Early Childhood Educators

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2012-01-31 Behavior & Learning in School - child with difficulty learning in school:

Dear April,    The first thing that I always check is to be sure that the child is getting the right nutrition, sleep, activity and so on.  These things are the first line of defense against problems and

2012-01-25 Behavior & Learning in School - School Suspension of a five year old:

Hello Karen  Thank you for your question. I am sorry you and your grandson are having such challenges. The truth is that a lot of what happens to him and for him depends on the school system, the personnel

2012-01-18 Teaching Advice - Maintaining Respect/Authority:

Priscilla,  First I want to emphasize the the strategies your partner was using are probably not the best for creating a learning environment.  A strong authoritarian approach to working with students

2012-01-12 Early Childhood Education - Observation practice activities:

Great questions and a very important topcis!    The main idea you'll want to stress with the students is the difference between subjective and objective observations. Subjective observations cannot be

2012-01-11 Early Childhood Education - Being rejected by perceived popular girls:

A painful situation for your daughter but there is a solution.    First, you need to enlist the school..the teacher, the Principal, counsellors. This type of behavior hurts a chid's self-esteem and must