Inclusion, Play and Empathy: Neuroaffective Development in Children's Groups

By: Jaak Panksepp and Marianne Bentzen and Pat Ogden and Susan Hart and Stine Lindahl Jacobsen and Eldbjorg Wedaa and Knud Hellborn and Marlo Winstead and Phyllis Booth and Serena Potter and Alé Duarte and Helle Jensen and Colwyn Trevarthen and Gitte Jorgensen and Christine Lakoseljac-Andreasen and Bonnie Goldstein and Dorothea Rahm and Phyllis B. Rubin and Ulla Holck

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Synopsis: Contributions from early childhood educators, teachers, psychologists, music therapists, occupational therapists, and psychotherapists highlight the crucial role that early relationships and interactions in group settings play in the development of children's personal, emotional and social skills. The book features the latest research and methods for successfully encouraging the development of these skills in groups of children aged 4-12. It explores how play within children's groups can be facilitated in order to foster emotional and empathic capacities, how to overcome common challenges to inclusion in schools and introduces practical, creative approaches to cultivating a sense of unity and team spirit in children's groups.