Pathways to Competence : Encouraging Healthy Social and Emotional Development in Young Children

by Landy, Sarah

• ISBN13: 9781557665775
• ISBN10: 155766577X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co

Summary

Toronto East General Hospital, UK. Comprehensive reference for professionals who provide child care and early interventional services. Outlines the general development and effects of temperament, and investigates nine critical aspects of social and emotional development in children from birth to age six. Softcover.

Author Biography

Sarah Landy, Ph.D., is a psychologist at the Hincks-Dellcrest Institute; Project Leader, Maternal-Newborn Division at Toronto East General Hospital; Head of the Infant and Preschool Program, Hincks Centre for Children's Mental Health; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; and Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, York University

Table of Contents

About the Author	ix
Foreword	xi
Joy D. Osofsky
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction: Starting on the Pathway	xvii
Understanding Early Child Development and Temperament	1	(92)
Helping Children Develop Body Control and a Positive Body Image	93	(56)
Developing a Secure Attachment	149	(64)
Encouraging Play and Imagination	213	(52)
Encouraging Language and Communication	265	(54)
Laying a Foundation for Positive Self-Esteem	319	(48)
Disciplining to Encourage Self-Regulation, Morality, and a Sense of Conscience	367	(52)
Encouraging Emotion Regulation	419	(54)
Encouraging Concentration, Planning, and Problem-Solving	473	(42)
Encouraging Social Competence, Empathy, and Caring Behavior	515	(52)
Epilogue: Putting the Pieces Together	567	(4)
Index	571