Pediatric Association‚ “Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive‚ social‚ emotional‚ and physical well-being of children and youth. Alarmingly‚ gifted and talented students from grades three to five decreased their time spent in unstructured activities by one half. Children do not play anymore. (Beisser‚ Gillespie‚ & Thacker‚ 2013). While there was an abundance of research for young children and play‚ existing research that examined the importance of play in the development
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Autism in Children Child Psychology In the essay Autism in Children‚ the main focus is to not only inform readers about the ways parents can help their child with autism at an early age but to let readers know why children are diagnosed with Autism. Many people are misinformed when it comes to things such as Autism‚ by pointing out the obvious causes it lets readers know why more children have become diagnosed. The use of early treatment will not only help the child but
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Creating Indoor Environments for Young Children By Francis Wardle‚ Ph.D. An early childhood environment is many things: It’s a safe place where children are protected from the elements and are easily supervised‚ and it’s where the important activities of the day take place‚ such as playing‚ eating‚ sleeping‚ washing hands‚ and going to the bathroom. Beyond the basics‚ however‚ an environment for young children implements and supports a program’s philosophy and curriculum. Philosophies like Montessori
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Montessori Teacher Training Work/Play Balance – a Montessori Perspective I recently read an alarming article from Michael Conlon of Reuters‚ entitled‚ U.S. school children need less work‚ more play: study. Conlon contends that there is a growing trend in U.S. public schools of reducing free time "because many school districts responded to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 by reducing time committed to recess‚ the creative arts‚ and even physical education in an effort to focus on reading
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learning and development of young children. Internationally‚ curriculum and practice are changing to incorporate child development (Hayes & Krenan‚ 2009). The Netherlands have developed and implemented the developmental education approach based on Vygotsky’s theory of learning and development. Developmental education in the Netherlands centres on the classroom as a place where both teachers and children learn together (Fleer‚ 2013). Sweden recognises the importance of a well-balanced curriculum in
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impact in someone’s life so much that it will take what has been absorbed‚ apply it towards life. Parent’s behavior and attitude towards their kids has been a strong influence for a child’s upbringing. Parents set the standards and role that so children may or may not want to portray. The way to a raise a child affects how the child becomes an adult‚ taking on mature responsibilities. Some of the influences that involve the upbringing process are inside and outside the household; single or both
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and Inclusion in Work with Children and Young People 1.1 Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity The current codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity are as follows:- Every Child Matters 2003 and Children Act 2004 updated in 2010 Help Children Achieve More – Organisations and agencies involved with children between birth and 19 years should ensure children to be Safe‚ Healthy‚ Enjoy
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created the ’play spiral’ Framework which encourages children to explore and learn new skills through structured and unstructured play. The spiral starts with practitioners letting the children explore the environment and resources through ’free play’ and unstructured play‚ this gives them the opportunity to play and create their own rules and develop their own experiences. This is beneficial to practitioners as it allows them to observe the children and plan effectively in order to enhance play. The next
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THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT 1961 ACT NO. 28 OF 1961 [20th May‚ 1961] An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows.1. Short title‚ extent and commencement. 1. Short title‚ extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Dowry Prohibition Act‚ 1961. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jam and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force on such date’ as the Central Government may‚ by notification
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The Economy Of College Sports “Fairness‚ academics and equitable competition” is the mission statement for the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The National Collegiate Athletic Association‚ also known as the NCAA‚ is an association that regulates major areas of college athletics for members and student athletes. The organization is defined as a non-profit‚ and as proclaimed by the president Dr. Mark A. Emmert‚ “…is committed to providing opportunity for more than 430‚000 college
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