#early childhood development

[inbredlamb]

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[princesscatherineblog]

The Princess of Wales visiting Maidenhead Rugby Club on 7th June 2023.

#kate middleton #catherine middleton #catherine elizabeth middleton #catherine princess of wales #shaping us #early childhood development #rugby #athletic #sports and fitness

[catherinetheprincessofwales]

15 November 2023: The Princess of Wales arrives for the Shaping Us National Symposium at the Design Museum, London. The Princess has convened experts from 21 countries to consider how we “grow, think and behave throughout life” to build resilience in early childhood.

#kate middleton #ktd #british royal family #princess of wales #brf #Early childhood #early childhood development #early childhood education #early childhood learning #early childhood trauma #early childhood intervention #fashion

[theroyalweekly]

Health visitors are the vital link between families, hospitals and through to the education system - the role they play in #ShapingUs is critical.

Families today are dealing with so many pressures, and spending time with Health Visitors in recent weeks has been eye-opening and an incredible insight into their work.

▶️ Watch the full film: https://youtu.be/SvBL-vS6qWc

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[babyspacebatclone]

Another point about “Appropriate” play re: Autistic Children:

A person is going to play at a level that matches their current engagement.

If a person - child or adult - is engaging in play for internal reinforcement (aka they are doing it for personal enjoyment) they are going to adjust the play to an acceptable level of challenge.

And you know what that makes button sorting an exact equivalent to???

image from the Wikipedia page for Sudoku

I swear to the fusion that powers the sun.

Button sorting (for personal enjoyment) is directly equivalent to Sudoku.

You are going to pick a challenge level that suits your current engagement interests.

Some days, you want a basic Sudoku puzzle.

And maybe you want a nice basic button sort, three holes in this pile, four holes in this pile.

And if that’s not matching your engagement level, you will make it more challenging.

And the more rules you add to your button sorting…

Well, congratulations, you’ve created Algebra.

Algebra, according to The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition:

A branch of mathematics in which symbols, usually letters of the alphabet, represent numbers or members of a specified set and are used to represent quantities and to express general relationships that hold for all members of the set. (emphasis mine)

Figuring out if a button is shiny enough to go into a specific pile is more skill usage than determining where to put the 8 in the top center square up there.

I say this as someone who does Expert Sudoku variants for fun.

You need to compare qualities, have a consistent set of rules.

And, again, if you’re doing Sudoku or button sorting for personal enjoyment, you’re only going to keep doing it if it continues to be an appropriate level of challenge.

And the only reason that’s less true for children is they understand their capabilities less, and so will continue to do something too challenging for longer than an adult despite their frustration.

Unless you destroy the link between their own personal determination of challenge, engagement, and reinforcement.

TL;DR: Fuck ABA “specialist” who want to extinguish “inappropriate” play, you don’t actually fucking understand learning (which is extraordinarily sad, if you know how fucking obsessed they can be with being “scientific.”)

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[justanotherparent]

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[falcqns]

im on early childhood educator tiktok and i love it but some people in the comments know nothing about child development, and the importance of social and emotional learning and it fucking shows.

let me explain something:

children cannot gaslight. this is especially true for those who are not school-aged, so 0-4. them crying or throwing a tantrum is not them trying to get their way through manipulation. they are not overreacting, they do NOT need to stop crying, especially when they are hurt.

children are allowed to be upset. they are allowed to cry, scream and shout. they are allowed to feel their emotions. when you tell a child no, and they flop to the ground and throw a tantrum, they are not trying to manipulate you into giving them what they want. they don't know how the world around them works yet, so yes of course a child is going to get upset you tell them "no, you need to wear your coat." or "no, you need to sit on your bum while you eat." they don't understand that if they don't wear their coat they could get hypothermia because they are little and cannot regulate their body temperature as well as we can, and they don't understand that running around and playing while eating can lead to choking. they don't understand things like that.

it is our jobs, as adults, educators, parents, family, etc. to teach them these things. to help them to understand, to help them to regulate. by telling them things like "stop crying," "you've got no reason to be upset," or "i'll give you something to cry about," you are telling them that them, and their feelings don't matter. that they have to go along with what you say no matter what, and that they should be respecting and trusting you no matter what happens, which is NOT true. they don't need to respect and trust you. exactly like how a child needs to earn your trust, YOU have to earn theirs. if they don't trust you, they don't have to respect you. it's your job to show them that you are someone they can trust, and with that trust comes respect.

going back to if they are hurt, instead of saying things like 'you're fine,' try saying 'you're going to be fine,' or asking 'are you hurt, or are you scared?' or even a simple 'are you okay?' is better.

if they are throwing a tantrum, don't do anything. let the tantrum happen. if someone was having a seizure, would you be standing over them while they seize and tell them to suck it up, that they're fine?? no, you wouldn't. you'd make sure the area around them is safe, put them in the recovery position, and you'd wait it out. the same thing is true for children. they cannot process information when they are upset. yes, it might be frustrating, and yes, it always happens at the most inopportune time, but it's not their fault. so when they are melting down, just sit and wait for them to finish. if you need to, walk away from them to take a breather for yourself. when they calm down, tell them you're there, that you love them, and offer comfort. don't force it, offer it. children deserve autonomy. my body, my choice, remember. try to remember that the reason for the tantrum is because they can't communicate what's wrong. they can't explain 'hey, im sad because i can't wear my crocs in the snow.' they have to show it, and crying is how they express that.

children cannot gaslight. they cannot manipulate. they are tiny humans who didn't ask to be brought into this world, and therefore as the adults in their life, it is our jobs to help them navigate and learn the world around them. there are going to be setbacks and tough moments. there are going to be times when you want to yell at them to stop and behave. there are going to be times when you feel like you can't do this, but it's important to remember that you can. it's even more important to remember that if they are acting out/throwing a tantrum, etc. with you, it means they trust you, and you are a safe place for them. just as you learned to express your feelings without throwing a tantrum, so can they, they just need it to be taught to them, and more importantly, modelled to them. the moment you view them as competent and capable, trust me, your view of them will entirely change.

