The earliest years are all about relationships. Infants and toddlers crave and develop attachments to the special people in their lives. Depending on how parents, early childhood educators, and others treat them, babies also develop expectations about people and themselves.
Audience: Family
Eight Tips for Teaching in the Outside Classroom
Research suggests that outdoor learning has many benefits for young children, including helping them to regulate their emotions and increase their nature knowledge.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Challenging Behavior: What Helps and What Doesn’t
Keeping calm and carrying on with ways to address challenging behaviors.
How to Care for Infants and Toddlers in Groups
Out-of-home child care for infants and toddlers, if done well, can enrich children’s early experience. It can also be a therapeutic component of services to at-risk children, providing a safe and consistent base for protection, prevention, and treatment.
Buzzwords Explained: What is Gentle Parenting
Gentle parenting does not mean letting your child be in charge. That’s scary for a child. Gentle parenting is a way of building a relationship with your child that is joyful, has limits, and is loving.
Buzzwords Explained: Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma-informed care gives kids security. Whether in classroom or clinical settings, learn more about responsive care for children who have experienced trauma.
ZERO TO THREE Early Childhood Resource Center
Everything you need to learn about how early connections last a lifetime.
25 Fun Mindfulness Activities for Kids & Teens (+Tips!)
What does mindfulness do to spark “the joy of just being” that Tolle references? And, how can we start teaching this as young as possible?
This article delves into both of these questions and includes plenty of activities for you to start using today.
Dougy Center
At Dougy Center, our mission is to provide grief support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families can share their experiences before and after a death.