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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, 2002
Describes how infants and toddlers learn to use action, object, picture, and word symbols, and offers suggestions for educators and caregivers to facilitate symbol use. Discusses how adults can introduce books to young children and enhance the symbolic aspect of the care and education program. (KB)
Descriptors: Books, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Childrens Literature
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, 2001
Describes preliteracy skills in infants and toddlers and the ways adults encourage them, including communicating, incorporating floor and object play, and giving them a wide variety of real experiences. Asserts that caregivers can reassure parents by showing them how they encourage children's intellectual development on a daily basis. (KB)
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Early Experience, Emergent Literacy
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Offers caregivers several suggestions for easing late afternoon stress and crankiness of infants and toddlers. These include carbohydrate-rich snacks; change of environment; activities that focus on touch; parachute activities; gross motor activities; looking at photographs of family members; lengthening outdoor time in the afternoon; and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Coping, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1995
Discusses issues associated with continuity of care--the practice of keeping the same primary caregiver with infants and toddlers for two or three years. Outlines six advantages of continuity of care for children, parents, and caregivers. Answers several objections to the practice and describes some variations. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Reviews the benefits of early exposure to books for infants and toddlers. Benefits include language and vocabulary development and creation of an emotional connection to books and reading. Offers suggestions on reading to infants and toddlers, advice on selecting appropriate books, and tips for making simple homemade books. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Books, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Infants
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
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Presents suggestions for getting infants and toddlers dressed for outdoor winter activities, an opportunity to build self-help, social, and vocabulary skills. Suggested outdoor activities include using sand toys, riding in buggies or on sleds, and building paths, caves, and benches. Also provides suggestions for making homemade toys and for…
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Infants, Learning Activities
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Contains two short, experientially oriented articles for caregivers of infants and toddlers. The first promotes and describes gardening options for infants including choice of plants and activities. The second presents coping strategies for toddlers when a change of teacher or caregiver occurs, including development of an effective transition…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Child Caregivers, Class Activities, Coping
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1997
Main section argues that developing aptitudes for creativity in infants and toddlers is an important goal. Suggests the foundations of creativity begin with feeling valued, learning to combine things, exploring space and direction (gross motor development), fine motor development, making things happen, making a mess, and exposure to variety.…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Class Activities, Creative Activities, Creative Development
