Exploring Emotional Intelligence with Young Children: An Annotated Bibliography of Books About Feelings

By Will Mosier

It is no secret that books can help children (and the adults who care for them) problem-solve their way through complex social-emotional issues. Whether a child is being introduced to potty trainings, sorting through feelings after the loss of a pet, learning how to channel anger or working through any other challenging emotional experience, substantial benefit can be gained from participating in enriching book-reading experiences with peers and adults. In this powerful resource, Dr. Will Mosier, Director of Research at the Center of the Study of Child Development and Associate Professor at Wright State University Dayton, Ohio, has compiled and annotated a bibliography of books about feelings, designed to help parents, teachers and caregivers easily find appropriate books to use with the children they care for. Organized by specific target issues of concern, child care providers can easily find a book or set of books to constructively address the social-emotional needs of an individual child or a group of children. As children progress through the various milestones of social-emotional development, reading them books that provide healthy models for expressing feelings can help them successfully navigate through life's perils. Research has demonstrated that reading books to children can have a profound and positive effect on their emotional intelligence. In these pages, Dr. Mosier provides parents, teachers and caregivers, alike, practical guidance on how to use books to promote positive behaviors in young children. Professionals, both new and experienced, are finding that this resource has helped them hone their classroom management skills. This book is a resource that should be accessible to every home where young children live and play, as well as to every child care center and elementary school resource library.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0979904609
• ISBN13: 9780979904608
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Lifeskill Pub
• Length: 161 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 11.0"