Corrective-developmental work with children and their parents via a college-based research-and-education center as a means of enhancing the child's emotional well-being

Abstract

This paper captures insights from a recent study about the effect of corrective-developmental work with preschool-age children and their parents on the child's emotional well-being and anxiety levels and its benefits in terms of an improved emotional microclimate in the family. The authors share the findings from a diagnostic assessment of the emotional state and anxiety levels of six and seven-year-olds attending Coryphaeus, a research-and-education center operating as part of Sochi State University (Sochi, Russia). The paper describes a special program on corrective-developmental work with children and counseling work with their parents that is being carried into effect at the center by students at the university's Department of Social Pedagogics, which is entitled 'Preparation for School'. The authors conclude that corrective-developmental work with children conducted by senior students majoring in Pedagogics can help improve children's emotional well-being and reduce their anxiety levels, which is crucial to their readiness for school.