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.

Details:

• 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
• For ages newborn to 3 years old