Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section I: Overview: Early Social-Emotional Development and Intervention; Chapter 1. The Impact of Early Social-Emotional Development; Chapter 2. Environmental Influences and the Educator's Role; Section II: Supporting Social-Emotional Growth; Chapter 3. Guiding Principles; Chapter 4. Strategies Supporting Social-Emotional Growth; Section III: We Can't Do It Alone: Anticipating and Overcoming Obstacles; Chapter 5. Potential Roadblocks to Implementing PBIS
Chapter 6. Effective Family-Provider CommunicationChapter 7. Next Steps for Sustaining Healthy Social-Emotional Development; References; Index
Summary
This book guides early childhood educators and service providers to facilitate positive social-emotional development and behavior in the first five years of life. It presents general principles, research-based strategies, and concrete examples situated within the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework and the Pyramid Model. This practical and engaging resource helps birth-five providers in any setting work successfully with children, families, and colleagues to foster social-emotional growth
