Pt I. 5 to 12: the big picture : What's happening: ages, stages, and milestones: The importance of social and emotional health, An overview of social and emotional development ; The new world of childhood: Being a child today ; The social and emotional world of children: The role of the family, The role of friends and peers, The role of teachers, school climate, culture and environment
pt. II. Foundations of emotional development : Recognising, naming and understanding feelings, Managing and expressing feelings, Self-concept, Self-esteem ; Building blocks of emotional health: Optimism: positive thinking and self-talk, Building resilience ; Helping children handle negative emotions: Validating 'uncomfortable' feelings, Fear and anxiety, Grief, loss and sadness, Attention seeking, Impatience and impulsivity
pt. III. Social development : Social skills to build strong relationships: Empathy, Emotional intelligence, Communication, Charm and manners, Sense of humour, Physical wellbeing ; Social skills to get along with others: Making friends, Let's play, Handling conflict constructively, Teamwork, Winning, losing and moving on, Accepting rules, authority and relating to adults ; Social skills to build inner strength: Independence, Responsibility, Problem solving, decision making and accepting consequences, Sense of right and wrong
pt. IV. Sleepless-night issues : Facing the tough stuff head-on: Bullies and victims, Angry and aggressive children, Special kids ; Head and heart matters: Depression, Body image and eating disorders, Prickly kids, Prickly parents.
