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From hitting and tattling to communication and negotiation: The young child's stages of socialization

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The importance of supporting the young child's socialization process is presented from the perspecitive of a teacher educator/researcher, a parent, and a caregiver. The article describes four stages of socialization and offers recommendations for corresponding spacial needs, play levels, adult's role, group size, and activities/materials for each stage.

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  1. College of Education, University of Wyoming, 2605 Garfield, P.O. Box 3374, 82071-3374, Laramie, Wyoming

    Margaret Cooney Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education), Linda Hutchison (Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education) & Valenda Costigan (Lead Teacher, Bright Horizons)

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Cooney, M., Hutchison, L. & Costigan, V. From hitting and tattling to communication and negotiation: The young child's stages of socialization. Early Childhood Educ J 24, 23–27 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02430546

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