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Elfer, Peter – Children & Society, 2007
Anxiety about the emotional experience of young children in nursery has been central in thinking about the development of nursery provision. The main theory of emotion that has been applied to nursery practice has been attachment theory. This article proposes that there is a need to open up our conceptual framework for thinking about emotional…
Descriptors: Young Children, Emotional Experience, Child Development, Anxiety