Madonna and Child

free play were spread out evenly for the most part. I also enjoyed that the concept of turn taking was in well effect when the kids were in free play. They would usually ask for things and if they didn 't they would be put into a scenario where the child would have to ask for the object that he wanted instead of taking it. I thought that was great way of reinforcing the turn taking and sharing concepts that are essential to our everyday…

It is commonly known that the more time young children spend watching television, the more junk food and fast food they are likely to eat. For every hour a child watches television per day, on average a child consumes an additional 167 calories. It is known that increased food intake goes hand and hand with becoming overweight and the use of video games. Even though there are active video games, such as the ones played…

“Exploring my Image of the Child” As Dahlberg (1999) explains, understanding and defining the ideal child is a difficult task. In fact, each person has their own definition of the child based on their own worldviews, thus, perhaps making ‘the’ child an abstract concept. This paper is a personal reflection of my worldview, personal experiences, and understanding of a child. I also explore how my new perspective of early childhood education has added to my roles as a Child and Youth Care…

both teams receive a trophy this defeats the purpose of even playing the game. Children are smart enough to know if they won or lost a game, and by letting each team receive a trophy it creates confusion for children. This confusion happens because a child does not understand why he or she is awarded a trophy for losing a game. When children are confused why they are receiving an award for no reason, then this creates a big problem…

available resources around the room. The children were engaged in conversations with their teachers that showed expression language building, for example a child was looking out the window and he pointed up and said look…

I was very intrigued with the TED videos that were assigned to this paper. I am always interested in learning more about how children at such a young age develop everything that is essential for when we age in adulthood. In the first video “What Do Babies Think?” The first experiment included babies that were the age of fifteen to eighteen months. I was amazed to find there was a significant amount of difference between a fifteen-month and an eighteen-month baby and how their brain processes…

This is my first semester in the early childhood program and I love it! This has been a great experience for me and doing what I love most. Children a great thing and we as early childhood teacher we need to know that. I have learned so many things about this program and how to better myself in my work. I hope that someday I can open my own daycare business and be successful. This program will teach me many things that I know or don’t know about kids. I’m excited for what the future holds for me…

When I stepped outside to the playground, the leaves were flying in the wind and the birds were singing, not a child to be seen. I wondered where the children are and why is it so silent. Rhea believes that children were built to move and when they do not have the choice to have the unstructured play they need these children begin to shut down and perform poorly. She explains that when a child is sitting for several hours of the day their brain begins to loose necessary nutrients to perform…

By working with “the abused, the displaced, and the disturbed” (Byatt 308), she was always focused on others and their issues in life. As a child Penny was abused, her mother neglected her when she “closed her face and her curtains” (Byatt 308). She was displaced, she was moved from homes during the war and lost who she really was. And she was disturbed, she was traumatized from seeing the thing…

When you do so, avoid closing the child in. Instead, offer choices. Teaching how to choose can provide significant learning in addiction to changes in behavior. By offering choices, you can change behavior and offer the children some control. If you choose to interrupt behavior, do so with…