This issue includes articles on advocacy, sand play, stress busters, and preschool oral language development. View the table of contents for this issue and check out selected articles below. Not yet a TYC subscriber? Become one today to receive these and more fabulous ideas to use in your preschool classroom.

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	Dealing with the Impact of Today’s Sexualized Childhood on Young Children Learn how early childhood programs can effectively counteract the harm being caused by today’s sexualized childhood.
	Grouping Children to Promote Social and Emotional Development After reading the article “Grouping Children to Promote Social and Emotional Development” from the October/November issue of TYC, read the more detailed article originally published in Young Children.
	Free Song Downloads for TYC Readers Free song downloads and activities from Miss Jackie, the award-winning music educator, songwriter, and author.
	Welcoming Children and Families The information and ideas in these six resources can help smooth the transition to a new program year for children, families, and teachers.
	Online Discussion: Today’s Sexualized Childhood How can teachers respond when children bring the sexualized content they see and hear in popular culture into the classroom?
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