ECEC teachers’ concerns about children’s loneliness and ostracism are common All children have a basic need to belong and to form positive peer relationships. A recent study examined early childhood education and care (ECEC) teachers’ observations of loneliness and ostracism – or social exclusion – among 5-year-old children. https://educaflagship.fi/api/en/news/ecec-teachers-concerns-about-childrens-loneliness-and-ostracism-are-common https://educaflagship.fi/api/en/news/ecec-teachers-concerns-about-childrens-loneliness-and-ostracism-are-common/@@images/image-1200-3e7ab848894175592b118f3273730a3c.jpeg

ECEC teachers’ concerns about children’s loneliness and ostracism are common

All children have a basic need to belong and to form positive peer relationships. A recent study examined early childhood education and care (ECEC) teachers’ observations of loneliness and ostracism – or social exclusion – among 5-year-old children.