Guiding Children's Social Development and Learning

Theory and Skills

Marjorie Kostelnik, Anne Soderman, Alice Whiren, Michelle Rupiper

• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781305960756
• eBook ISBN:
  9781337515733
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Updated throughout and featuring an emphasis on NAEYC and other standards, GUIDING CHILDREN'S SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING: THEORY AND SKILLS, Ninth Edition, focuses on ways professionals can help children develop both positive feelings about themselves and social competence. You'll find practical, developmentally appropriate strategies for how to work with children and families from many different backgrounds and circumstances, and in a variety of group settings. With the help of this text, you'll avoid much of the guesswork and frustration that can hinder practitioners' efforts to influence children's social development and behavior. And, you'll obtain a unified framework for decision-making and professional practice that incorporates sound principles of children's development, relationship enhancement, and behavior management. This is a book you'll want to keep and refer to long after you leave the course.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents in Brief
• Contents
• Preface
• To the Student
• Ch 1: Making a Difference in Children's Lives
• Ch 2: Good Beginnings: Establishing Relationships with Infants and Toddlers
• Ch 3: Building Positive Relationships through Nonverbal Communication
• Ch 4: Promoting Children's Positive Sense of Self through Verbal Communication
• Ch 5: Supporting Children's Emotional Development and Learning
• Ch 6: Building Resilience in Children
• Ch 7: Play as a Context for Social Development and Learning
• Ch 8: Supporting Children's Peer Relationships and Friendships
• Ch 9: Influencing Children's Social Development by Structuring the Physical Environment
• Ch 10: Fostering Self-Regulation in Children: Communicating Expectations and Rules
• Ch 11: Fostering Self-Regulationin Children: The Role of Consequences
• Ch 12: Handling Children's Aggressive Behavior
• Ch 13: Promoting Prosocial Behavior
• Ch 14: Fostering Healthy Attitudes about Sexuality and Diversity
• Ch 15: Making Ethical Judgments and Decisions
• Appendix A: Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment
• Appendix B: Case Studies
• Appendix C: Professional Skills Inventory Rating Form
• Glossary
• References
• Index