Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement calling for a ban on physical discipline for children. Here are seven of the most effective discipline approaches.
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.
Many policy makers and educators ask how the United States will prepare its citizens for the challenges of the 21st…
This early learning research may have a benefit beyond just childhood development – it might make you (and your child)…
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we are publishing Dr. King’s 1947 article written by in the Moorehouse College campus newspaper, the Maroon Tiger titled “The Purpose of Education.”
“There are literally hundreds of studies that show that when children learn key life skills based on executive functions of the brain, they are more likely to thrive now and in the future.”
— Ellen Galinsky, founder of Mind in the Making, writing on HuffPost.
In our weekly roundup, here are three highlights from around the web on Early Learning: Quartz: A Stanford professor says…
Education is about the three R’s—reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmatic—and we already know that parents’ reading to their preschool-aged children at…
As we span the globe for early learning trends and insights, today we visit sub-Saharan Africa, where countries have made a big push to improve early childhood education. Get Ready: This is a story about a program called Tayari – a Kiswahili word that means “readiness.”
The question: What is the evidence of effectiveness of parent-child book reading with preschool children in improving school readiness and early language?
The Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge recognizes promising new ideas and approaches that have the potential to transform the quality…
Education Week reports that corporal punishment still occurs in schools and, shockingly, even in pre-K. “Nineteen states permit corporal punishment,…