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Archive for the ‘Social-emotional development’ Category

A Look at Overparenting

Posted in Family engagement, Social-emotional development on December 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »

As most parents soon learn, the task of raising children is a humbling experience. In the current issue of Boston Magazine, Katherine Ozment writes of her realization that she may be stifling her children’s development with her hyper-attentiveness. First she sets the stage. “When Boston was hit by last winter’s barrage of blizzards, my two [...]

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“The Bobble-Head Issue of Education”

Posted in Achievement gap, Cognitive development, Infants and toddlers, Pre-kindergarten, Reading proficiency, Social-emotional development on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Cornelia Grumman, executive director of the First Five Years Fund, offered a “playful” way of thinking about early education on NBC’s Education Nation recent panel discussion on early learning. “I do call it the bobble head issue of education. A lot of people nod their heads and say, ‘Oh yes that’s important,’ but I don’t [...]

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Policy Agenda: “Stimulate Minds and Protect Brains”

Posted in Cognitive development, Research, Social-emotional development on October 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »

For a crash course on the development of young children’s brains take a look at three short new videos from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. In less than two minutes per lesson, the  curriculum covers “Experiences Build Brain Architecture,” “Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry” and “Toxic Stress Derails Healthy [...]

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Early Self-Control Skills Tied to Later Success

Posted in Research, Social-emotional development on March 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Among the skills that children learn in high-quality early education and care programs is self-control or self-regulation. Learning such seemingly simple skills as waiting one’s turn, sharing and managing frustration are all critical components of a child’s healthy social and emotional development. Now, Science Daily reports, researchers find “that children who scored lower on measures [...]

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“A Sheet Makes an Excellent Roof”

Posted in Cognitive development, Developmentally appropriate practice, Social-emotional development on January 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Play may be children’s work, but, The New York Times reports, a growing chorus worries that screen time and structured activities are crowding out what was once the defining characteristic of childhood – and remains a primary way that children build cognitive, social and emotional skills. “For several years, studies and statistics have been mounting [...]

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Study Finds Fewer Behavior Problems

Posted in Research, Social-emotional development on October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

    Low-income children who attended high-quality early education programs exhibit fewer behavior problems as 7- to 11-year-olds, Science Daily reports. The new study, published in the journal Child Development, found the results most pronounced for boys and African-American children. It is one of the few to examine the long-term impact of programs on low-income [...]

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