Educators of young children know how important children's social and emotional development is, not only in terms of developing empathy, compassion, friendships, confidence and the like, but also as an essential component of cognitive growth. As children gain skills in the social/emotional domain, they build language and problem-solving skills, as well as creative-thinking, memory, and abstract-thinking skills. These skills are important components of cognitive development in areas like reading, writing, and math. Skill development in the social/emotional domains is more difficult to see, and consequently are difficult to discuss with parents. In this article, the author describes several things teachers can do to nurture pro-social behaviors and make them visible. [This article was written with Amanda Terreri and Jenn Sliwowski.] (Contains 15 additional resources.)