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OverviewYour Child's Social and Emotional Well-Being provides a practical guide full of proven strategies for promoting social and emotional learning (SEL) skills in children aged 4-16. A practical guide designed to support parents and education professionals in developing social and emotional skills in children, a form of learning that can be neglected in formal education Demonstrates how to foster social and emotional learning (SEL) at home and in the classroom, and shows how parents and professionals can work together for success Includes a wealth of exercises for promoting social and emotional wellbeing, along with tips, tools, and coverage of new developments such as computer-assisted instruction Written by authors with a wealth of practical and writing experience Full Product DetailsAuthor: John S. Dacey (Boston College) , Lisa B. Fiore (Boston College and Curry College) , Steven Brion-MeiselsPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781118977064ISBN 10: 1118977068 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 06 May 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix About the Companion Website x 1 All Children Need Social and Emotional Well-being 1 Part I Self-awareness 11 2 Building Character 13 3 Practicing Mindfulness 37 Part II Self-management 53 4 Resiliency: Calming Fears and Anxiety 55 5 Independent Thinking 71 6 Self-regulating 87 Part III Social Awareness 107 7 Competing and Cooperating 109 8 Neither Being Bullied nor Being a Bully 123 Part IV Relationship Skills 135 9 Building Successful Friendships 137 10 Demonstrating Leadership 153 Part V Responsible Decision-making 169 11 Thinking Creatively 171 12 Thinking Critically and Wisely 189 Part VI Achieving Your Goals Even More Effectively 205 13 Getting Help with Your Efforts 207 14 The Future of SEL 221 References 229 Index 239ReviewsAuthor InformationJohn S. Dacey teaches courses in creativity and human development at the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA. He also runs a practice as a licensed psychotherapist. He is the author of 14 books on the subjects of anxiety, creativity and human development, including Your Anxious Child, Second Edition (Wiley 2016). Lisa B. Fiore is a Professor of Education and Director of the Child Homelessness Initiative at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. She is an expert on social and emotional learning, giving workshops and conference presentations, as well as a licensed Early Childhood teacher. Steven Brion-Meisels (1949-2014) worked in schools for over 40 years teaching and writing about social and emotional development, peace-making, and building democratic classrooms. Among other accomplishments, Steven was a founding and long-time member of the Peaceable Schools and Communities Project and a founding member of the Social-Emotional Alliance of Massachusetts. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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