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Practical Tips - Toddlers

Play with Me

When you communicate through conversations and play, which are the children’s main language, you will learn about their developing strengths, their needs where you need to scaffold and their interests that you need to nourish for them to grow and master, including learning in any subject or area depending on their pace and aptitude.

By Howcast

The Science of Neglect

This edition of the InBrief series explains why significant deprivation is so harmful in the earliest years of life and why effective interventions are likely to pay significant dividends in better long-term outcomes in learning, health, and parenting of the next generation.

By InBrief

Babies and Toddlers: Amazing Learners

Learning in the first three years is significant in part because skills, understandings and dispositions acquired lay the foundation for success in school and in life. Of course, supporting learning is not only about investing in the future but also about contributing to the quality of children’s lives in the present.

By ECA Learning Hub

Importance of Play

Research shows that play has an essential role in children’s learning. In e-clip #4, Dr. Jeffrey Trawick-Smith discusses the importance of play and advises early childhood professionals to look at several elements of children’s play, including engagement in make-believe play, social interaction during play, and play complexity. Teachers who enhance children’s play can help promote children’s development in a variety of domains.

By EarlyChildhoodVideos

Learning Through Play

Through play, a child has the opportunity to engage his imagination and explore his surroundings. But, play also helps to enhance a child’s concentration, attention, creativity and overall cognitive development. The video above offers examples of everyday play that are not only fun, but also encourage healthy development.

By Penfield Children

Importance of Play

Rowan Professor Karen Hutchison talks about the importance of play for young children.

By Rowan University