Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers
Issue No. 35, April 2014
Babies Use Verbs to Learn New Nouns
Babies learning speech figure out what an object is by listening to others talk about what that object does. When babies learn to talk, they pay close attention to grammar. Specifically verbs. A new study shows that hearing what an object does is how they learn what an object is.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/infants-use-verbs-they-know-to-learn-new-nouns/
The Youngest Americans: A Statistical Portrait of Infants and Toddlers in the US
Child Trends has produced a statistical portrait of infants and toddlers nationwide that pulls together the latest facts on demographics, child health and development, parental well-being, neighborhood and family context, and public/private supports. The report has great information for trainers and technical assistance providers, leaders, policy makers, and other folks who care about our youngest children.
http://www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MCCORMICK-FINAL.pdf
Continuity of Care for Infants and Toddlers(with thanks to Taking Root, a publication of the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation)
- Christine Snyder’s article for High Scope underscores the importance of continuity of care as a key strategy caregivers can use to develop strong, supportive, and respectful relationships with the infants and toddlers in their care. http://www.highscope.org/file/NewsandInformation/ReSourceReprints/Spring2011/It’sGoodToSeeYou_72.pdf
- What Do We Mean by Continuity of Care in Out-Of-Home Settings? describes effective approaches for building the connections between very young children and caregivers.
- CLASP’s PowerPoint presentation (Why Continuity of Care is So Important to Babies and Toddlers and How to Support It) provides clear illustrations of why security and attachment are so important for infants and toddlers. http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/publication-1/CoC-for-PDI-June-2010.pdf
Healthy From the Start: How Feeding Nurtures Your Young Child’s Body, Heart and Mind
This ZERO TO THREE resource offers, in English and Spanish, great ideas for helping a young child learn healthy eating habits. In addition to suggestions for how to build a positive body image, the booklet includes some great tips for managing mealtimes with picky eaters.
http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/health-nutrition/health_eng.pdf(English)
http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/health-nutrition/health_sp.pdf (Spanish)
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