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August 25, 2023

Healthy Young Children, Sixth Edition

Learn more about Healthy Young Children, Sixth Edition

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Authored by: 
Alicia L. Haupt, MD, Brittany Massare, MD, Jennifer Nizer, MEd, Manjula Paul, CRNP‑Fam, MSN, MPH, Louis A. Valenti
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2020

Healthy Habits

It’s never too early to have conversations about good nutrition.

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Authored by: 
Lillie F. Badesso, Elizabeth Mirth, Jennefer Gehringer
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Teaching Young Children
December 1, 2017

11x: Keys to Supporting Children with Allergies

Allergies are very common among preschool children, so it’s important to know about different ones and how to support the children in your care.

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Authored by: 
Jeanne Galbraith
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Ramps & Pathways: A Constructivist Approach to Physics With Young Children
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January 1, 2010

Ramps & Pathways: A Constructivist Approach to Physics With Young Children

If you think the words young children and physics don’t belong together, think again. Based on the theories of Piaget and the work of DeVries and Sales, this book successfully makes the case for building a constructivist approach to physical science learn

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Authored by: 
Christina Sales, Rheta DeVries
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Tips for Sun Safety

Most families with young children welcome outdoor fun and sunny days! But before your family takes off for the parks and playgrounds, here are some sun safety tips.
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two little girls, one of whom has a Band-Aid on her leg
Article
Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2015

The Boo-Boo Curriculum

Here’s how a preschool teacher encouraged child development through the use of identifying body parts.

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Authored by: 
Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld
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Teaching Young Children
February 1, 2013

Play Safe! Be Safe! Preschooler Fire Safety

Fireproof Children, with the BIC Corporation and other experts, developed the play safe! be safe! preschool program. It focuses on keeping preschoolers safe in a fire and preventing fire play.
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