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Direct linkGartrell, Dan – Young Children, 2012
"Democratic life skills" are social-emotional capacities that children need to be productive citizens and healthy individuals in a modern, diverse society. The construct for these skills comes from many sources. One helpful source is Maslow's concept of two coexisting sets of motivational needs in each individual: one set for security, belonging,…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Daily Living Skills, Democratic Values, Social Development
Petersen, Sandra – Young Children, 2012
If it is true that "new discoveries in neuroscience suggest that school readiness interventions might come too late if they start after the child is three years old", then the infant/toddler field must claim the concept of school readiness. The brain's foundation for all later learning is created in the first three years of life. As many…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Lifelong Learning, Brain, Infants
Wittmer, Donna – Young Children, 2012
Wise teachers of infants and toddlers know how concerned, helpful, empathic, cooperative, and friendly--that is, how prosocial--very young children can be. Teachers see older infants crawl or toddle over to "friends" arriving later in the morning and greet them as if they had not seen them in weeks. Teachers and families know that these young…
Descriptors: Adults, Interpersonal Relationship, Caring, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Pica, Rae – Young Children, 2009
It is important for teachers to make the activities they present, including games, opportunities to promote children's development in one or more domains. Teachers need to select games that are developmentally appropriate. It is relatively simple to modify traditional games, such as Musical Chairs or Simon Says, to be cooperative instead of…
Descriptors: Games, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Child Development
Peer reviewedDunn, Loraine; Kontos, Susan – Young Children, 1997
Reviews research on three issues related to the first edition of the developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) guidelines of the National Association for the Education of Young Children: (1) the prevalence of DAP; (2) teachers and parents beliefs about DAP and influence of beliefs on practice; and (3) how appropriate and inappropriate practice…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedKantrowitz, Barbara; Wingert, Pat – Young Children, 1989
Reprints an April 17, 1989 NEWSWEEK cover story, "How Kids Learn," which maintains that young children learn best in developmentally appropriate programs that promote cognitive, social, and language development; physical activities; feelings of competence and self-esteem; individual rates of growth; parent involvement; and teacher…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Competence, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
