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Supporting Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing - by Jean Barbre & Ingrid Anderson (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Strategies to support children's mental health and wellbeingThe emotional lives of young children are growing increasingly more complex.
- About the Author: Jean Barbre, Ed.D., LMFT, brings over three decades of expertise in infant, toddler, and early childhood development and psychology.
- 200 Pages
- Education, Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)
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About the Book
Build a toolkit of resources and strategies to support children's mental health.Book Synopsis
Strategies to support children's mental health and wellbeing
The emotional lives of young children are growing increasingly more complex. There is rising interest in understanding early mental health and wellbeing and how early childcare providers can support children birth to age five who have complex behaviors. Supporting Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing incorporates strength-based child care strategies to foster positive reciprocal relationships between caregiver and young children and strengthen children's resiliency and wellbeing.
Strategies include identifying our spheres of influence in building on children's mental health; identifying protective factors; promoting healthy attachment; and scaffolding social and emotional development in early childhood programs within the context of family relationships and culture.
Supporting Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing covers:
- Exploring the foundations of mental health and wellbeing in the first five years
- Examining the stages of typical social-emotional development
- Identifying concerning behaviors in early childhood setting
- Understanding influences on brain development
- Categorizing risk and resiliency factors in the first five years of life
- Supporting children who have experienced trauma or traumatic events
- Creating strength-based approaches to working with families
- Building a toolkit of strength-based strategies and resources
About the Author
Jean Barbre, Ed.D., LMFT, brings over three decades of expertise in infant, toddler, and early childhood development and psychology. She has guided professionals in the field as a reflective consultation consultant, preschool program manager, and coach for administrators. Jean has taught early childhood courses at both community colleges and California State University and is currently an adjunct instructor at Portland State University, teaching in their infant toddler early mental health graduate program.
In addition to her teaching, Dr. Barbre provides training and consultation on a wide range of topics and has presented and keynoted nationally at various conferences including The National Association for the Education of Young Children and the California Association for the Education of Young Children, as well as internationally at events including the Asian Pacific Educational Research Association in Singapore and Shanghai Normal University, China. Her expertise has also been highlighted on local television.
A published author with Redleaf Press, Dr. Barbre has written Foundations of Responsive Caregiving: Infants, Toddlers, and Twos; Activities for Responsive Caregiving: Infants, Toddlers, and Twos; Baby Steps to STEM: Infants, Toddlers, and Twos; and Supporting Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Strength-based Approach for Early Childhood Educators.