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.
Edutopia, Turnaround for Children and others have released an extraordinary video series showcasing teaching practices, grounded in the science of learning and development, that educators can use in their classrooms right away.
What role can the arts play in early childhood learning? The National Endowment for the Arts recently hosted a 90-minute webinar titled “New Research on the Arts & Early Childhood: A Symposium.”
By Tom Kertscher As a preschooler, Victoria Ankrah was taught in a Paterson, N.J., Head Start program where her mother…
In the preschool curriculum world, Is the whole-child or a literacy- and math-focused approach more effective for preparing children for kindergarten?
How does building character in children help build childhood development and learning? A conversation with Character Lab’s Angela Duckworth and Jackie Bezos of the Bezos Family Foundation.
Parenting is hard. First time parents have it even harder, given that these parents have never done it before. New research shows that helping first-time parents better understand parenting skills translate into improved outcomes for children and society.
Kindergarten teachers at two public schools in the Bronx — P.S. 85 and Bronx Charter School for Excellence — are…
Education Week reports that corporal punishment still occurs in schools and, shockingly, even in pre-K. “Nineteen states permit corporal punishment,…
Earlier this year, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement, Advocacy for Improving Nutrition in the First 1,000…
by Markus Klein, Strathclyde University and Michael Kühhirt, University of Cologne The question of whether mothers should work or stay…