Social-Emotional Health and School Readiness: A Guide for Parents with Children Birth to Age 5

This resource was developed by the Social-Emotional Health Advisory Committee to ECIC. It is a basic guide for parents who want to help their young children (birth to age five) to be socially and emotionally healthy so they can succeed in school and life. The guide addresses the following questions: What is social-emotional health? How does it affect school readiness? How can I tell if my child is socially and emotionally healthy? What can I do to support my child’s social-emotional health? How does discipline affect social-emotional health? What if I have concerns about my child’s social-emotional health? Where can I learn more about social-emotional health?

We are please to announce that the Spanish Version of this guide is now available!

Spanish Version

Young Children's Social-Emotional Development: Results from a 2009 Parent Survey

Findings from a national survey of 1,615 parents of young children ages birth to age 3 years, reveal that parents don't fully understand how deeply babies' and toddlers' social-emotional development is affected by their early experiences. This resource is designed to provide important information about how social-emotional development unfolds and what you can do to nurture your child's healthy development.

Early Childhood Investment Corporation- Social Emotional Health Resources