Fostering Positive Social Interactions for Infants and Toddlers with and without Disabilities
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- July 7, 2021
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All infants and toddlers, regardless of whether they have an identified disability, can benefit from early learning programs that encourage positive interactions with peers and caring adults.
The purpose of this 2-hour course is to learn strategies to promote a positive social climate and successful social interactions for infants and toddlers, including those with disabilities.
During this training, we will talk about the benefits of positive peer and adult-child interactions for infants and toddlers, looking specifically at steps you can take to teach and facilitate the skills very young children need to develop healthy relationships.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Identify the benefits of promoting positive peer interactions among infants and toddlers in your early childhood program;
- Describe positive social interactions as they might appear in an infant or toddler program;
- Arrange the learning environment to encourage positive social interactions among children and between children and adults; and
- Implement various strategies to begin teaching infants and toddlers the social skills required for developing friendships with their peers.
This training course was developed and produced by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of the Texas A&M University System in cooperation with the Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing Division, and using funds provided by the Texas Workforce Commission.
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