Written for child care professionals who work with children from military families, this guide uses current child development and early education theories to develop unique strategies for special issues. Petty has spent 20 years as a teacher, caregiver and trainer in the field of child development, and she explains the best practices for offering emotional support to children dealing with repeated deployments, grief and other circumstances particular to military service. The author also uses the Reggio Emilia approach and the multiple intelligences theory to build child care programs that will foster emotional, cognitive, social, and physical development. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)