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Teaching Your Toddler to Drive: It's Never Too Early.
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Klein, Helen Altman – Childhood Education, 1999
Describes how parents can instill habits of safety in very young children to help their future teenagers be safe and responsible drivers. Discusses the importance of developing safety habits while automobile and bicycle riding, instilling in toddlers a sense of responsibility through practice, being aware of the power of parental modeling, and…
Descriptors: Bicycling, Child Rearing, Child Responsibility, Child Safety
Create Rewarding Circle Times by Working with Toddlers, Not against Them.
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Collins, Edna Neal; McGaha, Cindy G. – Childhood Education, 2002
Discusses techniques for managing toddler circles. Notes that flexible transitions reduce frustration, suggests the importance of flexible and reasonable expectations, and considers the value of instruction grounded in child experience. Recommends materials that can be safely manipulated by toddlers and emphasizes that activity transitions must be…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education, Educational Philosophy
Toddlers and Tools.
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Castle, Kathryn – Childhood Education, 1985
Discusses the value of tool-use activities to help toddlers develop emerging skills, experience creative expression, and understand means-end relationships. Provides examples of opportunities for using objects as tools, including language acquisition, self-help activities, dramatic play, sensory experiences, and object manipulation. (DST)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Cognitive Development, Creative Expression, Developmental Tasks
For Parents Particularly: Between the Cereal and the Potato Chips.
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O'Brien, Shirley J. – Childhood Education, 1992
Discusses how parents can discipline their children successfully. Distinguishes between punishment, permissiveness, and discipline. Provides parents with guidelines on positive steps in disciplining their children with practices that are appropriate to the child's age and developmental level, especially infants, toddlers, and preschool children.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Rearing, Discipline, Family Environment
Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs and Their Families.
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Sexton, David; And Others – Childhood Education, 1993
This position paper addresses three related issues that concern the right of children and their families to (1) receive quality care, education, and special intervention services; (2) have these services delivered through systems designed to promote their well-being; and (3) have these services delivered by adequately trained and compensated…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Disabilities
Storybook Humor and Early Development.
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Klein, Amelia – Childhood Education, 1992
Maintains that reading humorous storybooks to toddlers can support their development and learning. A bibliography of humorous children's books is included. (BB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development
Multicultural Education in Infant and Toddler Settings.
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Whaley, Kimberlee; Swadener, Elizabeth Blue – Childhood Education, 1990
Discusses the developmental appropriateness of implementing multicultural education in infant and toddler programs. Suggests ways to help bring multicultural education into the infant and toddler classroom. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Cultural Differences, Day Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices