Developing Everyday Coping Skills in the Early Years: Proactive Strategies for Supporting Social and Emotional Development
Jan 2012 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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172
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About this ebook
This book will help develop coping skills through arts and language-based activities. The strategies suggested build on children's existing knowledge and skills to enhance their learning, and will all contribute to:
· improving all children's emotional health and creativity
· developing resilience, particularly in periods of high stress such as transition from preschool to school
· increasing children's capacity to cooperate, respect and play with others
The authors also explain how to identify children at risk, particularly those experiencing anxiety or delay in social and emotional development, so that parents and practitioners can intervene early where difficulties exist. Practitioners and parents of children aged 3-8 will find a treasure trove of activities to build coping and self-esteem through creative play and imagination.
· improving all children's emotional health and creativity
· developing resilience, particularly in periods of high stress such as transition from preschool to school
· increasing children's capacity to cooperate, respect and play with others
The authors also explain how to identify children at risk, particularly those experiencing anxiety or delay in social and emotional development, so that parents and practitioners can intervene early where difficulties exist. Practitioners and parents of children aged 3-8 will find a treasure trove of activities to build coping and self-esteem through creative play and imagination.
About the author
Erica Frydenberg is a clinical, organisational, counselling and educational psychologist. She practiced extensively in educational settings in Australia before joining the staff of the University of Melbourne, where she is an Associate Professor in Psychology in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. She is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society and an elected member of its Board 2007-2009.
Erica has authored over 100 academic journal articles and chapters in the field of coping, published psychological instruments to measure coping and developed programs to teach coping skills.
Jan Deans is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Early Learning Centre at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Kelly O'Brien is an Educational Psychologist with experience in early childhood and early intervention, based in Australia. Kelly currently works within the education sector where she has an interest in mental health promotion and social and emotional learning. Kelly was instrumental in the development of the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework, extending the Act-Belong-Commit campaign, the first mental health promotion campaign of its type, to a school setting.
Erica has authored over 100 academic journal articles and chapters in the field of coping, published psychological instruments to measure coping and developed programs to teach coping skills.
Jan Deans is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Early Learning Centre at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Kelly O'Brien is an Educational Psychologist with experience in early childhood and early intervention, based in Australia. Kelly currently works within the education sector where she has an interest in mental health promotion and social and emotional learning. Kelly was instrumental in the development of the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework, extending the Act-Belong-Commit campaign, the first mental health promotion campaign of its type, to a school setting.
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