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This book will help develop coping skills through arts and language-based activities. The strategies suggested build on childrens existing knowledge and skills to enhance their learning, and will all contribute to: improving all childrens emotional health and creativity developing resilience, particularly in periods of high stress such as transition from preschool to school increasing childrens capacity to cooperate, respect and work 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 developmental delays or socio-emotional 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.

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9781441161048

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'Based on research over many years, at last there is a bookto help young children develop coping strategies needed for a strong sense ofself and socio-emotional skills needed for success in life!Using coping images to promote discussion, arts, and other discipline-based learning activities, this book provides thetheoretical base and practical strategies to help young children cope inpositive ways with hard situations important to the age. Applicable toclassrooms and to the home environment, as well as dealing with coping forstudents with special needs, this book is needed more than ever in ourincreasingly stressful and complex world to prepare young children tosuccessfully manage their fears and feelings.' LeoNora M. Cohen, Emeritus Professor of Education, Oregon StateUniversity, USA

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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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