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Child Care and Development News
A review of child care and development news 2018 How Real-World Learning Experiences Can Help Kids Retain Knowledge Infants Sensitive to Fearful Faces Tend to Become Altruistic Toddlers Childhood Aggression Linked to Deficits in Executive Function How music lessons can … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Joni
Tagged 2018, child care, child care new, child development., year in review
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Child Care and Development Research Overview 2015
Here is a research overview of child care and development research stories that we featured in the Child Care Lounge newsletter in 2015. How does type of toy affect quantity, quality of language in infant playtime? Parent … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Joni
Tagged 2015, adhd, autism, care, childcare, development, infant, kindergarten, overview, parents, preschool, research, study, year
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National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
By Janine Did you know that September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month? According to the Center for Disease Control, 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and teens between the ages of 2 and 19, are obese. This rate has … Continue reading
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Tagged activity, caregivers, child care, childcare, children, healthy, movement, moving, obesity, obest
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Tips from a TSS (Therapeutic Staff Support) Working with Children on the Autism Spectrum
~Carly Some of you may be asking what is Therapeutic Staff Support? A TSS provides one- on-one interventions to children of all ages in their home, school, or community setting. The TSS works on specific goals outlined within his or … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Carly, Development, Uncategorized
Tagged autism, autism spectrum, autistic, childcare, children, communication theraputic, goal, intervention, social, spectrum, TSS, verbal
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Witches Don’t Wear Black Shoes: Responding to Children’s Fears
Noah was a four-year-old who had been enrolled in my preschool for a few months. We spent a lot of time together and I had established a very warm rapport with him. Because of this, I was shocked when I … Continue reading
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Tagged caregivers, comforting, creatures, fear, fearful, fears, frightened, imaginary, preschool, reassuring, responsd, scared, scary, terror
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