This student guide for a program concerned with some of the fears young children have, and how their parents can help them cope with these fears, is designed around a magazine format to allow maximum flexibility to different groups using the materials. The guide is divided into seven sections: (1) an overview of the theme and contents; (2) a…

This handbook, entirely in Spanish, was originally intended for parents whose children attend programs which use "The Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood" (CCEC), but the information is also useful to parents whose children attend early childhood programs using other curriculum models based on child development theories. The purpose…

This student guide for a program concerned with why children put so much energy into play, what play means to them, and what they learn from it, provides suggestions for what parents can do to encourage and support this important aspect of their children's growth. Designed around a magazine format to allow maximum flexibility to different groups…

This student guide for a program concerned with how young children acquire social skills defines social skills and describes some ways that parents can build upon their child's desire to get along with people and learn these skills. Designed around a magazine format to allow maximum flexibility to different groups using the materials, the guide is…

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…

This student guide for a program concerned with the way handicapped children feel about themselves and the way others respond to them provides a brief introduction to the kinds of handicapping conditions, sources of help for handicapped children and their families, and suggestions for ways that parents can meet the special challenge of raising a…

This student guide for a program focusing on the relationship or bond between parent and child discusses how this bond forms, how it affects the development of the child, why children find it hard to separate from their parents and how they deal with the separation fears, and provides some practical suggestions for making inevitable separations…

This student guide for a program concerned with creativity in its broadest sense focuses on how people of all occupations and ages can think creatively, how children gain the ability to think and act in imaginative ways, and what parents can do to support this growth. Designed around a magazine format to allow maximum flexibility to different…

This handbook, entirely in Chinese, was originally intended for parents whose children attend programs which use "The Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood" (CCEC), but the information is also useful to parents whose children attend early childhood programs using other curriculum models based on child development theories. The purpose…

This student guide for a program focusing on the concept of developmental tasks, and how to interpret children's behaviors in terms of these tasks, is designed around a magazine format to allow maximum flexibility to different groups using the materials. The guide is divided into seven sections: (1) an overview of the theme and contents; (2) a…