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Season 3 Episode 8: 'Your (Not So) Social Child: Navigating Early Childhood Friendships' with Amanda Woodward
Dec 30, 2024
Season 3
Episode 8
New Horizon Academy | Cara
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Amanda Woodward, Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, joins us this episode to discuss and explain social behavior in children younger than school age.
During this episode, we discuss:
- Differentiating typical social behavior between age groups
- Key findings in recent research about early childhood social behavior
- Activities that foster greater social-emotional development
- Social exclusion and tools families may use to avoid antisocial patterns
Resources Amanda recommends for families looking to gain more knowledge about early childhood relationships:
Learning through Play- the Lego Foundation : https://learningthroughplay.com/
National Institue for Play : https://nifplay.org/
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