^ Guiding Children’s Social Development

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

• ISBN13: 9781401897635
• ISBN10: 1401897630
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-19
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Unmatched by other books on the market, the 5th 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 develop and learn within the social domain. It focuses on ways to help children from all backgrounds and circumstances develop positive self-esteem and social competence by offering a framework for sound principles of child development, relationship enhancement, and behavior management. It describes successful ways to translate information in practical settings within the classroom or other learning environments, and procedures 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.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments and Thanks	xv
Making a Difference in Children's Lives	1	(26)
Children in the Social World	2	(1)
Children's Social Knowledge and Skills	2	(1)
Social Competence	2	(4)
Development and Social Competence	6	(2)
Learning and Social Competence	8	(3)
The Contexts in Which Social Competence Is Acquired	11	(4)
Thinking about Children Contextually	15	(2)
Your Role in Fostering Children's Social Competence	17	(3)
Developmentally Appropriate Practices and Social Competence	20	(4)
Chapter Structure	24	(1)
Summary	25	(1)
Key Terms	25	(1)
Discussion Questions	25	(1)
Field Assignments	26	(1)
Initiating Social Relationships in Infancy	27	(36)
Infant Characteristics as Factors in Social Relationships	28	(9)
Individuation and Socialization	37	(5)
Emergence of Communicative Competence	42	(18)
Pitfalls to Avoid	60	(1)
Summary	61	(1)
Key Terms	61	(1)
Discussion Questions	61	(1)
Field Assignments	62	(1)
Building Positive Relationships Through Nonverbal Communication	63	(28)
Functions of Nonverbal Communication	64	(1)
Channels of Nonverbal Communication	65	(11)
Adult Abuses of Nonverbal Behavior	76	(1)
Communicating about the Relationship	77	(2)
The Impact of Mixed Messages	79	(1)
Children's Acquisition of Nonverbal Communication Skills	80	(1)
Guiding Children with Adult Nonverbal Behavior	81	(6)
Pitfalls to Avoid	87	(1)
Summary	88	(1)
Key Terms	89	(1)
Discussion Questions	89	(1)
Field Assignments	89	(2)
Promoting Children's Developing Sense of Self Through Verbal Communication	91	(42)
The Child's Evolving Sense of Social Understanding and Self	93	(8)
How Adult Practices Relate to Self-Esteem	101	(1)
The Verbal Environment	102	(26)
Pitfalls to Avoid	128	(2)
Summary	130	(2)
Key Terms	132	(1)
Discussion Questions	132	(1)
Field Assignments	132	(1)
Supporting Children's Emotional Development	133	(33)
Children's Emotional Development	135	(13)
Challenges Children Encounter When Dealing with Emotions	148	(3)
Appropriate Ways of Responding to Children's Emotions	151	(12)
Pitfalls to Avoid	163	(1)
Summary	164	(1)
Key Terms	164	(1)
Discussion Questions	165	(1)
Field Assignments	165	(1)
Supporting Children in Stressful Situations	166	(37)
The Nature of Stress	167	(1)
Sources of Children's Stress	168	(15)
Natural Disasters, War, Terrorism, and Violence	183	(3)
Children's Reactions to Stress	186	(12)
Pitfalls to Avoid	198	(3)
Summary	201	(1)
Key Terms	201	(1)
Discussion Questions	201	(1)
Field Assignments	202	(1)
Enhancing Play	203	(40)
The Nature of Play	204	(7)
Types of Play	211	(28)
Pitfalls to Avoid	239	(2)
Summary	241	(1)
Key Terms	241	(1)
Discussion Questions	242	(1)
Field Assignments	242	(1)
Supporting Children's Friendships	243	(33)
