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National Network for Child Care’s Connections Newsletter Peggy Riehl, M.Ed. Family Life Educator Human Development and Family Studies University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service Copyright/Access Information Talking and thinking about holidays in early childhood programs today is a “hot topic.” There is an increasing diversity of children, families, and staff who make up our programs.…

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Prepared by: Cameron Ruttman Community Health Project Intern Department of Preventive Medicine University of Kansas School of Medicine Jon Rolf, Ph.D. Coordinator Extension Community Health Kansas State University Elaine Johannes Extension Specialist Community Mental Health Kansas State University Copyright/Access Information Imagine taking your child to the doctor for a regular checkup. As the exam ends,…

Paul Nuttall Emeritus Professor Human Relations University of Connecticut Copyright/Access Information EN ESTA SECCION APRENDERAS: Sobre algunas actividades que ayudan en el crecimiento y desarrollo de ninos de 5 a 6 anos de edad. Lo que debes esperar de ninos de 5 a 6 anos de edad. LOS NINOS DE EDAD PRIMARIA Los ninos de…

Dorothy Labensohn Family Life Specialist Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service Copyright/Access Information See the leaves all falling down, To make a carpet on the ground, Swish, swish, wind blows by, Swish, swish, away they fly. Windshield wiper, windshield wiper, What do you do today? Slip-slap, slip-slap, I wipe the rain away.   (Shape hands…

National Network for Child Care’s Connections Newsletter Ann Hansen, M.Ed. Extension Assistant Extension Home Economics South Dakota State University Copyright/Access Information The movie “Home Alone” caught the attention of many people. Producers capitalized on humor surrounding the adventures of a child left home alone by mistake. Although the parents in this movie did not intend…

Lesia Oesterreich, M.S. Family Life Extension Specialist Human Development and Family Studies Iowa State University Copyright/Access Information Six, seven, and eight-year-olds build on the important developments of the first 6 years of life and seem to settle down to a steadier pace of growing and learning. Young school-age children are interested in real life tasks…

Carolyn S. Wilken, Ph.D. Extension Specialist Aging and Healthcare Cooperative Extension Service Kansas State University Joyce Powell Extension Assistant Home Economics Cooperative Extension Service Kansas State University Copyright/Access Information Perhaps a child you know is facing the death of a loved one. Adults often fear that children are too fragile to face the reality of…

Paul Nuttall Professor Emeritus, Human Development Human Relations University of Connecticut Copyright/Access Information YOU WILL LEARN: – some activities to help seven and eight-year old children grow and develop. – what to expect from seven and eight-year old children. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD Seven and eight-year-old children are in a stage of development often called middle childhood.…