Tutorial 6 · Recognizing and Supporting
the Social and Emotional Health of Young Children Birth to Age Five
Module 2: The First Year
Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify the indicators of healthy social and emotional development as well as potential risk for problems in social and emotional development in young children ages birth to twelve months.
- Describe practices and approaches to support social and emotional development in young children ages birth to twelve months
In this module, there are four sections divided up by the age ranges of:
- Section 1. Birth to three months
- Section 2. Three to six months
- Section 3. Six to nine months and
- Section 4. Nine to twelve months
Each section of this module begins with a table listing healthy social and emotional indicators for a particular age range, related to social health and attachment, and emotional health and regulation as well as vignettes to illustrate healthy and at-risk behavior. Following each table is more information related to supporting these healthy behaviors in young children that can be used with parents and caregivers for whom you provide early childhood mental health consultation support.
This website was made possible by grant number 90YD0268 from the Office of Head Start, Administration for Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not represent the official views or policies of the funding agency nor does publication in any way constitute an endorsement by the funding agency.
