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Dodge, Diane Trister; Phinney, Joanna – 1991
This booklet for parents explains what children learn in preschools that employ the Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood and the ways in which learning can be reinforced at home. The first sections of the booklet explain the goals and philosophy of experience-based preschools. Goals include teaching children to love reading and school and to be…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Rearing, Educational Philosophy, Learning Activities
1998
This videotape series offers emotional support and self-confidence to parents reaching out for knowledge about how young children, grow, develop, and learn. The video "Common Concerns of Parents of Young" (30 minutes) features parents expressing some universal concerns regarding their young children. Child psychologists and pediatricians offer…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Early Experience, Infant Care
Estey, Nancy; MacIsaac, Maitland; Rendell, Sandra – 1999
Based on the understanding that the capacity to learn is optimized in the early years, Early Learning Canada (ELC) is a community workshop program for parents and adults who work with children from birth to age 6 and their families to facilitate life-long learning. This workshop leader guide explains the ELC principles, examines learning styles…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Early Experience, Foreign Countries
Greenman, Jim – 1990
Noting that like all parents, low-income parents need support more than unsolicited "how-to" advice, this guide explores issues of being a good parent under less than ideal circumstances. The guide provides a framework for parenting discussion group leaders to use the "Best for My Baby" video. The guide provides a synopsis of…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs
Dodge, Diane Trister; Phinney, Joanna – 2002
This booklet offers parents guidance on how to partner with teachers to help their children acquire the skills, attitudes, and habits to do well in school and throughout life. The booklet begins with a description of how preschool children learn, and continues with a discussion of the goals of the preschool curriculum related to social-emotional…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Learning Processes, Pamphlets
Dodge, Diane Trister; Phinney, Joanna – 2003
This booklet, in Spanish- and Japanese-language versions, offers parents guidance on how to partner with teachers to help their children acquire the skills, attitudes, and habits to do well in school and throughout life. The booklet begins with a description of how preschool children learn, and continues with a discussion of the goals of the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Japanese, Learning Processes