Child Development A Beginnings Workshop Book

Beginnings Workshops, an established feature in each issue of Exchange Magazine, one of the world's most widely read magazines for Early Childhood Leaders, have earned the reputation for being one of the best staff development tools in the field. Now they are available in books.
This book, Child Development, includes essays on meeting children's needs, brain research, building self image, children's mental health, resilience in children and building character.

Content:

Meeting Children's Needs

Friendship — Loving: What Early Childhood Education Is All About by Ashley Montagu
Children Need Stimulation by Diane Trister Dodge
Joy in Early Childhood Programs by Bev Bos
Children Need to Live in the Real World by Jim Greenman
Children Need Rich Language Experiences by Elizabeth Jones
Children Need to Feel Safe and Secure by Diane E. Levin and Nancy Carlsson-Paige

Brain Research

Brain Research, Infant Learning, and Child Care Curriculum by J. Ronald Lally
The Thinking Brain by Pam Schiller
Early Experiences Shape Social Development by Bettye Caldwell
Facing the Challenge of Motor Development by Phyllis S. Weikart
Language Development: A Key to Lifelong Learning by Clarissa Willis
Brain Care: Supporting Healthy Emotional Development by Linda Gilkerson

Building Self-Image

How Young Children Build Images of Themselves by Francis Wardle
Image-Building: A Hands-On Developmental Process by Janet Brown McCracken
Not in Praise of Praise by Kathleen Grey
Developing Strong Self-Images — It's Important for Teachers, Too! by Margie Carter

Children's Mental Health

Granting Children Their Emotions by Ilse Elisabeth Plattner
Double Vision: Parent and Professional Perspectives on Our Family's Year in Crisis by Kirsten Haugen
Coping With Stress and Surviving Challenging Times by Alan Cohen
When the World is a Dangerous Place: Helping Children Deal With Violence in the News by Diane E. Levin

Resiliency in Children

Adverse Effects of Witnessing Violence by Victor LaCerva
Relationships and the Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel
Support Resilience by Connecting Children With Nature by Karen Stephens
Stories of Children in Croatia: Resilience and Trauma byAleksandra Selak Zivkovic
What We Do Matters by Tamar Jacobson (Meyer)

Building Character

Modeling Ethical Behavior in the Classroom by Marjorie Kostelnik
Building Character Through Community Service by Jenny Friedman
Character Education: Seeing a Bigger Picture by Francis Wardle
The Ethical Young Child: Pipe Dream or Possibility? by David Elkind