Social & Emotional Dev

Understanding Early Childhood Mental Health: A Practical Guide for Professionals

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:57:26 -0400

Enhance child outcomes by weaving best practices in mental health into early childhood services. This accessible text from more than a dozen top experts gives early childhood professionals a primer on key issues in infant mental health and research-based guidelines for practice. From Brookes Publishing.

Powerful Interactions: How to Connect with Children to Extend Their Learning

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:38:54 -0400

A teacher interacts with the children all day long. It’s how the warm and responsive relationships in which young children learn best are built. But interactions in which teachers intentionally promote learning can be few and far between. A “Powerful Interaction” may last only a few minutes, but in that time the teacher tunes out any distractions, tunes into the child, and then presents a learning experience tailored to that child at that moment.

Challenging Behavior in Young Children: Understanding, Preventing, and Responding Effectively (3d ed.)

root — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:01:28 -0400

The revised edition of this perennial favorite provides new research-based strategies to help preservice and practicing teachers understand, prevent, and respond effectively to challenging behaviors. Useful for primary, preschool, and child care educators, this book includes practical tips for responding to children’s needs and helping them know what’s expected. Includes new material on inclusion, autism, culture, and dual-language learning. From Pearson.

Young Children Journal - January 2011

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:30:34 -0500

The cluster articles in this issue of Young Children focus on "Emotional Intelligence: A 21st Century Skill for Children and Adults" and are based on presentations given at NAEYC's National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development in June 2010. Authors cover topics such as teachers' interactions with children, social neuroscience, babies' self-regulation, the effects of academic curriculum on young boys, and tips for effectively coaching adults. Additional articles discuss supporting breastfeeding and play advocacy.

A Place of Our Own: Behavior & Emotions (DVD)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:45:57 -0400

Host Debi Gutierrez leads engaging discussions on children's behavior and emotions with parents, caregivers, and child care experts. Topics include conflict resolution, tantrums, separation anxiety, sharing, and more. This DVD also includes 17 fun activities to do at home with your children. 180 min. From KCET.

Los Niños en su Casa: Comportamiento y Emociones (DVD)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:52:42 -0400

In this Spanish translation of "A Place of Our Own: Behavior and Emotions", host Debi Gutierrez leads engaging discussions on children's behavior and emotions with parents, caregivers, and child care experts. Topics include conflict resolution, tantrums, separation anxiety, sharing, and more. This DVD also includes 17 fun activities to do at home with your children. 180 min. From KCET.

Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:19:17 -0400

This book comes with access to a downloadable (.pdf) Study Guide written by the author exclusively for this special NAEYC edition.

How can we help children thrive in life and as life-long learners?

As a faculty member at Bank Street College of Education, researcher, and president of the Families and Work Institute, Ellen Galinsky has spent her career pursuing the “essential life skills” children need to cope with modern life and achieve to their full potential.

Supporting Boys' Learning: Strategies for Teacher Practice, Pre-K–Grade 3

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:55:08 -0500

A growing body of research has raised concerns about boys’ vulnerability in terms of social and emotional development, referral to special education, and academic success. This user-friendly guide helps educators develop strategies for teaching boys in ways that build on their strengths, respect their individual development levels, and adhere to principles of child development. Includes examples from the field, reflections on practice, field-tested classroom strategies, and key resources. From Teachers College Press.

The Learning Child Series (4-DVD Set)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:30:02 -0400

As seen on public television, this four-program set has been created to assist educators and parents in guiding children to become motivated, thoughtful and active learners. Including a companion guide with each program, the series examines such habits of mind as personal curiosity, problem solving, “as-if” thinking, and acceptance of different points of view. While each program explores a different topic—literacy, play, ethics, and the environment—all encourage a lifelong interest in learning i

Values Go to School: Exploring Ethics with Children (DVD)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:05:30 -0400

This program observes that ethical issues are inseparable from the life of the classroom and the school. Educators incorporate into classroom practice such concepts as racial tolerance, nonviolent conflict resolution, and respect for diversity through role-play, targeted readings and—especially—discussion. Values Go to School profiles ways to help children actively develop their own sense of ethics, guiding them to become the engaged, caring and confident people they are meant to be.