Not All Relationships Are Created Equal	244	(2)
What Happens When Children Cannot Find a Friend?	246	(1)
Children's Changing Ideas about Friendship	246	(1)
The Emergence of Friendship	246	(3)
The Friendship Framework	249	(3)
Selecting Friends	252	(3)
Difficulty with Friendships	255	(1)
The Friendship Process	256	(3)
Improving Children's Friendship Strategies	259	(14)
Pitfalls to Avoid	273	(1)
Summary	274	(1)
Key Terms	275	(1)
Discussion Questions	275	(1)
Field Assignments	275	(1)
Influencing Children's Social Development by Structuring the Physical Environment	276	(42)
Fundamentals of Structuring	277	(3)
Structuring Space and Materials	280	(15)
Structuring Time	295	(2)
Coaching Children in Decision Making, Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating	297	(17)
Pitfalls to Avoid	314	(1)
Summary	315	(1)
Key Terms	315	(1)
Discussion Questions	316	(1)
Field Assignments	316	(2)
Fostering Self-Discipline in Children: Communicating Expectations and Rules	318	(39)
What Is Self-Discipline?	319	(4)
Developmental Processes That Influence Self-Discipline	323	(5)
How Experience Influences Self-Discipline	328	(4)
How Adult Behavior Affects Children's Behavior	332	(5)
Stating Your Expectations	337	(16)
Pitfalls to Avoid	353	(2)
Summary	355	(1)
Key Terms	355	(1)
Discussion Questions	356	(1)
Field Assignments	356	(1)
Fostering Self-Discipline in Children: Implementing Solutions and Consequences	357	(31)
Using Consequences to Promote Social Competence	358	(1)
Behavior Problems and Their Solutions	358	(4)
Consequences	362	(8)
Combining the Warning and Follow-Through with the Personal Message	370	(3)
Time-Out	373	(4)
Where Consequences Fit in Your Repertoire of Guidance Strategies	377	(7)
Pitfalls to Avoid	384	(1)
Summary	385	(1)
Key Terms	386	(1)
Discussion Questions	386	(1)
Field Assignments	387	(1)
Handling Children's Aggressive Behavior	388	(36)
What Aggression Is	389	(2)
Why Children Are Aggressive	391	(2)
The Emergence of Aggression	393	(1)
Ineffective Strategies Adults Use to Reduce Children's Aggressive Behavior	394	(4)
Effective Strategies Adults Use to Reduce Children's Aggressive Behavior	398	(5)
A Model for Conflict Mediation	403	(5)
When Aggression Becomes Hostile	408	(11)
Pitfalls to Avoid	419	(2)
Summary	421	(1)
Key Terms	422	(1)
Discussion Questions	422	(1)
Field Assignments	423	(1)
Promoting Prosocial Behavior	424	(25)
Pitfalls to Avoid	445	(1)
Summary	446	(1)
Key Terms	447	(1)
Discussion Questions	447	(1)
Field Assignments	447	(2)
Supporting Children's Development: Sexuality, Ethnicity, and Exceptional Needs	449	(34)
Children's Psychosexual Development	450	(6)
Ethnic Identity, Preferences, and Attitudes in Children	456	(3)
Inclusion of Children with Exceptional Needs	459	(18)
Pitfalls to Avoid	477	(2)
Summary	479	(1)
Key Terms	480	(1)
Discussion Questions	480	(1)
Field Assignments	481	(2)
Making Ethical Judgments and Decisions	483	(36)
Variables That Affect Ethical Judgments	486	(4)
Judgments about Ethical Behavior	490	(4)
Ethical Considerations about Children's Extreme Behavior	494	(4)
Ethical Judgments Regarding Child Abuse and Neglect	498	(16)
Pitfalls to Avoid	514	(2)
Summary	516	(1)
Key Terms	517	(1)
Discussion Questions	517	(1)
Field Assignments	517	(2)
Appendix A The National Association for the Education of Young Children Code of Ethical Conduct	519	(6)
Appendix B Implementing Time-Out Appropriately	525	(2)
Appendix C Organizations That Address Child Abuse and Related National Helplines	527	(2)
Appendix D Personal Safety Terms, Facts, and Principles	529	(2)
Glossary	531	(8)
References	539	(28)
Index	567