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title: Dev Insights & Inspirations | Social & Emotional Development
description: Social & Emotional Development | Development Kaplan blog
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# Posts about Social & Emotional Development

![3 Ways to Make Halloween Stress Balls](https://blog.kaplanco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/halloween-stress-balls_a-1-1.jpg)

##### 3 Ways to Make Halloween Stress Balls

 September 24, 2021 

<https://blog.kaplanco.com/dev/ii/halloween-stress-balls>

![The Kissing Hand Raccoon Puppet](https://blog.kaplanco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/kissing-hand-puppet_a-1-1.jpg)

##### The Kissing Hand Raccoon Puppet

 August 23, 2021 

<https://blog.kaplanco.com/dev/ii/kissing-hand-puppet>

![Nurture in Nature: Supporting School Readiness Through Outdoor Play](https://blog.kaplanco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/outdoor-learning-school-readiness_a-2-1.jpg)

##### Nurture in Nature: Supporting School Readiness Through Outdoor Play

 August 2, 2021 

<https://blog.kaplanco.com/dev/ii/outdoor-learning-school-readiness>

![Back to School: Creating Transition Traditions](https://blog.kaplanco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/transition-traditions_a-1-1.jpg)

##### Back to School: Creating Transition Traditions

 July 13, 2021 

<https://blog.kaplanco.com/dev/ii/transition-traditions>

![Show Your Pride! Celebrating Pride Month with Children and Families](https://blog.kaplanco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ginger-welch-pride-month_a-1-1.jpg)

##### Show Your Pride! Celebrating Pride Month with Children and Families

 June 23, 2021 

<https://blog.kaplanco.com/dev/ii/ginger-welch-pride-month>

![Coping with Violence](https://blog.kaplanco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/coping-with-violence-kids_a-1-1.jpg)

##### Coping with Violence

 January 29, 2021 

<https://blog.kaplanco.com/dev/ii/coping-with-violence-kids>

![Yarn Leaves](https://blog.kaplanco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/diy-yarn-leaves_a-1.jpg)

##### Yarn Leaves

 November 19, 2020 

<https://blog.kaplanco.com/dev/ii/diy-yarn-leaves>

![A Shield of Armor](https://blog.kaplanco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/equity-shield-of-armor_a-1-1.jpg)

##### A Shield of Armor

 November 11, 2020 

<https://blog.kaplanco.com/dev/ii/equity-shield-of-armor>

![Face Mask Activities for Kids During COVID-19](https://blog.kaplanco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/mask-activities-for-kids_a-1-1.jpg)

##### Face Mask Activities for Kids During COVID-19

 October 19, 2020 

<https://blog.kaplanco.com/dev/ii/mask-activities-for-kids>

![How to Encourage Collaborative Play in the Preschool Classroom](https://blog.kaplanco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/collaborative-play_a-1.jpg)

##### How to Encourage Collaborative Play in the Preschool Classroom

 August 21, 2020 

<https://blog.kaplanco.com/dev/ii/collaborative-play>

![How Teachers Can Help Kids with the Back-to-School Blues](https://blog.kaplanco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/help-back-to-school-blues_a-2.jpg)

##### How Teachers Can Help Kids with the Back-to-School Blues

 August 21, 2020 

<https://blog.kaplanco.com/dev/ii/help-back-to-school-blues>

![Cutting Down on Challenging Behaviors](https://blog.kaplanco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cutting-down-challenging-behaviors_a-1-1.jpg)

##### Cutting Down on Challenging Behaviors

 August 21, 2020 

<https://blog.kaplanco.com/dev/ii/cutting-down-challenging-behaviors>

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