Guiding children's social development & learning : theory and skills

Kostelnik, Marjorie J. (Author). Whiren, Alice Phipps, (author.). Soderman, Anne Keil, (author.). Rupiper, Michelle, (author.).

Summary: "...focuses on ways professionals can help children develop both positive feelings about themselves and social competence." - Amazon.com

Record details

ISBN: 9781305960756
ISBN: 1305960750
Physical Description: print
xix, 554 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Edition: Ninth edition.
Publisher: Australia ; Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-544) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Making a difference in children's lives -- Good beginnings: establishing relationships with infants and toddlers -- Building positive relationships through nonverbal communication -- Promoting children's positive sense of self through verbal communication -- Supporting children's emotional development and learning -- Building resilience in children -- Play as a context for social social development and learning -- Supporting children's peer relationships and friendships -- Influencing children's social development by structuring the physical environment -- Fostering self-regulation in children: communication expectations and rules -- Fostering self-regulation in children: the role of consequences -- Handling children's aggressive behavior -- Fostering healthy attitudes about sexuality and diversity -- Making ethical judgments and decisions.