Infants and toddlers need caring adults to help them learn emotional competence—how to understand, express, and manage emotions. By supporting their development in the early years, educators can create a strong foundation that will give young children important life skills and resilience.
The authors of the acclaimed book From Biting to Hugging: Understanding Social Development in Infants and Toddlers bring educators another go-to infant and toddler resource in Crying and Laughing: The Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers. Learn crucial skills for creating a safe and nurturing environment for infants and toddlers in your care.
• Understand how young children’s emotions develop
• Create responsive and nurturing teacher-child interactions
• Help children manage strong emotions
• Reduce children’s emotional stress
• Foster family engagement
• Care for yourself
- Great resource for understanding how young children’s emotions develop
- Learn how to help children manage strong emotions and reduce their emotional stress
- Designed for early childhood educators
- 152 pages
