Published by Redleaf Press 10 Yorkton Court St. Paul, MN 55117 www.redleafpress.org © 1997, 2006, 2014 by Connie Jo Smith, Charlotte M. Hendricks, and Becky S. Bennett All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted on a specific page, no portion of this publication may be repro- duced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, record- ing, or capturing on any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a critical article or review to be printed in a magazine or newspaper, or electronically transmitted on radio, television, or the Internet. First edition published 1997. Second edition 2006. Third edition 2014. Cover design by Jim Handrigan Cover photograph by Blend Images Photography/Veer Interior design by Percolator Typeset in Stone Informal, Matrix Script, and Trade Gothic Illustrations by Chris Wold Dyrud Photograph on page 49 by Blend Images Photography/Veer Printed in the United States of America 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12345678 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Smith, Connie Jo.   Growing, growing strong : a whole health curriculum for young children. Social and emotional well-being / Connie Jo Smith, Charlotte M. Hendricks, and Becky S. Bennett. — Third edition.        pages cm    Summary: “Children’s social and emotional skills form a critical foundation for learning and wellness that guide them into adulthood and influence how they deal with both successes and adversity in life. These activities support children as they learn about self-esteem, emotions and feelings, family and friends, and changes in life” — Provided by publisher.    ISBN 978-1-60554-334-5 (e-book) ISBN 978-1-60554-243-0 (pbk.) 1. Health education (Preschool)—United States. 2. Health education (Elementary)—United States. 3. Life skills—Study and teaching (Preschool)—United States. 4. Life skills—Study and teaching (Elementary)—United States. 5. Self-esteem in children—Study and teaching (Preschool)—United States. 6. Self-esteem in children— Study and teaching (Elementary)—United States. 7. Emotions—Study and teaching (Preschool)—United States. 8. Emotions—Study and teaching (Elementary)—United States. 9. Curriculum planning—United States.   I. Hen- dricks, Charlotte Mitchell, 1957- II. Bennett, Becky S., 1954- III. Title. IV. Title: Social and emotional well-being.   LB1140.5.H4S647 2014   372.37—dc23                                                              2013023390 Printed on acid-free paper