How to Promote Children's Social and Emotional Competence

For teachers of children aged four to eight years, this book demonstrates how to set up individualized programs to address the special social and emotional needs of children at risk because of learning difficulties, hyperactivity, impulsiveness, attention deficit disorder, language and reading delays, and aggressive behavior. The author shows how teachers can integrate individualized interventions for such children in the mainstream classroom, while enhancing the social competence of all their students.

`The book offer an interesting variety of concrete tools aimed at enhancing children′s self esteem, as well as children′s self control, and good behaviour. It values positive reinforcement, incentives and problem-solving modelling is a safe setting′ - International Journal of Children′s Spirituality

`The book is full of sensible and practical ideas. The chapters are easy to access, and charts and illustrations are well used to support the ideas of the text.... The author also weaves a strong value of partnership with parents, with some helpful scenarios about positive and negative ways for teachers to talk with fellow adults′ - Jennie Lindon, Nursery World

`This is a "must-buy" for teachers and other professionals working with children presenting with aggressive or other child behaviour problems. The book details the Dinosaur School curriculum for children (4 - 8 year olds) with social and problem-solving difficulties.... The practical ideas would also be of great interest to parents. Inspirational read!′ - Andy Gill, Practical Parenting

`I found this to be a fun and practical book which, given Carolyn Webster-Stratton′s research background and her "hands on" experience as a psychologist, may not be so surprising. I also feel that she achieved her stated aims. I would certainly recommend this book to psychologists, teachers and parents′ - BPS Newsletter (Division of Educational and Child Psychology)

"This books is readable, packed with advice on managing children’s misbehavior, and reminds us of future dangers stemming from escalating violence and aggression in young children."