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Developing Empathy in the Early Years

Name: Developing Empathy in the Early Years
Brand: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
SKU: 9781785921438
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JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERSISBN: 9781785921438

A Guide for Practitioners

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By Helen Garnett, Contributions by Helen Lumgair, Jackie Harland, Valerie Lovegreen
Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 215 x 140 mm
Weight: 290 g
Pages: 224

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Empathy is an essential part of being human: it allows us to connect with others, which in turn opens doors for us to happiness and success. Though everyone is born with an inherent capacity for empathy, children have the power to grow and re-build their natural supply, and even 'learn' to be more understanding towards others.

This pithy and practical guide provides early years professionals with the tools to make empathy the foundation for their work. It reveals where the roots of empathy lie, how to prioritise it in practice, and how it manifests itself in young developing brains. It includes simple teaching strategies and creative ideas for empathy-building games and activities, enabling you to help children grow up as happier, friendlier, more thoughtful individuals. This book is an essential resource for anyone working with small children.

Market: Early years teachers, care staff and managers; child psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, therapists and counsellors; social workers; parents.

Introduction. 1. Empathy in the 21st Century. 2. Affective and Cognitive Empathy. 3. Empathy and Theory of Mind - Jackie Harland. 4. Establishing Empathy in our Pedagogy. 5. Exploring the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Empathy. 6. How Conflict and Conflict Resolution Produce Empathetic Children. 7. The Power of Positive Communication. 8. The Significance of Pretend Play in Developing Empathy. 9. Fostering Empathy through the Process of Narrative - Helen Lumgair. 10. How Social Cognition Creates Engaged Children - Valerie Lovegreen. 11. Empathy and Autism. Afterword.

'How wonderful - finally a passionate, scholarly yet practical book focusing solely on the pivotal importance of adults understanding and developing empathy in very young children. Helen Garnett has contributed an exciting seminal book which deserves very serious attention from the world of Early Years practitioners and parents. It is that rare creature - a book that balances excellent research into empathy with excellent practical ways of putting all the ideas into practice. It is a 'must-have' for all people wanting the best future for children.'

- Jenny Mosley, previously a lecturer on a Master's in Education, author and Early Years Consultant

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