Daniel Mendoza makes his own paintbrushes. It may have started out as a way to save money, but it also...
Self control. Attention. Focus. These foundational skills make up a key area of early childhood development: Self-regulation. So what can teachers, parents, caregivers –even children themselves – do to help those skills grow? Oregon State University Professor Megan McClelland explains the science and the practical things we all can do. 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...
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...
When parents and kids tuned into “Thomas and Friends” this September, they discovered a new character: Bruno the Brake Car....
The New Year, with its metaphor of clear vision, calls out to all of us to think about the future; to envision a better world for children, youth, and families. While we can’t predict what the decade will bring, we can use what we have learned over the years—and our common sense—to set some goals and move forward. Here is what I see and hope for in a new year, in a new decade.
A Golden Opportunity for Early Childhood Apprenticeships
Why the Bank Street College of Education Believes the Time Is Right
Apprenticeships are practically as old as civilization, a concept normally associated with trades like blacksmithing and tailoring rather than child...
The American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden on March 12 contains a number of potentially game-changing policies for...
The best time to get a child’s life off to a solid start begins months before their birth. That’s why...
Executive function – the skills to focus and manage tasks – is, of course, central to childhood development. Given that, measuring executive function becomes imperative. How does that work? University of Minnesota professors Stephanie M. Carlson & Philip David Zelazo explain their research and the powerful tool they’ve created. 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
Some experts say that when it comes specifically to teaching consent, sex education for young children can be done without being explicit, and it can help kids learn about boundaries and empathy when it comes to their own bodies and the bodies of other people.
According to NYU University Professor Lawrence Aber, poverty and violence are the two most toxic challenges for child development – areas he has researched from the U.S. to Africa and the Middle East. Regardless of location, children can experience poverty and violence in difference ways and levels. Aber explains the research, tools and tactics required to give children the best opportunities for successful development. 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
