| Games to Foster Your Child
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Shake, rattle, and roll your way into these fun activities.
One of the best ways to nurture your child's creativity is involving yourself in her fantasy on a consistent basis. Happily, some of the most creative activities are the simplest. Here are some fun, old-fashioned games that your family can play together.
1. Make silly soup. Let your child choose "ingredients" from all over the h . . . more
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| Author : By Emily Perlman Abedon
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Created : 13 May 2003
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| A Childs Own Library.
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A Love of Reading is Important.
There are many different ways that parents can help their children develop a love of reading. This is one way and it can be done in a variety of ways and very cheaply.
Starting a home library for your child shows her/him how important
books are. Having books of their own in a special place boosts the
chance that your child will want to read early and often . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 30 Jan 2003
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| Teaching Young Children Through Work and Play
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We have learned so much recently about the importance of play for young children that many families may overlook how meaningful work can also nurture development.
Young children flourish when allowed to enter the world of real work that surrounds them - from picking up toys or feeding the cat to grating carrots for salad. In the company of family or other adults, children eagerly engage in w . . . more
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| Author : National Association for the Education of Young Children
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Created : 02 Dec 2002
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| The Skills Kids Need to Read
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The Skills Kids Need to Read
As a basic foundation for learning to read and write, kids need strong speaking and listening skills. When you and other adults around your kids encourage them to talk, ask, questions, and use dramatic play, it increases their vocabulary, allows them to hear and practice building sentences, and gives them more knowledge to understand spoken and written language. . . . more
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| Author : Ready to Read
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Created : 31 Oct 2002
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| Fostering Curiousity.
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Fostering Curiousity in Young Children.
Below are some ideas that parents can use to help foster young children's curiousity and encourage them to learn more about the world around them.
Model interest in the world around you. Take a walk outside and wonder aloud about the trees, the sky, the stars. Also let your child see you pursuing interests of your own.
Follow your child�s lead. E . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 19 Oct 2002
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| Helping Your Baby Learn to Talk
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Learning to Talk
From birth to three months, your baby listens to your voice. He coos and gurgles and tries to make the same sounds you make. You can help your baby learn how nice voices can be when you:
Sing to your baby. You can do this even before he is born! Your baby will hear you.
Talk to your baby. Talk to others when she is near. She won�t understand the words, but will like . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch from C.E. Morrisset Huebner and P. Lines,
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Created : 14 Sep 2002
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| Helping Your Child Adjust to Preschool
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Helping Your Child Adjust to Preschool
You're standing outside the preschool holding your child's hand as he is about to step across the threshold into a new world. Perhaps he is crying and clinging tightly to your leg or maybe he's jumping up and down in front of the window trying to catch a glimpse of his new classroom, ready and eager to start. Maybe you're the one who's crying, wondering . . . more
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| Author : By Heidi Hoff
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Created : 18 Aug 2002
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| Pre School Activities
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Should preschool children be forced to do certain activities?
Children should not be forced to do any particular activity at preschool. A healthy preschool offers a safe, stimulating child-centered environment. Preschool staff should take their cues from the kids regarding their interests and curiosities. Their task is then to encourage those natural interests. They should not compel any child . . . more
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| Author : Carleton Kendrick
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Created : 02 Jul 2002
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| The role of Early Childhood Development
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Early Childhood Development (ECD): Ng� Kaitaunaki K�hungahunga.
ECD was established under the Education Act in 1989 as a Crown entity. Its role is to promote and encourage the development and provision of quality, accessible and appropriate early childhood services.
ECD provides the following programmes:
1.Parenting Programmes � Supporting Families
Parents As First Teachers (P . . . more
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| Author : ECD Information Services
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Created : 16 Apr 2002
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| Trouble at the Preschool Door
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Drop-off dread
It is Monday morning and you are not dreading the morning traffic, or the meeting with your boss, but instead you fear the drop-off scene at your child's preschool. You are hoping that you will at least reach the school lobby before he cements his feet to the ground and screams "I am not going in there!"
Separation difficulties can happen with any child at any time during thei . . . more
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| Author : Caroline Fish
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Created : 22 Mar 2002
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| What Should I Know About Bright Preschool Children?
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How do bright preschool children differ from other children their age?
As a group, bright preschool children differ from others their age in some of the ways they think and feel. In most cases, their physical development is similar to other children's. However, each child is an individual, with an individual pattern of development. Bright preschool children are likely to differ from others the . . . more
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| Author : National Council Gifted Education.
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Created : 15 Mar 2002
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| Government releases new early childhood resource.
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| Minister launches new early childhood resource Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 12:26 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government 16 August 2000 Media Statement Minister launches new early childhood resource The Associate Minister of Education, Lianne Dalziel, today launched a new early childhood resource that will assist all early childhood centres in New Zealand to be accessible to children w . . . more
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| Author : NZ Government
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Created : 16 Jan 2002
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| Environment can positively impact on young children.
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Jessica, age four, enters her new preschool classroom for the very first time. She looks around and tries to determine what happens in this space? Does she belong here? Will it be an interesting place to spend her days? Will she be supported as she grows and develops?
Jessica will discover the answers through her interactions with the physical environment of her classroom. If she spends her d . . . more
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| Author : Rebecaa Isbell, Ed.D.
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Created : 10 Dec 2001
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