Unmatched by other books on the market, this edition of Guiding Children's Social Development, provides a solid foundation of up-to-date theory and research that will strengthen the reader's understanding of how children, birth to twelve years of age, develop and learn within the social domain. It describes successful ways to translate information in practical settings within learning environments, and offers teaching techniques to increase practitioner effectiveness. With sound principles of theory and practice, the book creates a framework for interpreting children's behavior and for implementing appropriate strategies to enhance children's social competence. This direction will assist professionals and educators to work with children and families from all backgrounds and circumstances, and help them support and accomplish goals together.
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Marjorie Kostelnik is a professor at the University of Nebraska.
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On completion of this chapter, you should be able to describe: What social competence is and how it affects children's lives. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
positive verbal environment, positive personal messages, affective reflections, family communication strategies, formal group setting, facilitation dimension, accidental aggression, paraphrase reflections, interrupting children, permissive adults, unrelated consequences, expressive aggression, nonjudgmental statements, later elementary years, superhero play, proximal space, effective praise, axial space, housekeeping area, hostile aggression, authoritative adults, behavior reflections, helping professionals, play frame, instrumental aggression Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Head Start, Miss Chang, Years Separation, Prevent Child Abuse, Aunt Martha, Children's Defense Fund, Level One, Mary Jane, Miss Cheryl, Miss Zimmerman New!
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On completion of this chapter, you should be able to describe: What social competence is and how it affects children's lives. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
positive verbal environment, positive personal messages, affective reflections, family communication strategies, formal group setting, facilitation dimension, accidental aggression, paraphrase reflections, interrupting children, permissive adults, unrelated consequences, expressive aggression, nonjudgmental statements, later elementary years, superhero play, proximal space, effective praise, axial space, housekeeping area, hostile aggression, authoritative adults, behavior reflections, helping professionals, play frame, instrumental aggression Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Head Start, Miss Chang, Years Separation, Prevent Child Abuse, Aunt Martha, Children's Defense Fund, Level One, Mary Jane, Miss Cheryl, Miss Zimmerman New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Child's Play by Robin E. Herron in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Positive Child Guidance by Darla Ferris Miller in Back Matter, and Back Cover
- Play As Context (TASP) by Cheska in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Let's Go 2003: Washington, D.C. by Let's Go Inc. in Back Matter
- Statistical Abstract of the United States: The National Data Book by U. S. Census Bureau in Back Matter
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- How to Raise a Child with a High EQ: A Parents' Guide to Emotional Intelligence by Lawrence E. Shapiro in Back Matter
- Beginnings & Beyond: Foundations in Early Childhood Education by Ann Miles Gordon on page 383
- Parents Do Make a Difference: How to Raise Kids with Solid Character, Strong Minds, and Caring Hearts (Jossey-Bass Psychology Series) by Michele Borba Ed.D. in Back Matter
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