Books:
- Bailey, B.A. (2000). Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline: The Seven Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation. New York, NY: Harper Collins.
- Katz, L. G., & McClellan, D. E. (1997) Fostering Children’s Social Competence: The Teacher's Role. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Dowling, M. (2000). Young Children's Personal, Social, and Emotional Development. London: Paul Chapman.
- Hyson, M. (2003). The Emotional Development of Young Children: Building an Emotion-Centered Curriculum (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
- Kostelnik, M., Whiren, A., Soderman, A., Stein, L., & Gregory, K. (2002). Guiding Children's Social Development (4th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Thompson Delmar Learning.
- Landy, S. (2002). Pathways to Competence, Encouraging Healthy Social and Emotional Development in Young Children. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.
- Lieberman, A.F. (1993). Emotional Life of the Toddler. New York, NY: The Free Press.
- Riley, D., San Juan, R.R., Klinkner, J., & Ramminger, A. (2007). Social & Emotional Development: Connecting Science and Practice in Early Childhood Settings. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.
Articles/Tools:
- Davis Goldman, B., & Buysse, V. (2005). Playmates & Friends: Questionnaire for Teachers, Revised. Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.
- Denham, S., & Weissberg, R. (2005). A Blueprint for the Promotion of Pro-Social Behavior in Early Childhood. Chesebrough, E., King, P., Bloom, M., & Gullotta, T.P. (Series Eds.). Issues in Children's and Families' Lives, Vol. 4 New York, NY: Springer.
- Dunlap, G., Fox, L., Hemmeter, M., & Jospeh, G. (2003). The Teaching Pyramid: A Model for Supporting Social Competence and Preventing Challenging Behavior in Young Children. Young Children, 58(2), 48-52.
- Greenspan, S. (n.d.). Six Stages to a Strong Self-image. Parent & Child. Retrieved March 4, 2005, from http://www.scholastic.com/earlylearner/age2/social/strongselfimage.htm
- Singer, D.G. (n.d.). The Power of Playing Together. Parent & Child. Retrieved January 24, 2008, from http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=687
- Illinois Early Learning Project. (n.d.). Children’s Social Competence Checklist. Retrieved March 20, 2008, from http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/checklist.htm
- Zero to Three: National Center For Infants, Toddlers and Families.(2002).Social and Emotional Development. Retrieved January 24, 2008 from http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=key_social
Videos:
- Goulet, M. (Writer/Producer). (1998). How Caring Relationships Support Self-Regulation [Video]. (Available from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1509 16th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20036)
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (Producer). (1994). Painting a Positive Picture: Proactive Behavior Management [Video]. (Available from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1509 16th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20036)
Web Sites:
- Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning. The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning is a national center focused on strengthening the capacity of child care and Head Start programs to improve the social and emotional outcomes of young children. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/
- Early Head Start National Resource Center at Zero to Three. A web site from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families providing information on Early Head Start. http://www.ehsnrc.org/
- Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health. The Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) is an organization of individuals who are devoted to nurturing and strengthening relationships between infants and their caregivers. http://www.mi-aimh.msu.edu
- National Center for Cultural Competence. The Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development Web site. The mission of the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) is to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems. http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/nccc/
- Zero to Three. A web site offering the "Nation's Leading Resources on the First Years of Life". http://www.zerotothree.org
