Emotional intelligence of children from transnational families (modern historiography of the problem)

Abstract

The article provides a review of the specialized lite rature and addresses practices regarding the development of emotional intelligence in the school environment. In the current period, more and more families are involved in demanding, time-consuming activities or end up in a situation of separation, as a result of the phenomenon of labor migration abroad, the attention and parental supervision of children being affected. Transnational families are exposed to certain risks regarding the stability and balance of the emotional framework, the most vulnerable being the children. The socio-economic context reconfigures the families’ priorities, at the expense of emotional well-being, which leads to school adaptive difficulties and in the process of children’s mental development at a young school age. On a national and international level, these problems are generalized, a fact that involves the school in a process of emotional and social balancing of the child. The article highlights the impact that parental emigration has on school-aged children and the role of educational strategies in the development of emotional intelligence. The relationships established in the school environment between equals (students – students) but also the relationships established vertically (teachers – students) validate the emotional development of school-age children if they are optimized through adaptive strategies. The article provides a review of the specialized literature and addresses practices regarding the development of emotional intelligence in the school environment.