how it varies between genders – is featured in the 2021 issue of Mind’s Eye.
The full story is available on the site now.
Here is an excerpt:
King believes gender plays a major role in our social-emotional development.
“The ways we talk about emotions with young children is affected by and affects our views of gender,” King said.
“Our views of gender influence who we allow to experience and express various emotions. That changes how we talk about emotions with children.”
Congratulations, Dr. King!