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YC's May 2017 Issue
Article
Young Children
May 1, 2017

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Young Children's May 2017 issue is available as a PDF for members only. Please see the link below.
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Article
Young Children
May 1, 2017

Young Minds: The Important Role of Brain Science

If you’ve visited NAEYC.org lately, you’ve seen our tagline: Promoting high-quality early learning by connecting practice, policy, and research It’s not just a slogan, it’s our guiding principle—and it’s exemplified by the May issue of Young Children.

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Lisa Hansel
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YC May 2017 Issue
Issue
Young Children
Vol. 72, No. 2
May 1, 2017

May 2017

Young Minds: The Important Role of Brain Science
YC May 2017 Issue
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A family and teacher discuss allowing a child to freely engage in dramatic play.
Article
Young Children
March 1, 2017

Focus on Ethics: Ethical Finesse—A Strategy To Resolve Ethical Issues

This Focus on Ethics column asks you to consider how to respond to Mr. Jackson—the father of 4-year-old Victor—who insists that his son not be permitted to play with clothes or accessories typically associated with girls and women.

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Stephanie Feeney, Nancy K. Freeman
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YC's March 2017 Issue
Article
Young Children
March 1, 2017

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Young Children's March 2017 issue is available as a PDF for members only. Please see the link below.
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YC March 2017 Issue
Issue
Young Children
Vol. 72, No. 1
March 1, 2017

March 2017

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood
YC March 2017 Issue
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Blog
November 21, 2016

A Tribute to the Power of a Teacher—The Ruby Bridges Story

I had the privilege and pleasure of welcoming Ruby Bridges to NAEYC’s 2015 Annual Conference and hearing her opening address. Her remarks about the difference one teacher can make have stayed with me every moment since.

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Authored by: 
Carol Brunson Day
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Blog
November 14, 2016

Daycare or School? There’s a Third Way

A recent Atlantic article questions the linguistic shift by parents from the term daycare to school. NAEYC's CEO responds to the article with this in-depth blog post

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Rhian Evans Allvin
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Five professionals looking ahead
Blog
November 10, 2016

Our Future

Each and every day, in early learning programs around the country, you, our NAEYC members, have a powerful opportunity to impact the lens with which children and their families approach the world

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Rhian Evans Allvin
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Article
Young Children
November 1, 2016

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Young Children's November 2016 issue is available as a PDF for members only. Please see the link below.
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YC November 2016 Issue
Issue
Young Children
Vol. 71, No. 5
November 1, 2016

November 2016

Teaching and Learning in Cities
YC November 2016 Issue
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Blog
October 24, 2016

Teacher Research: The Role of Higher Education

NAEYC has long supported teacher research efforts in the early childhood field, as it advances the field’s understanding of child development and produces creative approaches to building high-quality learning experiences for young children.

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Authored by: 
Mary Harrill
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Early Ed for President
Blog
October 24, 2016

It’s Not Too Late! 5 Ways to Get Involved with Early Ed for President

Here are five things you can do - in just five minutes per day - to join the movement and make sure early childhood education is being embraced on the road to the White House (and the state house, and the school house!)

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Amanda DiScala
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YC September 2016 Issue Banner
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Young Children
September 1, 2016

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Young Children's September 2016 issue is available as a PDF for members only. Please see the link below.
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