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About the Book: Early Childhood Director’s Guide to Solving Everyday Challenges
Early Childhood Program Directors have to wear many hats on any given day. Whether they're filling in for one of the toddler classrooms or they're having to do maintenance to repair something that has broken in the center, early childhood directors face a wide array of challenges. If you don’t have a clear handle on these, your day could be full of frustration.
In The Early Childhood Director’s Guide to Solving Everyday Challenges, author Thomasa Bond, EdD, seeks to alleviate these frustrations by sharing positive resolutions to real-world scenarios that have occurred at actual child care centers. Learn more about her new book below and how directors can avoid mistakes, oversights, and incidents by learning through others’ mistakes.
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Self-Care Tips for Teachers: Taking Your Own Advice
Teachers are usually so focused on making sure the young children in their classrooms are physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy that this leaves little time to check in with their own physical, mental, and emotional state. While teachers are constantly advising children on how to regulate their emotions, they sometimes can forget to take their own advice! Cathryn O’Sullivan, EdM, author of School-to-Home Connections: Simple Strategies for Early Childhood Educators, shares quick self-care tips for teachers that they can do in their classrooms with their kiddos without having to think too deeply about implementation.
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Why Nature Engagement Increases Quality of Life for Children of Differing Abilities
The belonging and connection found in nature is important for all children, but perhaps especially important for children of differing abilities. Ruth Wilson, PhD, author of Naturally Inclusive: Engaging Children of All Abilities Outdoors shares why nature serves as a strong contributor to quality of life for children of differing abilities.
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Rituals to Ease Transitions for Young Children
Dr. Sandra Duncan, coauthor of Inspiring Spaces for Young Children and author of Through a Child’s Eyes: How Classroom Design Inspires Learning and Wonder, discusses three ritual-related activities that can aid children in their transition back into the classroom. When returning to the classroom from an extended holiday break, many children can experience a feeling of disruption and displacement. Rituals and recurring activities can help children gain a sense of stability and predictability, ultimately making their transitions back to school less stressful. Through Duncan’s recommended exercises, children can regain their sense of structure and belonging within the classroom.
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Books for Encouraging Family Engagement
Research has shown that building positive, strong, ongoing partnerships between schools and...About the Book: School-to-Home Connections
When parents and teachers partner, children thrive! This is the core belief that drove Cathryn...Books for Celebrating Week of The Young Child
Every year the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the world's...Books for Teaching Children at Home
This list of books will empower parents and caregivers with the knowledge that they can be their...Books for Welcoming in, Learning about, and Learning from Families in Early Childhood Classrooms
Representing and including families within early learning programs is essential to creating rich...3 Road Trip Tips
Erin Buhr MEd, early childhood educator, book reviewer, and author of Little Walks, Big...Take a “Personal Approach” to Choosing Things to Do with Your Children
“As parents, we are often looking for “the answer” to our numerous questions about raising our...3 Ways to Create a Summer of Service & Purpose
Natalie Silverstein, MPH, author of Simple Acts: The Busy Family's Guide to Giving Back, offers...
PANEL DISCUSSION: America’s Child-Care Crisis
The child-care industry — essential to American families and to the economy — is at risk of...Popular Activities & Resources
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