Pyramid Model

Families Want to Know...

               Will my child be kind to others?

                                                                                    Will my child have friends?

How do I help my child to have a positive self-image?

How can I help my child cope with challenges and become a problem solver? 

Research has shown that children 

need social and emotional skills 

to be successful in the future*

What are social-emotional skills?

Social and Emotional Skills include the ability to:

• develop friendships 
• share and take turns
• follow directions
• use problem-solving skills
• understand routines
• demonstrate self-control
• identify and manage emotions

Pyramid Model practices support children to have 

better social skills and less challenging behavior





NH Communities and classrooms are using the Pyramid Model to support children's social and emotional development.

What is the Pyramid Model?

This information comes from the Parent Information Center.  

For more information, you can follow their Facebook page.

from: https://challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu/

The Pyramid Model supports the social and emotional development of children by:

• promoting learning by building positive relationships among children, families, and early childhood professionals
• understand the need to develop behavior expectations and how to provide social skills support
• creating an environment where every child feels good about coming to school
• providing children individual support as needed

What is gained by using the Pyramid Model?

Families:

• receive information on how to promote social and emotional skills
• receive support for preventing and addressing challenging behavior
• team with teachers to help children learn and grow

                                        Children:

• increase their social and emotional skills
• improve their kindergarten readiness

Professionals:

• have information and resources to support families
• are effective in helping children learn social and emotional skills
• have enhanced skills for responding to challenging behavior

Where can I learn more?
https://www.pyramidmodel.org/resources/educators-families/families/
https://challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu/Implementation/family.html
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/family.html
https://www.facebook.com/NHPyramidModel

iSocial: Improving Social-emotional Outcomes through 

Complementary Infrastructure and Leadership

iSocial's purpose:The goal is to improve the social-emotional outcomes for preschool students with disabilities through the implementation of the evidence-based Pyramid Model Framework. Healthy social-emotional development is closely linked to long-term academic success. This initiative will function as an integral part of an extensive set of coordinated efforts in the state designed to improve social-emotional development of young children, including those with the most significant needs.


*Jones, D.E., Greenberg, M., & Crowley, M. (2015) Early social-emotional functioning and public health: The relationship between kindergarten social competence and future wellness.  American Journal of Public Health. 105, 2283-2290.