Reviewed by Jennie Lindon, early years consultant
This very practical book links a positive approach to the behaviour of children to their emotional and social well-being. The author brings to her writing considerable experience from running programmes for parents and skills workshops for children themselves, mainly in the United States but also here in Britain.
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 in the text. Some of the suggestions are familiar approaches, but none the less welcome.
There are new and innovative ideas as well. I loved the idea of the Wiggle Space. 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.
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