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Social-educational contexts for the development of a child’s emotional intelligenceThe first part of the article contains an analysis of different models of emotional intelligence. It also describes the following four components of emotional intelligence, from the perspective of the ability model constructed by Mayer and Salovey: (a) perception, appraisal and expression of emotion, (b) emotional facilitation of thinking, (c) understanding and analysing emotion, and (d) reflective regulation of emotion to promote emotional and intellectual growth.In the subsequent parts of the paper the author considers the roles of the family and educational institutions in fostering children’s emotional intelligence. The following components of social-educational context for the child’s development are discussed: adult-child relationships (parents, teachers), educational programmes, children’s play activities, adult resources of emotional intelligence, and adults’ pedagogical and psychological knowledge.In conclusion, the author points to the importance of strong positive parent-child and teacher-child relationships as a crucial context for the development of emotional intelligence. A responsible and responsive adult seems to be a key element of a supportive environment. According to the author, this component of social-educational context is closely associated with others, such as parental attitudes, styles of communication between the teachers and the children, as well as adults’ resources of emotional intelligence and their ability to be reflective parents and teachers.