Updated in 2007, this favorite book offers explanations, practical tips, and encouragement for teachers and families of preschool children facing the excitement—and stress—of separation. Discusses ambivalence about separation and attachment, the comfort of routines, understanding the child perspective, supporting cultural and linguistic diversity, and more.

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Families come in all kinds of sizes, shapes, structures, and makeup. This practical book provides strategies on partnering with families to support and enhance the quality of early childhood programs. Strong teacher-family partnerships are key to creating useful, inclusive programs that respect and honor differences in families and individuals, and these easy-to-use strategies provide the basis for working and communicating productively with all kinds of families. Chapters cover an array of relevant topics, from considering authority and communicating through writing to managing conflicts. From Pearson/Merrill.  

The cluster theme for the September 2009 issue of Young Children is "Families and Teachers—Essential Partnerships." Articles include "Ten Tips for Involving Families through Internet-Based Communication" and "Celebrating Fathers as a Resource in Early Child Care Settings."

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Updated 2009! When you need a simple tool to communicate the developmentally appropriate approach that characterizes your program, this appealing brochure comes in handy. It describes key areas of infants' development, suggests the basic educational approach that helps children learn and thrive, and details what parents should look for in an early childhood program. Also available in Spanish (#548S).

Updated 2009! When you need a simple tool to communicate the developmentally appropriate approach that characterizes your kindergarten program, this appealing brochure comes in handy. It describes key areas of children's development, suggests the basic educational approach that helps children learn and thrive, and details what parents should look for in a kindergarten.

Updated 2009! When you need a simple tool to communicate your preschool program's developmentally appropriate approach, this appealing brochure comes in handy. It describes key areas of children's development, suggests the basic educational approach that helps children learn and thrive, and details what parents should look for in a preschool program.

24"x18". This poster highlights the 2009 Week of the Young Child theme, Bring Communities Together for Children—Children Bring Communities Together. Help spread the message that children are an important part of each community with this engaging poster.

Week of the Young Child is celebrated annually to remind all of us of the importance of high-quality early learning opportunities for all young children. In 2009, WOYC is April 19-25th.

Teaching Young Children is a new magazine created by the editors of Young Children specifically for preschool teachers. This issue features articles on friendship, preschool inclusion, developmentally appropriate practice, and math games.

You can save when you order 25+ packs of 10 TYCs with NEXT, our Staff Development Guide.

The Teaching Young Children Staff Development Guide, NEXT, is designed for center directors, staff development specialists, and teacher educators for use in meetings, training sessions, or in-service days. Each issue of NEXT takes an in-depth approach to several of the articles in Teaching Young Children, and provides key points to reinforce, discussion prompts, workshop activities, and ideas for applying content.

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This illustrated booklet shows parents how warm and responsive care—at home and in child care—helps shape the future development of infants, toddlers, and twos and their ability to learn. This new edition includes information about the building blocks of language, literacy, math, and science. Also available in English (see #745). From Teaching Strategies.

Did you miss this issue of NAEYC's award winning journal Young Children? March 2007 features a cluster of articles on linking with community partners, including important topics for teachers and program administrators. While supplies last.