This study investigated the use of a playful, narrative, vignette-based method, called Story Magician’s Play Time (SMPT), in supporting children’s social-emotional reasoning and in helping children practice their social skills. We set out to examine (a) in what ways children use SMPT sessions to explore social interaction situations and to practice social skills, and (b) what story content and narrative play behavior during the SMPT sessions reveal about the social-emotional competence of children, in terms of acquisition and performance skills. The data were collected during SMPT storytelling sessions where 5- to 6-year-old children narrated stories of familiar but challenging daily situations and enacted their story in play. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results suggest that the children had knowledge of socially responsible behaviors, but that they also had difficulties executing these behaviors in play. SMPT enabled the children to participate, experiment, and reflect on the emotions and strategies needed for developing socially sustainable solutions.

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用讲故事的方式倾听孩子的观点，提升他们的社会情感能力

这项研究调查了使用一种有趣的、叙事的、基于小插曲的方法，称为故事魔术师的游戏时间 (SMPT)，在支持儿童的社会情感推理和帮助儿童练习社交技能方面。我们着手研究 (a) 儿童如何使用 SMPT 课程来探索社交互动情境和练习社交技能，以及 (b) SMPT 课程期间的哪些故事内容和叙事游戏行为揭示了儿童的社交情感能力，在习得和表演技巧方面。这些数据是在 SMPT 讲故事会议期间收集的，其中 5 至 6 岁的儿童讲述熟悉但具有挑战性的日常情况的故事，并在游戏中演绎他们的故事。数据采用专题分析法进行分析。结果表明，孩子们了解社会责任行为，但他们在游戏中也难以执行这些行为。SMPT 使孩子们能够参与、实验和反思制定社会可持续解决方案所需的情绪和策略。