The pandemic’s biggest impact on children? How it affects adults
Alyssa Meuwissen, PhD, wraps up her series on the pandemic’s impact on young children by looking at how adults’ stress levels affect children.
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The middle ground: supporting children’s brain development during the pandemic
In part two in a series, Alyssa Meuwissen, PhD, shares tips on supporting young children’s brain development despite lifestyle changes due to the pandemic.
Will our kids be okay? Parents’ concerns about the pandemic’s effect on children
Alyssa Meuwissen, PhD, tackles some common parental concerns about the lifestyle changes forced by COVID-19.
Honoring the “unique cultural diamond” in each of us: Q & A with Barbara Stroud
Barbara Stroud, PhD, shares insights into how she developed self-study modules on Tackling the Elephants in the Room 1: Exploring Issues of Cultural Humility and Privilege and Tackling the Elephants in the Room 2: Unpacking Implicit Bias and Moving from Equity to Justice.
“There is always room to grow and learn as a supervisor”: Q & A with Una Majmudar
Module author Una Majmudar, MSW, LCSW, IMH-E®, shares top takeaways from the module Hand in Hand: Joining Administrative, Clinical, and Reflective Supervision Roles.
Parenting in a pandemic is hard; self-determination theory helps us understand why
Alyssa Meuwissen reflects on Self-Determination Theory, which has helped her make sense of her experience parenting young children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our top 10 blog posts of 2020
Read our 10 most popular blog posts from the past year.
Gratitude, sympathy, sharing: helping children practice prosocial skills at home
Ann Bailey, PhD, explores how parents and caregivers can help children learn prosocial skills at home using a four-step approach.
Announcing our new self-study modules!
We have released nine brand-new self-study modules for working professionals in all early childhood fields.
Fundamentals of authentic assessment
Program Quality Specialist Margarita Milenova, PhD, answers some common questions that teachers, administrators and parents have about assessments.