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Developmentally
Appropriate Care: What Does It Mean? - The
term developmentally appropriate care is commonly used by child care
professionals to describe care that takes into account the level of
physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of a child. (Added
June 10, 2000)
Preschooler
Development - Three and four-year-old children
are often called preschoolers. Preschool children are making developmental
strides and express an interest in the world around them. They want to
touch, taste, smell, hear, and test things for themselves. They are eager
to learn. (Added
June 17, 2000)
I’m Scared!
- Everyone has fears even a child. The difference between adults and children
is, an adult for the most part can express their fears. If the threat beats
out safety we are generally afraid. Childhood fears, like adult fears are
based on self-protection. There are two basic categories of a child’s fears. What the Child Knows
to be true, and What the child doesn’t know. (Added
September 27, 2000)
Go
Away Monster! -
If your preschooler happens to see
a monster in a book or on TV, he may assume they are real, and he may be
scared. Reassure him that monsters are not real. Monsters can't hurt him.
Even with your reassurance it may take a while for your words to sink in.
It is not that your preschooler does not believe you, it is just that
their fear can be greater then your words.
(Added September 28, 2000)
After The Storm/ Helping
Your Child Cope With Disaster
- It is normal for children to be
afraid, especially after a major storm. The fear may last for an extended
period and is best dealt with by kindness and understanding on the part of
the parents. Children should be encouraged to talk about their feelings
and otherwise express their fears through play, drawing, painting, or
clay/playdough. (Added
October 12, 2000)
Encouraging
Creativity in Children - YOUR CHILD IS GROWING UP. From the first
exuberant slap of a fat baby hand in the oatmeal, through tentative crayon
marks and collages of sticky-back paper, made-up songs and more-than
half-believed-in imaginary playmates, your child is growing in the ability
to explore the world and to have an impact on it. (Added
March 18, 2001)
Biting
Hurts! -
Biting
is quite common among young children. It happens for different reasons
with different children and under different circumstances. The first step
in learning to control it is to look at why it may be happening. (Added
March 25, 2001)
Cleaning
Up - How do you get children to
pick up toys and clean up after themselves? Each provider has a bag of
tricks. Here are some ideas. (Added
March 25, 2001)
Weighted
Down:
Achieving Preschool Academic Excellence - I
see them trudging through campus, weighted down with the cares of the
world, as if their foreheads are being slowly pulled to the ground.
(Added April 22, 2001)
Board
Games For Preschoolers - Many of us have tattered boxes of board
games from our childhoods in the attic waiting for the day when our
children are old enough to play. (Added
May 6, 2001)
Helping
Children Adapt To A New Sibling -
"Yes, but when does Joey go
back to the hospital?" At times, parents may ask you for advice in
helping their children adjust to a new brother or sister. Most children
welcome new siblings with excitement and affection, but the changes in
their lives may also frustrate them. (Added
March 17, 2002)
Helping
Children To Love Themselves And Others - You have one of the
world's most important jobs. You help children feel strong, able, and
loveable. Your positive, caring attitude is catching. As caregivers, your
job is to encourage children to think about how people are alike and
different, to ask all kinds of questions, and to find answers they can
understand. Your words and attitude tell children that differences are
wonderful. (Added March
17, 2002)
Helping
Children Cope with Stress - While some stress is normal and even
healthy, children today seem to encounter many stressful life events at
earlier ages. Stress shows itself in children by complaints about
stomachaches, being nervous, trouble sleeping, anger flares, and
infections. (Added March
17, 2002)
Puzzles
in early childhood education: Putting the pieces together - When
children work on puzzles, they are actually "putting the pieces
together" in more ways than one. Puzzles help children build the
skills they need to read, write, solve problems, and coordinate their
thoughts and actions—all of which they will use in school and beyond. (Added
March 23, 2002)
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