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Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1997
Discusses keys to successful toilet learning in child care settings. Includes tips from practitioners and a quiz to identify readiness for toilet learning. Examines cultural influences regarding toilet learning strategies and how to convince parents not to use pull-ups. Includes recommended books for adults and children. (KDFB)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Learning Readiness
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1997
Describes various types of play typical of infants and toddlers. Includes discussion of the developmental benefits of object play, social play, motor play, and imitation. Focuses on the concept of causality, toddler-invented games, repeated movement to gain mastery, and the beginnings of dramatic play. (KB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Childrens Games, Dramatic Play, Games
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1995
Discusses how infants and toddlers are affected by violence, and problems they may experience as a result of living in a violent environment. Also discusses the role of child caregivers in providing a safe haven, a stable environment, and consistency, and being effective primary caregivers. (DR)
Descriptors: Caregiver Role, Caregivers, Childhood Needs, Classroom Environment
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1995
Discusses the problems that can occur when parents leave their children at a care facility, especially if the parents linger. Offers suggestions to make the daily separation easier for both parents and children. (ET)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Coping, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 2000
Presents 30 suggestions for preventing behavior problems among infants and toddlers in child care settings. The suggestions are in four areas: (1) environment; (2) caregiver style; (3) organization and routines; and (4) child to child: as situations happen. (KB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Classroom Environment
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Examines the transition in child care from the infant room into the toddler room from the perspectives of the parents, the child, and the caregiver. Suggests strategies for easing the transition by moving the caregivers with the children, moving one caregiver to the toddler room, making transition gradual, and retaining the positive aspects of the…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Day Care, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
Miller, Karen – 1999
This book for caregivers and parents provides over 300 activities based on the developmental needs of infants, toddlers, and 2-year-olds. The book describes key developmental stages to assist caregivers in identifying developmentally appropriate activities. Following an introductory chapter, the book is organized by developmental domains. Each…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development
