Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers
Issue No. 23, April 2013
More on Toddlers, Touchscreens and Learning
This article by Lisa Guernsey highlights findings from several recent publications related to the use of personal technology with toddlers. http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2013/more_on_toddlers_touchscreens_and_learning-81754
Early Experience Shapes Later Literacy
We often say that parents are children’s first teachers and that the path to reading success begins at birth. We know that skills beget skills – not to mention confidence. A recent report – “PIRLS 2011 Canada in Context: Progress in International Reading Literacy Study” – quantifies the impact of children’s early experiences on their developing literacy.
http://eyeonearlyeducation.org/2013/04/04/early-experience-shapes-later-literacy/
Supporting Growth and Development of Babies in Child Care: What Does the Research Say
This brief explores the research on the healthy growth and development of babies in child care, and the state child care licensing, subsidy policies, and quality initiatives that can increase the odds that babies and toddlers have positive early learning experiences.
http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/ChildCareResearchBrief.pdf?docID=3542
Babies Whose Efforts Are Praised Become More Motivated Kids
We think our babies are so smart, so amazing. But please, say Stanford researchers, don’t tell them that. “It’s better to focus on effort and the action your baby is doing. This means saying ‘You worked hard on that’ versus ‘you’re so good at that,’ “says Professor Carol S. Dweck. Dweck’s study showed that the kind of praise parents give their babies and toddlers influences the child’s motivation later on. It also plays a role in children’s beliefs about themselves and their desire to take on challenges five years later.
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/february/talking-to-baby-021213.html
Tips for Families Series
The Office of Head Start, National Center on Health, has published a new series of tip sheets to provide important information to families about how to strengthen the health and wellness of young children. Some of the topics include: active play, health literacy, healthy breathing, healthy eating, mental health, oral health, and safety and injury prevention.
Baby Talk is a free, one-way listserv that is distributed every other week. Each issue features one or more resources, the majority of which are available to download at no cost. To join the listserv, send an email with no message to subscribe-babytalk@listserv.unc.edu. To suggest resources, please contact Camille Catlett at camille.catlett@unc.edu or (919) 966-6635.