'It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world, it is our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.' - L.R. Knost

'Tantrums are not bad behaviour. Tantrums are an expression of emotion that became too much for the child to bear. No punishment is required. What your child needs is compassion and safe, loving arms to unload in.' - Rebecca Eanes

#shut the fuck up ava #ava's an ece #ava's an early childhood educator #early childhood development #early childhood education #child development #child care provider #childhood #toddler tantrums #tantrum #toddlers

[teacherjordynsclassroom]

#early childhood learning #early childhood development #early childhood education #learning #learning through play #education

[parentingremixwithmj]

Being in the field that I am in, I often notice how many children respond to a lot of negativity because this is what they are used to.

Children are often a product of their environment, speak positively, and react positively and children will learn how to self-regulate positively.

#earlychildhood #toddler fun #parenting #education #children #conscious discipline #early childhood development #challengingbehaviors #teaching #early childhood education

[world-of-wales]

The Duchess Of Cambridge photographed as speaks with Chief Executive of Ipsos Kelly Beaver, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid and other Government ministers and the Early Years sector as she hosts a roundtable to mark the release of new research from the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood on 16 June 2022 in London.

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[melmellisuk]

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[marcevampqueen]

Does anyone else remember when we were in elementary school (2001-2002~ish), how our parents lo-key freaked out when the law changed and all the kids under a certain height/weight suddenly had to get booster seat for the car? And literally EVERY WALMART was sold out of them?

No one? Just me? 😐🥲🙃

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[princesscatherineblog]

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrives at a reception to meet parents of users of a Centre for Early Childhood in the grounds of Kensington Palace on June 18, 2021 in London, England. The Duchess of Cambridge has launched her own Centre for Early Childhood, to raise awareness of the importance of early years.

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[atheostic]

Can you even explain why introducing children to drag is so essential?

Can you explain why NOT introducing children to drag is so essential?

What exactly is so bad about dudes in dresses and funky makeup reading picture books to kids or doing other family-friendly stuff?

Why is a dude in a dress and makeup inherently not appropriate for kids? Do you think women wearing pants is inherently inappropriate for kids? If not, what makes them different beyond the fact that women wearing "men's clothes" has been normalized already?

Is wearing dresses or makeup inherently sexual, and if so why is it okay for WOMEN to wear them and therefore be sexual in front of kids?

Or, if it's degrading, then why is it okay for women to be degraded but not men?

Young children learn by modelling the behaviours of older people around them.

Children seeing people who are different from themselves being accepted and treated as equals models to them that differences aren't a big deal and that we should accept and be kind to people regardless of how they look. That no matter how they choose to visually express themselves via how they present themselves to the world they will be accepted and loved.

Also, drag shows are fun.

#drag queens #drag show #lgbt #lgbt+ #early childhood development #i'm just saying #sexism #queerphobia

[babyspacebatclone]

I want to share something cute about the kids at my daycare.

I recently bought a pair of Flare Audio Calmer Pro ear inserts, and confirmed that yes they do help take the edge off the most painful frequencies of a screaming tantrum.

I have itchy ear canals, though, and while the insets don’t hurt feeling them can register as itchy, and then I try to scratch and hit the insert and yeah not fun. So I don’t wear them unless the kids are awake and potential audio-hazards.

I’ve been covering in the Older Preschool room lately, 4-5 year olds. And since the inserts are still new, I’m still getting into the habit of putting them in before specific Younger Preschoolers wake up and have a meltdown about it.

The first time the older kids saw me put my inserts in, I explained that they “help me when noise gets loud and hurts my ears.” Simplified truth, normalizing needing assistive devices.

(we have children at the day care with issues ranging from needing nebulizers for asthma, braces for foot issues, chew stim jewelry, pressure vests, and a recently graduated child with Down’s Syndrome. they are exposed and awesome about the content, I just personally never miss the chance to normalize this can be for adults as well.)

Friday I hadn’t put them in before the yelling started, and had a typical jump-shudder at a particularly loud and high protest that reality existed (despite the fact the kid had woken themselves up…).

And with earnest concern, two of my awake and sitting on their cots in the dark preschoolers reminded me I needed my inserts.

I just love these guys.

Almost everyone in the Older Preschool Room, upon reflection, has been going through a lot of home instability: one’s recently adopted after a year of fostering (the family’s doing great!), two have had a parent have jail time (different families, even…), a few with single moms who obviously prioritize their own social life over their children…

But they do pick up the empathy we teach. They do care and depend on us, and because they see us as safe and reliable they want to take care of us teachers.

Seeing them make positive, helpful reactions to others gives me hope they’re be able to have positive, healthy lives as they grow.

#tales from the daycare #empathy #emotional literacy #teaching #early childhood education #early childhood development #family instability #sensory processing sensitivity #auditory processing disorder

[sweetprincesspeach]

I have so much passion for early childhood development!! Infants and toddlers are so amazing and I love them so much and love working with them and watching them discover this world!! I have so many thoughts and feelings..

#early childhood development #ECE education #shut up Kristen