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Hmong Early Childhood Summit Bao Vang and Dao Xiong of the Hmong Early Childhood Coalition join Inclusion Matters to share information about the upcoming Hmong Early Childhood Summit.  In this episode, we learn about past summits and the purpose of these summits, which is to create awareness, educate and empower Hmong parents, caregivers, and community leaders to access resources and services for school readiness so that Hmong children can enter school ready to learn. Npaub Vaj thiab Ntaub Xyooj sawv cev ntawm Hmong Early Childhood Coalition koom nrog Inclusion Matters los qhia txog lub Hmong Early Childhood Summit uas yuav muaj tshwm sim tom ntej no.  Nyob rau hauv qhov lus tawm qhia no, peb kawm txog lub summit lossis lub rooj tawm tswv yim txoj kev qhia thiab kev pab yav tas los.  Tsis tas li ntawd, peb yuav kawm ntxiv txog lub hom phiaj uas yog los tsim kom muaj kev paub, kev kawm, thiab kev txhawb nqa cov niam txiv Hmoob, cov kws saib xyuas menyuam, thiab cov coj hauv zej zog kom lawv paub txog cov kev pab npaj menyuam Hmoob ua ntej lawv mus kawm ntawv.   Podcast
Holding Infants -- or Not -- Can Leave Traces on Their Genes The amount of physical contact between infants and their caregivers can affect children at the molecular level. This is the first study to show in humans that the simple act of touching, early in life, has deeply-rooted and potentially lifelong consequences on genetic expression. Document
Holidays and Anti-bias Education This article was written by Julie Bisson and Louise Derman-Sparks and was featured in the September/October 2016 Child Care Exchange Magazine. Document
Holidays in a Diverse World: Applying Anti-Bias Thinking to Curriculum "Acknowledging or celebrating holidays in early learning programs can bring pleasure to many families, staff, and children and can be useful in building connections between programs and families. However, holidays also pose a range of challenges to ensuring that all children, families, and staff feel respected and that children learn about a diverse world. Whether or not to include any holidays in your curriculum, and what activities to use if you do, requires thoughtful decision making.In this blog, which is an excerpt from the second edition of Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves, Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards, with Catherine M. Goins, offer considerations about how programs and teachers can think about and take an anti-bias approach to holidays in their settings." Document
Home Solutions to Cope with Sensory Processing Issues and Sensitivities Because of misguided brain signaling, specific sensory triggers – of any sense - can become absolutely debilitating and unbearable.   Document
How babies decide who to "chat up" Babies who understand only one language just assume that other people do, too. A new study, that also finds the same assumption is not held by bilingual babies, may clarify how babies decide whom is worth having a "conversation" with, researchers say. Results not only offer insight into infants' perception of linguistic abilities, but, more importantly, may help to better understand whom they see as good communication partners. Document
How Can I Prevent Gender Bias? This resource from the Anti-Defamation League highlights a variety of measures adults can take to create fair and gender equitable environments for young children. Document
How Caregivers Can Boost Young Brains Ordinary back-and-forth interactions between a caregiver and child can shape brain architecture in powerful ways, creating a strong foundation for future learning. Here are five simple ways for parents, caregivers and early educators to practice these interactions. Document
How Children Experience Divorce Every child is unique. Every child will react differently to divorce. Many things affect how a child responds to divorce. For one thing, children have different understandings of and feelings about divorce. It can help if parents know what children think and feel. This article will explain how many children respond to divorce. This may help you to better understand your children's experiences. Document
How Children's Social Competence Impacts Their Well-Being in Adulthood New research findings suggest that kindergarten children who were rated by their teachers as demonstrating greater social competence skills (resolves peer problems, listens to others, shares materials, cooperates and is helpful) in kindergarten were more likely to attain higher education and well-paying jobs in adulthood. Children rated as demonstrating weaker social competency skills were found to be more likely to drop out of high school, abuse drugs and alcohol, and need government assistance. A summary of the study, How Children's Social Competence Impacts Their Well-Being in Adulthood (July 2015), provides an overview of major findings and implications for further action. The study was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and published in the American Journal of Public Health (July 2015). Document
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