The contributors to this issue of Zero to Three describe a range of services and supports to address challenging behavior and support early social and emotional competence: A model of early childhood mental health
consultation to reduce the rate of preschool expulsion; how child care professionals and parents can have useful conversations around sensitive behavioral issues; an approach to coaching early educators to prevent and manage challenging behavior in the classroom; a parent — infant play group to build parenting skills; the treatment of common
sleep issues; and a
program of support to strengthen military families when a parent returns from deployment.