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Social & Emotional Development: For Our Youngest Learners & Beyond

Spring 2021

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Young Children is NAEYC's award-winning, peer-reviewed journal focused on educating children from birth through third grade.

The Spring 2021 issue of Young Children includes a cluster of articles devoted to intentional practices that promote social and emotional development for infants and toddlers, which was developed in collaboration with Zero to Three. Additional articles in this issue focus on social and emotional learning in preschool and beyond, including encouraging responsibility in children, helping children--especially those who experience trauma--to navigate their emotions, and distinguishing between friendship and kindness in the classroom.

Explore This Issue

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Social & Emotional Development: For Our Youngest Learners & Beyond

Annie Moses, Stefanie Powers, Kathy L. Reschke

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What Babies Ask of Us: Contexts to Support Learning about Self and Other

Mary Jane Maguire-Fong

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“You’re Okay” May Not be Okay: Using Emotion Language to Promote Toddlers’ Social and Emotional Development

Elizabeth K. King

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Becoming a Better Behavior Detective: Applying a Developmental and Contextual Lens on Behavior to Promote Social and Emotional Development

Claire D. Vallotton, Jennifer A. Mortensen, Melissa M. Burnham, Kalli B. Decker, Marjorie Beeghly

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Cultivating Self-Awareness in Our Work with Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families

Holly Hatton-Bowers, Elita Amini Virmani, Laura Nathans, Bridget A. Walsh, Martha J. Buell, Patricia Lanzon, Sandra I. Plata-Potter, Laura Anne Roe

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Rocking and Rolling. Caring for the Mental Health of Infants and Toddlers

Kathy L. Reschke

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When in Doubt, Reach Out: Teaming Strategies for Inclusive Early Childhood Settings

Christine M. Spence, Deserai Miller, Catherine Corr, Rosa Milagros Santos, Brandie Bentley

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From Our President. Helping Children Hear Their Song

Ann McClain Terrell

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De Nuestra Presidenta. Ayudemos a los niños a oír su canción

Ann McClain Terrell

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Making Connections. Unlocking Compensation and Benefits

Rhian Evans Allvin

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Formar Conexiones. Abrir Camino Para la Compensación y las Prestaciones

Rhian Evans Allvin

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NAEYC Member Spotlight: Naila Nazeer

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NAEYC Governing Board and Leadership

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The Play’s the Story: Creating Play Story Booklets to Encourage Literacy Behaviors in a Preschool Classroom (Voices)

Ron Grady

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“How Are You Feeling?” Strategies for Helping Children Understand and Manage Emotions

Vonda Jump Norman, Audrey C. Juhasz, Krista Nicole Useche, Kristine M. Kinniburgh

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Fostering Competence for Success: Encouraging Responsibility in Children

Marie L. Masterson

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Viewpoint. We’re Not All Friends Here (and That’s Okay)

Becky L. DelVecchio

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The Reading Chair: Spring 2021

Isabel Baker, Miriam Baker Schiffer

Audience: Faculty, Teacher

Age: Infant/Toddler, Preschool

Topics: Child Development, Social and Emotional Development, Coping with Trauma, Stress and Violence, Relationships, Other Topics, Special Education, Early Intervention, YC