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Course Teaser-A Better Approach to Feeding: Ellyn Satter’s Division of Responsibility

Wed, 11 May 2011 14:08:00 GMT

A Better Approach to Feeding: Ellyn Satter’s Division of Responsibility

What is the division of responsibility in feeding? According to Ellyn Satter, caregivers must clearly define roles between adults and children. The division of responsibility in feeding is simple. An adults job is to choose what to eat and when and where to eat it. The child must be allowed to choose what or if, of the foods presented, he or she will eat.

Learn more about defining roles and feeding in A Better Approach to Feeding: Ellyn Satter’s Division of Responsibility on ChildCareTraining.org.

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Closure- 5/30/2011

Wed, 25 May 2011 09:42:00 GMT

Closure-5/30/2011

Child Care Resources will be closed on Monday, May 30th 2011, for Memorial Day. No courses will be graded that day.

Course Teaser- Transition Magician

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:58:00 GMT

Transition Magician

A magician changes a handful of rainbow-colored scarves into a fluttering dove. You, and the rest of the audience, inevitably gasp – how did he do that!? The transformation happened right before your eyes, yet you still can’t quite figure out how it happened. If it were possible to watch the magician in very slow motion, you would discover the careful planning and practice that was necessary to achieve a smooth and seamless transformation from a scarf to a bird. Wouldn’t it be nice to have the same magical skills to smooth out the rough spots in your daily routines – those difficult transitions where you attempt to change activities or move from one place to another? With planning and practice, the children in your care can transition from play to clean up, to line up, to outside, as quickly as you can say abracadabra!

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Course Teaser- What is With This Biting?

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:28:33 GMT

What is With This Biting?

Anyone who works with toddlers will most likely encounter children who bite. While many parents and providers understand and know that toddlers sometimes hit and kick, biting tops the list of behaviors that concern, anger, and frustrate us. The ChildCareTraining.org course, What’s With This Biting? can help you find ways to cope with this challenging behavior.

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Course Teaser- Young Children Growing Up in a Digital Age

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:40:00 GMT

Young Children Growing up in the Digital Age

Young children are spending as much as 20 percent of their waking hours in front of a screen. This is about the same amount of time that children spend outdoors, and three times as much time as children spend reading or being read to. Considering how children learn best, it is highly probable that TV and screen time exposure are displacing time needed in more interactive, sensory motor activities.

Learn about the health and developmental effects of early television and screen time exposure on young children and how to reduce screen time in your child care setting in Young Children Growing Up in the Digital Age on ChildCareTraining.org

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Course Teaser- Us and Them: Exploring Diversity in Early Childhood

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:43:00 GMT

Us and Them: Exploring Diversity in Early Childhood Programs

What is diversity? Does including diversity really matter for early childhood professionals? Or, is it just another requirement that looks good on paper but is difficult to put into practice? Do young children even notice such things as race, disabilities, or economic status? How do early care professionals include diversity and anti-bias approaches in curriculum and environment?

The topic of diversity is a broad one. Entire books have been written on diversity and anti-bias approaches. This class is an introduction to the topic, and cannot cover all the information that exists. What it will do is provide some information to help you begin to explore the topic of diversity and how it matters to early care professionals.

Learn more about diversity in Us and Them: Exploring Diversity in early Childhood Programs on ChildCareTraining.org

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Course Teaser - Fun Snacks with A, C and I

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:36:00 GMT

Fun Snacks with A, C and I

The top three snacks for American children are chips, cookies and candy. While that’s enough to draw a frown on any parent or caregiver’s face, these foods are fine on occasion. Instead of condemning specific foods, a more helpful approach is to serve these foods as accompaniments to other foods instead of as snacks. When chips, cookies or candy are served only as snacks or only at snack time, children tend to eat more of them. These foods are not wise choices and many foods advertised are purely empty calories with little or no nutritional content other than calories for energy.

Learn how to plan healthy snack menus in Fun Snacks With A,C, and I on ChildCareTraining.org

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Course Teaser- Play is Children's Work

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:05:00 GMT

Play is Children’s Work

Play is universal! Children expand their knowledge of the world through play. If play is spontaneous and chosen by the child, why do child care professionals need to worry about it? Unfortunately, in our busy, scheduled society, this sort of unstructured play can be missing, even in the day care setting. Something that should be common can get lost in the middle of scheduled activities and learning tasks. Play may look unimportant, just kids having fun, but it provides important learning opportunities, especially when children engage in pretending. Pretend play (also called dramatic play) helps children expand their language, social, and cognitive skills. Something children enjoy can actually help them prepare for their futures.

Learn more about play in Play is Children’s Work on ChildCareTraining.org

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Course Teaser - Basic Bookkeeping Practices for Your Child Care Business

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:28:00 GMT

Basic Bookkeeping Practices for Your Child Care Business

Do you ever have a difficult time knowing exactly how much money you make in your child care business? You might know how much income you are paid from parents, but it is more important to track the actual profit you earn after paying expenses. The ChildCareTraining.org course Basic Bookkeeping Practices for Your Child Care Business can help you learn easy ways to ensure that you are running a profitable business. Once your finances are in order, you can have more time to spend on what is really important – the kids!

Learn more about bookkeeping in Basic Bookkeeping Practices for Your Child Care Business on ChildCareTraining.org.

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Course Teaser - Handling Picky Eaters

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:15:17 GMT

Handling Picky Eaters

Why do children become picky eaters? Lots of reasons! There are biological, emotional and developmental reasons children get picky about food. As adults, we have to remember that we have the responsibility of supplying nutritious foods that are age-appropriate. Children have the responsibility for how much of these foods to eat and whether they wish to eat them at all. As long as children are growing normally and have normal levels of energy, there is very little to worry about as far as their eating habits. So, take three deep breaths. It is okay.

Learn more about picky eaters in Handling Picky Eaters on ChildCareTraining.org.

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