Optimize children's development in the first three years with more than 80 intentional activities and learning experiences.
Understanding the development of infants, toddlers, and twos equips caregivers with the tools and best practices needed to guide, teach, and care for them.
"Between the ages of one and three, children go through a distinct stage that every parent knows well--toddlerhood. Primarily concerned with themselves and their immediate worlds, toddlers present special needs...
The book describes how teachers support both development and learning with relationship-based interactions and program planning as well as provide young children the protection, affection, and emotional connections they need to thrive.
The recommendations relate to i) providing responsive care and activities for early learning during the first 3 years of life; ii) including responsive care and early learning as part of interventions for optimal nutrition of infants and ...
Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers: A Curriculum of Respectful, Responsive Care and Education
" - Daniel Goleman, Author of Emotional Intelligence "I spent one whole summer reading Teaching Children to Care. It was like a rebirth for me. This book helped direct my professional development. After reading it, I had a path to follow.
A Guide to Cognitive Development and Learning
This guide explores the contribution of the naturally occurring activities of infants and toddlers to their learning and development. Infants and toddlers benefit greatly when they have a caregiver who...
Helps care-givers, program directors, coordinators, administrators, trainers, licensors, families, and leaders in the field of early care and education to recognize the special knowledge and skills needed to offer a...
The authors of this book recognized that more specific curriculum was needed, and worked together to address these new and challenging issues in early care and education.