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