How Culture Shapes Social-Emotional Development: Implications for Practice in Infant-Family Program

This publication, written for child-care center program leaders and child care practitioners, examines how culture shapes children's fundamental learning about themselves, their emotions, and their way of interacting and relating to others. Recommendations for providing culturally responsive services are included, as is an explanation of cultural reciprocity (a framework for resolving cultural dilemmas). Numerous activities featuring a range of infant–family settings are provided as well.