Archive for the 'Articles for Nannies' Category

Positive Discipline

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Discipline does not mean punishment. It means helping a child learn self-control. As a caregiver, your role […]

Responsive Caregiving

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

. . . Listening with ears, eyes, & hearts
Excepts from www.zerotothree.org
Your sensitive, responsive caregiving and interactions with your baby are more important to development than […]

Talk To Me

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Excepts from www.zerotothree.org
Even very young infants are able to recognize a familiar caregiver’s voice. Infants love to listen to voices and prefer speech to other sounds. Infants love to hear the different sounds, pitches, and tonal characteristics of speech that adults tend to use naturally with babies. It […]

What Is School Readiness as it relates to Infants and Toddlers?

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Excepts from www.zerotothree.org
“School readiness” refers to the skills and competencies needed for children to succeed in school. For many years, […]