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Physical Education is Important for Learning

March 9, 2009 Physically fit students more likely to do well in school, less likely to be disciplinary problems AUSTIN – A first-of-its-kind study of more than 2.4 million Texas students found that students who are physically fit are more likely to do well on the state’s standardized tests and have good school attendance. Fit students are also less likely to have disciplinary referrals. The findings released today are based on the results of a battery of six FITNESSGRAM® tests...

Sex Education and the Preschooler

Barton D. Schmitt, M.D. Contemporary Pediatrics Peer Review Status: Externally Peer Reviewed by Contemporary Pediatrics Creation Date: April 1992 Last Revision Date: April 1992 THE PROBLEM By 4 years of age, most children have developed a healthy curiosity about sex and other people’s bodies. They ask a variety of questions, such as “How come I don’t have a penis?” and they need honest, brief answers (“Because you have a vagina instead”). If your child doesn’t ask sexual questions by 5...

CHILD-DIRECTED PLAY

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, Seattle, WA Children’s Resource Center ONE TECHNIQUE FOR IMPROVING A CHILD’S BEHAVIOR AND SELF-ESTEEM Definition: Child Directed Play (CDP) is one-to-one play interaction between a parent and (one) child in which the child is helped to direct and lead the play in any way the child wishes, unless there is harmful or destructive activity. Recommended Age of Child: Primarily for children ages 2-5, although variations of the procedures described below can be used with children from ages 6-10....

Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

By John Gottman A book summary by Lily Talley After reading this book, I’ve been thinking that my life would have been much easier if I had more empathetic parents. It would have been great if someone taught me how to label my emotions and how to deal with them. Now that I am in the field of childcare, I read a good amount of parenting and child development books to be a better provider of care to children. I...

TODDLER DEVELOPMENT

Cathy Malley Cooperative Extension Educator, Child Development University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension YOU WILL LEARN: what to expect from toddlers. that toddlers grow and develop at their own rate. some activities that toddlers enjoy and that help them grow and develop. TODDLERS When children learn to walk, they are called toddlers. Usually this term is applied to one and two-year-old children. This is a stage in the growth of a child and not a specific age. The toddler stage...