ABSTRACT

What helps babies and young children develop proficient social skills? How do children's early relationships and social interactions influence their future emotional resilience and wellbeing?The Social Child thoughtfully discusses the key principles of children‘s social development alongside descriptions of everyday practice. It aims to provide the

chapter |4 pages

Introduction to the series

chapter |2 pages

Introduction to The Social Child

chapter 1|10 pages

Setting the scene

chapter 2|10 pages

Play, imitation and exploration

chapter 3|10 pages

Active learning; learning to be sociable

chapter 4|10 pages

Creating sociable language

chapter 5|10 pages

Seeing children talk

chapter 6|11 pages

Engaging with families

chapter 7|10 pages

Embracing differences

chapter 8|10 pages

The links of language

chapter 9|10 pages

Ready for school, prepared for life?