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Supporting a Child’s Emotional Growth: Strategies for Adults
Children's sense of worth is profoundly shaped by how adults interact with them. Creating a nurturing environment where they feel...
Summer 2024 Refresh Project
Valley Daycare pulls its curriculum and philosophies from many educational approaches, including Montessori, Reggie Emilia, High Scope,...
Developmentally Appropriate Spaces
Infants and toddlers need a safe space that promotes gross motor development. Some ways to create this space in a home is with the use of...
Promoting Attachments for Development
Attachment is defined as an enduring affectionate bond between a child and a person who cares for the child. This bond gives the child a...
The Importance of Play
My child says that all she ever does in school is play. When will you start teaching her what she needs to know in kindergarten? A...
Book Recommendations
Reading recommendations copyrighted in the last 15 years Alphabet Books - LMNO PEAS by Keith Baker, Published by Little Simon LMNO PEAS...
Asking the Right Questions
Reflection of Inspiring Hiring Level Thinking in Young Children - NAEYC Presented by Janis Strasser and Lisa Mufson Bresson Based on the...
Supporting Inclusion for all Language Learners
Although it can be a ‘short cut’ to teach in one language across the board, research has shown the importance for dual language learners...
The Pandemics Aftermath on Achievement Gaps
FLASHBACK April 2020: Only a few weeks after the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic almost every school district across the country is...
The things you wish your teachers taught you in High School
Dear Study Buddies, Today is the Chemistry Exam. In the last three days you have read your entire textbook, reviewed all the notes,...
To Praise or Not to Praise - Is that the new question?
Many people, from psychology professionals to educators to child rearers use the concept of positive reinforcement to adjust child...
The power of RED
With Valentines Day around the corner red is everywhere and not just on the ideograph heart that adorns every stuffed animal and hallmark...
The Mind-Body Phenomenon explained
Some common concepts of biological psychology include the flight or fight response, memory loss, and involuntary reflexes.
Correlation Research; How media misrepresents information
The media often mis-represents correlation research as factual, proven information. Think of the “breaking news” articles frequently...
"Us & Them" Mentality
The Migration Policy Institute says “race is a pigment of our imagination.” What MPI means is race is actually an invention created to...
Are Children Color-Mute?
We can achieve the task of creating unbiased children in the next generation.
Child Bearing Through the Years
Leila Clarkson, 26 of New Jersey, wouldn’t have dreamed of smoking during her pregnancy 4 months ago and her family and friends wouldn’t...
ADHD: The Basics
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, otherwise known as ADHD, has been diagnosed in 11% of children in the United States. Symptoms...
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