Guiding Children’s Social Development, 4E

by Kostelnik, Marjorie; Whiren, Alice; Soderman, Anne; Stein, Laura; Gregory, Kara

• ISBN13: 9780766842922
• ISBN10: 0766842924
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-10
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xvii
Making a Difference in Children's Lives	1	(25)
Children in the Social World	2	(1)
Children's Social Knowledge and Skills	2	(1)
Social Competence	2	(4)
Development and Social Competence	6	(3)
Learning and Social Competence	9	(2)
Contextual Perspectives and Social Competence	11	(5)
Contextual Thinking Concerning Children	16	(1)
Your Role in Fostering Children's Social Competence	17	(4)
Developmentally Appropriate Practices and Social Competence	21	(3)
Chapter Structure	24	(1)
Summary	25	(1)
Key Terms	25	(1)
Initiating Social Relationships in Infacny	26	(34)
Infant Characteristics as Factors in Social Relationships	27	(8)
Individuation and Socialization	35	(4)
Emergence of Communicative Competence	39	(18)
Pitfalls to Avoid	57	(1)
Summary	58	(1)
Key Terms	58	(1)
Discussion Questions	58	(1)
Field Assignments	59	(1)
Building Positive Relationships Through Nonverbal Communication	60	(23)
Functions of Nonverbal Communication	61	(1)
Channels of Nonverbal Communication	62	(7)
Adult Abuses of Nonverbal Behavior	69	(1)
Communicating About the Relationship	70	(3)
The Impact of Mixed Messages	73	(1)
Children's Acquisition of Nonverbal Communication Skills	74	(1)
Guiding Children with Adult Nonverbal Behavior	75	(5)
Pitfalls to Avoid	80	(1)
Summary	81	(1)
Key Terms	82	(1)
Discussion Questions	82	(1)
Field Assignments	82	(1)
Promoting Children's Self-Awareness and Self-Esteem Through Verbal Communication	83	(35)
The Child's Evolving Sense of Self	84	(5)
How Adult Practices Relate to Self-Esteem	89	(1)
The Verbal Environment	90	(23)
Pitfalls to Avoid	113	(3)
Summary	116	(1)
Key Terms	117	(1)
Discussion Questions	117	(1)
Field Assignments	117	(1)
Responding to Children's Emotions	118	(28)
Children's Emotional Development	120	(10)
Problems Children Encounter when Dealing with Emotions	130	(3)
Appropriate Ways of Responding to Children's Emotions	133	(10)
Pitfalls to Avoid	143	(1)
Summary	144	(1)
Key Terms	144	(1)
Discussion Questions	144	(1)
Field Assignments	145	(1)
Supporting Children in Stressful Situations	146	(36)
The Nature of Stress	147	(1)
Sources of Children's Stress	148	(15)
Natural Disasters, War, Terrorism, and Violence	163	(1)
Children's Reactions to Stress	164	(13)
Pitfalls to Avoid	177	(2)
Summary	179	(1)
Key Terms	180	(1)
Discussion Questions	180	(1)
Field Assignments	181	(1)
Enhancing Children's Play	182	(39)
The Nature of Play	183	(7)
Types of Play	190	(27)
Pitfalls to Avoid	217	(2)
Summary	219	(1)
Key Terms	219	(1)
Discussion Questions	219	(1)
Field Assignments	220	(1)
Supporting Children's Friendships	221	(28)
Not All Relationships Are Created Equal	222	(2)
What Happens When Children Cannot Find a Friend?	224	(1)
Children's Changing Ideas about Friendship	225	(1)
The Emergence of Friendship	225	(1)
The Friendship Framework	225	(3)
Likeness	228	(3)
Difficulty with Friendships	231	(1)
The Friendship Process	231	(15)
Pitfalls to Avoid	246	(1)
Summary	247	(1)
Key Terms	248	(1)
Discussion Questions	248	(1)
Field Assignments	248	(1)
Influencing Children's Social Development by Structuring the Physical Environment	249	(40)
Fundamentals of Structuring	250	(5)
Structuring Space and Materials	255	(12)
Structuring Time	267	(2)
Coaching Children in Decision Making, Planning, Implementing and Evaluating	269	(16)
Pitfalls to Avoid	285	(2)
Summary	287	(1)
Key Terms	287	(1)
Discussion Questions	287	(1)
Field Assignments	288	(1)
Fostering Self-Discipline in Children: Expressing Appropriate Expectations for their Behavior	289	(37)
What is Self-Discipline?	290	(4)
Developmental Processes That Influence Self-Discipline	294	(5)
How Experience Influence Self-Discipline	299	(3)
How Adult Behavior Affects Children's Behavior	302	(5)
Stating Behavioral Expectations	307	(15)
Pitfalls to Avoid	322	(1)
Summary	323	(1)
Key Terms	324	(1)
Discussion Questions	324	(1)
Field Assignments	325	(1)
Fostering Self-Discipline in Children: Implementing Consequences	326	(30)
Using Consequences to Promote Social Competence	327	(1)
Behavior Problems and Their Solutions	327	(3)
Consequences	330	(7)
Combining the Warning and Follow-Through with the Personal Message	337	(3)
Time-Out: The Ultimate Consequence	340	(11)
Pitfalls to Avoid	351	(2)
Summary	353	(1)
Key Terms	354	(1)
Discussion Questions	354	(1)
Field Assignments	355	(1)
Handling Children's Aggressive Behavior	356	(34)
What Aggression Is	357	(2)
Why Children Are Aggressive	359	(2)
The Emergence of Aggression	361	(2)
Ineffective Strategies Adults Try to Reduce Children's Aggressive Behavior	363	(4)
Effective Strategies Adults Use to Reduce Children's Aggressive Behavior	367	(5)
A Model for Conflict Mediation	372	(5)
When Aggression Becomes Hostile	377	(9)
Pitfalls to Avoid	386	(2)
Summary	388	(1)
Key Terms	388	(1)
Discussion Questions	388	(1)
Field Assignments	389	(1)
Promoting Prosocial Behavior	390	(24)
Pitfalls to Avoid	410	(1)
Summary	411	(1)
Key Terms	412	(1)
Discussion Questions	412	(1)
Field Assignments	413	(1)
Supporting Children's Development: Sexuality, Ethnicity, and Special Needs	414	(33)
Children's Psychosexual Development	415	(6)
Ethnic Identity, Preferences, and Attitudes in Children	421	(3)
Inclusion of Children with Special Needs	424	(18)
Pitfalls to Avoid	442	(2)
Summary	444	(1)
Key Terms	445	(1)
Discussion Questions	445	(1)
Field Assignments	446	(1)
Making Judgments	447	(34)
Variables That Affect Judgment	450	(3)
Judgments about Ethical Behavior	453	(3)
Judgments about Children's Extreme Behavior	456	(4)
Judgments Regarding Child Abuse and Neglect	460	(16)
Pitfalls to Avoid	476	(1)
Summary	477	(1)
Key Terms	478	(1)
Discussion Questions	478	(1)
Field Assignments	479	(2)
Appendix A The National Association for the Education of Young Children Code of Ethical Conduct	481	(6)
Appendix B Organizations That Address Child Abuse and Related National Helplines	487	(2)
Appendix C Personal Safety Terms, Facts, and Principles	489	(2)
Glossary	491	(8)
References	499	(30)
Index	529