Schools today also teach social and emotional skills. Why is this important? And what’s involved?

By Kristin R. Laurens, Professor, School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology
Emma Carpendale, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology

The school curriculum has changed a lot from when many parents and grandparents were at school.

Alongside new approaches to learning maths and increasing attention on technology, there is a compulsory focus on social and emotional skills.

Children start developing these skills by watching…

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