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The Benefits of Fine Motor Skills in Early Education
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April 4, 2024
Learn about fine motor skill development and its impact on school readiness. Use common preschool toys and supplies to build your repertoire of beneficial fine motor activities. Read More
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Exploring Self-Regulation With 3 To 5 Year Olds
January 22, 2024
Explore self-regulation for 3–5-year-olds including foundational skills of learning to wait, responding calmly, being able to listen, and direction following. Read More
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The Impact of Tech on Development and Academic Readiness
July 11, 2023
The impact of screen time on children's development, as well as strategies for facilitating language and other developmental skills through play. Read More
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Loss and Grief in Early Childhood
June 1, 2022
Gain an understanding of loss and grief in early childhood, including developmental considerations. A practical, guided approach to helping children cope with grief is offered. Read More
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Helping Young Children Develop a Positive Sense of Self
March 18, 2022
Strategies for adults to help children develop a positive sense of self. Read More
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Exploring Physical and Language Development of Infants and Toddlers
January 10, 2022
Learn strategies and activities that foster physical and language development in infant-toddler care. Read More
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Exploring Cognitive and Social-Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers
October 12, 2021
Learn key competencies of infant and toddler development in the areas of cognitive and social-emotional development as well as the important role caregivers have in this development through relationsh... Read More
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Social-Emotional Development Theories and the Early Childhood Classroom
March 4, 2021
Learn about Erikson and Maslow's theories and how they apply to working with young children. Read More
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Opening the Culture Door: Valuing Diversity
February 23, 2021
Understand the impact of cultural influences on ourselves and children. Read More
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Positive Discipline Tools for Teachers: Alternatives to Rewards and Punishment
November 5, 2020
Learn about Positive Discipline tools for teachers in early childhood education. Read More
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What a Wonderful World: Growing Empathy for Early Learners
September 8, 2020
Explore empathy and how we can help nurture it in young children. Read More
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The Ordinary Magic of Storytelling
April 15, 2020
How to select, learn, and tell stories, and how to integrate storytelling throughout your early childhood curriculum. Read More
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Bully Proofing Your Early Childhood Program, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association
March 31, 2020
Strategies for working with young children demonstrating bullying behaviors, identifying bullying tendencies, and understanding the signs and symptoms of such behaviors. Read More
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An Introduction to Integrated Dual Language Learners (Birth to Five), in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association
March 24, 2020
Review of Dual Language Learners (DLLs) ages 0 to 5, with strategies to support the whole child and their families Read More
Child Growth and Development Head Start Region 9
Screen Time & Negative Associations to Child Development
December 30, 2019
Learn about myths and research findings related to the impact of technology on early child development. Read More
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Meeting the Needs of Young Boys in Early Childhood Programs
December 17, 2019
Learn about the challenges of working with young boys in early childhood programs, why they are more difficult to care for and educate than young girls, and suggestions to address this dilemma. Read More
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Potty Training at School
October 11, 2019
Readiness characteristics and tips for potty training young children Read More
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ADHD 101: Bringing Focus to the Confusion
July 24, 2019
Symptoms of ADHD, the process of making an ADHD diagnosis, and classroom interventions to support children with ADHD. Read More
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Supporting Young Children's Social-Emotional Literacy - Part 2
June 21, 2019
Ways to resolve and prevent challenging behaviors in young children through the development of social-emotional literacy Read More
Challenging Behavior Child Growth and Development
Supporting Young Children's Social-Emotional Literacy - Part 1
May 31, 2019
Ways to resolve and prevent challenging behaviors in young children through the development of social-emotional literacy Read More
Challenging Behavior Child Growth and Development