Your Child’s Social and Emotional Well-Being: A Complete Guide for Parents and Those Who Help Them

257 Pages·2016·1.441 MB·English

by  John S. Dacey, Lisa B. Fiore, Steven Brion-Meisels

Your Child’s Social and
Emotional Well‐Being

Your Child’s Social and
Emotional Well‐Being
A Complete Guide for Parents
and Those Who Help Them
John S. Dacey, Lisa B. Fiore,
and Steven Brion‐Meisels
This edition first published 2016
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Names: Dacey, John S., author. | Fiore, Lisa B., 1970– author. | Brion-Meisels, Steven, author.
Title: Your child’s social and emotional well-being : a complete guide for parents
and those who help them / John S. Dacey, Lisa B. Fiore, and Steven Brion-Meisels.
Description: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2016. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015047274 (print) | LCCN 2016002683 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781118977064 (hardback) | ISBN 9781118977057 (paperback) | ISBN 9781118976234 (ePub) |
ISBN 9781118977040 (Adobe PDF)
Subjects: LCSH: Social skills in children. | Social skills–Study and teaching. | Home and school. |
Child development. | BISAC: PSYCHOLOGY / Education & Training.
Classification: LCC BF723.S62 D33 2016 (print) | LCC BF723.S62 (ebook) | DDC 649/.7–dc23
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1 2016
This book is lovingly dedicated to the memory of
Dr. Steven Brion‐Meisels—a dear friend, teacher, and source of
inspiration to thousands of his students, family, and friends. Steven’s
wisdom contributed to the formation of this book, and his spirit
has gently guided our work since his passing in March 2014.
With deep gratitude, dear friend: John and Lisa.

Contents
Acknowledgments ix
About the Companion Website x
1 All Children Need Social and Emotional Well-being 1
Part I Self-awareness 11
2 Building Character 13
3 Practicing Mindfulness 37
Part II Self-management 53
4 Resiliency: Calming Fears and Anxiety 55
5 Independent Thinking 71
6 Self-regulating 87
Part III Social Awareness 107
7 Competing and Cooperating 109
8 Neither Being Bullied nor Being a Bully 123
Part IV Relationship Skills 135
9 Building Successful Friendships 137
10 Demonstrating Leadership 153
Part V Responsible Decision-making 169
11 Thinking Creatively 171
12 Thinking Critically and Wisely 189
viii Contents
Part VI Achieving Your Goals Even More Effectively 205
13 Getting Help with Your Efforts 207
14 The Future of SEL 221
References 229
Index 239