Social Development

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family playing

Meetups for Preschoolers: Have a Great Playdate!

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
children sharing

Supporting Young Children’s Friendships

Tool Kits
mother holding child

Helping Children with Big Feelings

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Little girl holding a teddy bear looking out a window

“I’m Missing My Friends!” Supporting Young Children’s Emotions During the Pandemic

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Woman and children at a table with masks on

Families, Social-Emotional Learning, and the Pandemic

Podcasts
group of children playing

Play

Tool Kits
child playing with blocks

COVID-19 Parenting Pep Talk: (Re)focus on Positive Guidance

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
drawing of parent touching child's head

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Be Thoughtful

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
little girl with teddy bear and blanket

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Take a Break and Calm Down

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
parent talking with child

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Plan Ahead

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
drawing of adult talking with child

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Be Consistent

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
child playing with toy cars

Supporting Children with the Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Preschool Classrooms

Podcasts
baby crying

Social and Emotional Development

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
children playing on monkey bars

Are You Being a Monkey?

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
young boy painting with hands

‘Look at Your Lines!’

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
What Can You Tell Me Baby?

What Can You Tell Me Baby?

Parenting Videos, Videos
How Teachers Can Help When a Child Says, “Mommy, I Don’t Want to Go to Preschool!”

How Teachers Can Help When a Child Says, “Mommy, I Don’t Want to Go to Preschool!”

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Child on a tricycle

Try and Try Again (audio)

Podcasts
children hugging

Supporting Young Children’s Friendships: An Interview with Dr. Michaelene Ostrosky

Podcasts
Helping the Shy Ones

Helping the Shy Ones

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Children running around playing soccer

Helping Young Children Develop Friendships

Resource Lists
Mother and child on the couch

Supporting Children’s Social Development: Strategies for Parents and Caregivers

Resource Lists
Child sitting on a step with their face in their hands

Supporting Young Children with Challenging Behaviors

Resource Lists
Child laying under a blanket on the couch

Supporting Children with Autism in Child Care and at Home

Resource Lists
Project Work as a Context for Social Development

Project Work as a Context for Social Development

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Over Here

Over Here

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
A Big Tower

A Big Tower

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Waylon and Grandpa: A Continuous Contingent Interaction

Waylon and Grandpa: A Continuous Contingent Interaction

Parenting Videos, Videos
Dual Language Use During Choice Time

Dual Language Use During Choice Time

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
What's in the Box

What’s in the Box

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Two on a Trike

Two on a Trike

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations

Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play

“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Please Pass the Water

Please Pass the Water

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
One Morning in the Block Area

One Morning in the Block Area

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
One Morning at the Construction Table

One Morning at the Construction Table

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops

Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Explaining Cradle Construction

Explaining Cradle Construction

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Drawing a Friend

Drawing a Friend

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Counting Crackers

Counting Crackers

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Toddlers play at a water table

Children’s Social Competence Checklist

Tip Sheets
Bullying Hurts Everyone

Bullying Hurts Everyone

Tip Sheets
drawing of adult and two children

Work and Play Together

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
drawing of adult with child

Supporting Adult-Child Relationships

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
child with broom and dust pan

Real Work: Preschoolers Can Help

Tip Sheets
Children playing on the playground in the winter

Young Children Need to Play!

Tip Sheets
girl singing

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music, Sound, and Movement

Tip Sheets
Manners and Preschoolers

Manners and Preschoolers

Tip Sheets
Chores and Children: A Time to Learn

Chores and Children: A Time to Learn

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Kids Who Care

Kids Who Care

Tip Sheets