7. Social and Emotional Development
Learning Objectives
By the end of the chapter, you should be able to:
- Explain how social-emotional development lays the foundation for and is interrelated with all other domains and areas of development
- Describe the foundations in social and emotional development that high quality early childhood programs support
- Discuss how the environment contributes to children’s social and emotional development
- Identify ways educators can support children’s social and emotional development
- Summarize ways to engage families in curriculum for social and emotional development
