Emotional Maturity

No consistent evidence of emotional maturity in daily contexts

• Does not demonstrate emotional maturity behaviours
• Relies entirely on adult direction for related tasks

Beginning to show emotional maturity with significant support

• Inconsistent emotional maturity; needs adult prompting
• Partial performance in familiar, structured settings

Demonstrates emotional maturity consistently in familiar contexts

• Applies emotional maturity reliably in routine situations
• Requires prompting to transfer to new or demanding contexts

Demonstrates consistent emotional self-regulation; responds to disappointment, conflict, and stress with proportionate, context-appropriate reactions.

• Demonstrates emotional maturity independently across varied contexts
• Sustains performance without adult support or reminders

Applies emotional maturity flexibly; can articulate and model it for others

• Articulates own process when applying emotional maturity
• Transfers skill spontaneously to novel domains