The whole child : [electronic resource] developmental education for the early years / Joanne Hendrick.

Includes bibliographies and index.

How to survive while teaching : suggestions and guidelines for the first few weeks -- What makes a good day for children? -- Handling daily routines -- Development of the physical self -- Fostering mental health in young children -- Developing self-esteem in young children -- Tender topics : helping children master emotional crises -- Developing social competence in young children -- Helping young children establish self-discipline and self-control : but what if she won't do what I say? -- Aggression : what to do about it -- The pleasures of meaningful work -- Providing cross-cultural, nonsexist education -- Fostering creativity by means of self-expression materials -- Fostering creativity in play -- Fostering creativity in thought -- Fostering the development of language skills -- Developing thinking and reasoning skills -- What parents need -- Working with exceptional children -- Recent trends in early childhood education.