Toys, Play & Young Children Action Guide

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Play is essential to children’s healthy development and learning. Children use play to actively construct knowledge, meet social/emotional needs, and acquire life skills. The content of their play comes from their own experiences. Because of the pervasive influence of the electronic media — TV, movies, videos, DVDs, computers, video games — children spend more time sitting in front of a screen and less time playing creatively with each other. These changes in today’s childhood are undermining play. This guide is intended to help adults promote children's creative and constructive play by making informed choices about toys, and by working with others at home, school, and in the community to promote positive play and toys.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with toys play advocacy on January 14, 2010 #

KITS Early Childhood Resource Center

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The Early Childhood Resource Center is designed to provide access to a continuously updated collection of materials on topics related to children birth to eight who are identified with special needs. The holdings of the ECRC include: * Resources for implementation of developmentally and individually appropriate practices in natural and inclusive environments * Appropriate and diverse evaluation and assessment instruments * Evidence based curricular materials for preview * Professional materials and staff training materials * Research summaries

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with development advocacy early childhood special education early intervention early literacy numeracy physical activity social/emotional on December 05, 2008 #

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