This article describes the process and results of a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) on teachers' ability to manage the emotions of preschool children during a constrained play activity. Thirty early childhood education teachers participated in the study. Half of the participants were taught strategies to enhance their own emotional competence. The control group was provided with standard information on child development. The experimental group was trained in active strategies on emotion coaching, emotional schemas, reflective practice focused on emotions, and mindfulness training. The teachers' outcomes were assessed in situ during a pretend play session with small groups of preschoolers. The dependent variables were observed occurrences of different components of emotional competence in teachers. Significant statistical differences were found between the two groups across the three different emotional competence skills (regulation, expression, and knowledge) demonstrated by the early childhood teachers during a game situation. This experimental study highlights the processes through which teachers support the emotional competence of young children, and the importance of the role of early childhood teachers' own emotional competence on the socialisation of children's emotions. Most importantly, it provides evidence, based on the influence of emotion-focused teacher-training and reflective practices, that teachers' emotional skills should be supported such that they can optimally meet the emotional needs of young children.Key Words: Randomised Control Trial; Emotion-focused Training; Reflective Practices; Early Childhood Education.Este artículo describe el proceso y los resultados obtenidos en un Ensayo Controlado Aleatorio (ECA) sobre la capacidad de los profesores para gestionar las emociones de niños en edad preescolar durante una actividad de juego restringido.Participaron en el estudio treinta profesores de educación infantil. La mitad de los participantes aprendieron estrategias para mejorar su propia competencia emocional. El grupo de control recibió información estándar sobre desarrollo infantil.El grupo experimental recibió formación más específica sobre estrategias activas relacionadas con el desarrollo emocional, los esquemas emocionales, la práctica reflexiva centrada en las emociones, y el mindfulness (atención plena). Se evaluaron in situ los resultados obtenidos por los profesores durante la sesión de juego simulada con grupos reducidos de preescolares. Las variables dependientes valoraban las ocurrencias observadas de componentes de la competencia emocional en los profesores. El estudio mostró que durante los juegos hubo diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los docentes de ambos grupos en tres habilidades de competencia emocional (regulación, expresión, y conocimiento). Este estudio experimental subraya los procesos que utilizan los profesores para apoyar la competencia emocional de los niños pequeños, y el importante papel que desempeña la propia competencia emocional de los profes...
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