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des e e si si gned gn gn n to help you p p p p r re pare for a career ar r r r r ee ee ee r r
in early e e ar ar a ly y y ly c c hildhood d d e e e d du d cation. It teaches ch ch h h h e es s es s s
practic pr pr ac ac c ti ti i ti c ca c ca ca l l l l techniq t te t te t t ch ch c ni ni qu es to guide children l l dr dr dr dr re en en n n n
through h h h a a a a a a a variety va va va a r ri ri r r et e y y of daily expe xp xp xp xp e er er er ien ie ie ie e e n n nc nc nc es in n
safe, educational t t io io io io na na na na n l l ways. wa wa wa ys ys ys .
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begins be be be gi gi i g ns ns ns s b b y understanding children. h il il This
book ok k k k starts s s s ta ta a rt r r with an overvie iew e of the
physical, al al a , , intellectual, n i in in socia ci i al , and emotional a a a l l l
characteristics ri ri r st st ic i i of young children. c c Using g g g
this inform m ma ma tion ti t will help lp you plan for r r r and an an d d d d d
react to children i ld ld r re r with confidence on n that t t your y y ou ou u u r
actions are dev de de ve lopmentally ta a appropriate p r ri i at t e e. e
Once yo o o ou ou understand u d children, c c you y yo u u u u are
ready to develop ev v e el and build d your y y guidance u id d a an n n
skills. This s text t e ex teaches you yo yo yo u u practical pr p pr p pr ac ac ac ti ti t a ca ca l l l l l
strategies s s s f f f or o or or guiding ng ng g children c hi hi hi ld ld re re n n as a as s you y y y u u ou u u ou
establish is s h h h h h h r ru ru ru ru les l and an an an an d d d d d d d h ha ha ha h h h ha ndle daily routines. ti t ne ne ne ne n n e s s. s It I t t
also o gives help el l p pf pf pf pf ul u ul ul ul l suggestions e st for dealing i i ng ng ng ng n
with wi wi guidance n nc nc nc e e e c c ch ch allenges.
An impo or tant part of working with
young children dr is creating a safe, healthful,
and stimulating t learning environment. As
you read this s text, you will learn strategies
for keeping c ch ildren safe, healthy, and
nourished. ur is In n addition, you will learn to
provide p e experiences e e that build children’s
curiosity u y y y y and n d enthusiasm for learning.
Working Wo o rk rk rk in in in g g with wi wi wi th th th Y oung Children prepares
y yo yo y u for other important im m i im po po po rt ta t an aspects of nurturingg
young children. n n These s s s e e e include in in in planning
developmentally d a l appropriate op op op ri ri i a curriculum
and developing ng strategies e e s s for fo fo fo involving
parents in child i ld care progr r ra r m m ms m . The book
also prepares s y yo u to handle l l l e s s sp s ecial concerns
related to in nf a an ts, toddlers, , school-age c c
children, , a an d d children with h h h s s sp ecial needs.
Finally F ll y, the h book b prepares s s y y y y o ou o to launch a
c ca reer in early l care and education, e e du du u helping
you explore e t th e types o of of programs p p p and
refine r your jo j ob hunting n n i ti ti ng ng skills. fi
Introduction