Building Young Brains When Schools Are Closed, Part 1: Offline Activities
Three-part Series Offers Top Tips for Parents and Caregivers
This is part 1 of a a three-part series. Read Part 2 (Online Activities) and Part 3 (Outdoor Tips). We...
Inspiration and Adaptation: Helping Parramore’s Parents—and Their Children—Learn and Grow in Orlando
One of the key principles of social entrepreneurship is replicability. If we are going to tackle the most difficult challenges...
What do you do when a preschooler throws a desk? For Carol Barton, project director of Early Childhood Education in...
For many of us, COVID-19 has completely changed how we work. Remote work might have its advantages for some, but when the kids are out of school and libraries and museums are closed, juggling two roles at once can be a challenge. What is a parent to do? As two developmental psychologists dedicated to understanding how children learn and play, these questions are filling our inbox.
When the Council for Professional Recognition issued its millionth Child Development Associate (CDA) credential in September 2023, it was cause...
Summer travel is a whole other thing when you’re a parent of young children. The rest and relaxation you’ve been...
It’s an ongoing global crisis: More than half of all refugee children – some 62 million – have no access to any form of education. From establishing schools in refugee camps to bringing Sesame Street to the Middle East, Sarah Smith, Sr. Director of Education at the International Rescue Committee, explains how the IRC addresses this humanitarian emergency every day. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19
Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our...
The fellows program of the Zaentz Early Education Initiative at Harvard University cultivates new leaders in this vital and rapidly...
The days of shushing kids in museums are long gone. Now, museums large and small, which once earned reputations for strict enforcement of “no talking,” “no touching” and “no fun” rules for kids, actively court families and kids with free days, family memberships, activities, tours and programs, all designed to celebrate and discover art and the creative spirit.
Lived Experience Sabra Bell remembers what it was like to be pregnant and low on funds. “Extra cash would have...
While such togetherness and lack of the usual resources will likely inspire new horror films and comedy series, this quarantine period also provides a positive reminder for us to slow down, be present and reclaim the wonder.
