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Exploring the interplay between wellbeing and academic attainment of children
Skopje, 9 March 2022:, Today a two-day conference on the interplay between wellbeing and academic attainment of children was opened by Dimitar Kovachevski, Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Rachel Galloway, UK Ambassador and Patrizia DiGiovanni, UNICEF Representative. “I see this conference as a valuable resource...
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Resources for children and parents to support social and emotional development
Children who acquire a strong emotional foundation in the early years have the capacity to better manage everyday social interactions later in life. Social emotional development empowers kids to grow self-aware and confident, to manage difficult emotions and impulses, and to embody empathy, which helps improve the...
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Sharing and playing
Social and emotional skills are just as important as cognitive skills and increase a child's ability to learn, work with others, pay attention in the classroom and develop other skills that form the basis for learning and social interaction in school years and later in life. Preschool teachers work with children d...
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Learning Social and Emotional Skills in Pre-School
Social and emotional development begins early in life. This is when children start to understand who they are, what they are feeling and what to expect when interacting with others. It’s when they learn how to form and sustain positive relationships; experience, manage and express emotions. A growing body of scien...
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Statement by Patrizia Di Giovanni, UNICEF Representative on coronavirus misinformation
SKOPJE,, 16 March 2020, – “In North Macedonia and around the world, people are taking necessary precautions to protect themselves and their families from coronavirus. Sound preparation, based on scientific evidence, is what is needed at this time. “However, while many people are sharing information about the virus...