When I Send My Child To Child Care

'Emily Oster is the non-judgemental girlfriend holding our hand and guiding us through pregnancy and motherhood. She has done the work to get us the hard facts in a soft, understandable way' Amy Schumer Parenting is full of decisions, nearly all of which can be agonized over. There is an abundance of often-conflicting advice hurled at you from doctors, family, friends, and strangers on the internet. But the benefits of these choices can be overstated, and the trade-offs can be profound. How do you make your own best decision? Armed with the data, Oster finds that the conventional wisdom doesn't always hold up. She debunks myths and offers non-judgemental ways to consider our options in light of the facts. Cribsheet is a thinking parent's guide that empowers us to make better, less fraught decisions - and stay sane in the years before preschool. *Now you can navigate the primary school years with Emily Oster too, in her new book The Family Firm, out now*

Of course you want to make a great choice for your familys childcare needsbut help! Who has the kind of time needed to read volumes of research? So many things to think about, so many things to look for, right? Utilizing simple photos and straightforward concepts, professional caregivers Matt and Denise Tapscott outline some of the key quality indicators all high-quality childcare and early learning programs need to demonstrate in their care environments. Topics such as making transitions, guidance, nutrition, hygiene, and several other indicators of quality are presented in the book so the child and the adult caregivers can recognize and talk about them. Actual childcare environments are highlighted in this user-friendly guide. The book is as appropriate for the child as for the parent or guardian choosing care. Journal pages provide space for parents to record their thoughts, needs, and experiences. This book is not intended as an exhaustivenor exhaustingresource. Rather, it is a parent or guardian family-friendly resource to be shared with every caregiver involved in the readers childcare experience. It takes a village!

A modern parenting classic—a guide to a new and gentle way of understanding the care and nurture of infants, by the internationally renowned childcare expert, podcaster, and author of No Bad Kids “An absolute go-to for all parents, therapists, anyone who works with, is, or knows parents of young children.”—Wendy Denham, PhD A Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, Janet Lansbury helps parents look at the world through the eyes of their infants and relate to them as whole people who have natural abilities to learn without being taught. Once we are able to view our children in this light, even the most common daily parenting experiences become stimulating opportunities to learn, discover, and connect with our child. A collection of the most-read articles from Janet’s popular and long-running blog, Elevating Child Care focuses on common infant issues, including: • Nourishing our babies’ healthy eating habits • Calming your clingy, fearful child • How to build your child’s focus and attention span • Developing routines that promote restful sleep Eschewing the quick-fix tips and tricks of popular parenting culture, Lansbury’s gentle, insightful guidance lays the foundation for a closer, more fulfilling parent-child relationship, and children who grow up to be authentic, confident, successful adults.

Of course you want to make a great choice for your family's childcare needs?but help! Who has the kind of time needed to read volumes of research? So many things to think about, so many things to look for, right? Utilizing simple photos and straightforward concepts, professional caregivers Matt and Denise Tapscott outline some of the key quality indicators all high-quality childcare and early learning programs need to demonstrate in their care environments. Topics such as making transitions, guidance, nutrition, hygiene, and several other indicators of quality are presented in the book so the child and the adult caregivers can recognize and talk about them. Actual childcare environments are highlighted in this user-friendly guide. The book is as appropriate for the child as for the parent or guardian choosing care. Journal pages provide space for parents to record their thoughts, needs, and experiences. This book is not intended as an exhaustive?nor exhausting?resource. Rather, it is a parent or guardian family-friendly resource to be shared with every caregiver involved in the reader's childcare experience. It takes a village!

How we raise young children is one of today's most highly personalized and sharply politicized issues, in part because each of us can claim some level of "expertise." The debate has intensified as discoveries about our development-in the womb and in the first months and years-have reached the popular media. How can we use our burgeoning knowledge to assure the well-being of all young children, for their own sake as well as for the sake of our nation? Drawing from new findings, this book presents important conclusions about nature-versus-nurture, the impact of being born into a working family, the effect of politics on programs for children, the costs and benefits of intervention, and other issues. The committee issues a series of challenges to decision makers regarding the quality of child care, issues of racial and ethnic diversity, the integration of children's cognitive and emotional development, and more. Authoritative yet accessible, From Neurons to Neighborhoods presents the evidence about "brain wiring" and how kids learn to speak, think, and regulate their behavior. It examines the effect of the climate-family, child care, community-within which the child grows.

Examining when and why governments implement progressive childcare policies, this study takes a look at the different systems Canadians have adopted over the past five decades and argues that childcare is better understood as a public responsibility.

A groundbreaking guide to raising responsible, capable, happy kids Based on the latest research on brain development and extensive clinical experience with parents, Dr. Laura Markham’s approach is as simple as it is effective. Her message: Fostering emotional connection with your child creates real and lasting change. When you have that vital connection, you don’t need to threaten, nag, plead, bribe—or even punish. This remarkable guide will help parents better understand their own emotions—and get them in check—so they can parent with healthy limits, empathy, and clear communication to raise a self-disciplined child. Step-by-step examples give solutions and kid-tested phrasing for parents of toddlers right through the elementary years. If you’re tired of power struggles, tantrums, and searching for the right “consequence,” look no further. You’re about to discover the practical tools you need to transform your parenting in a positive, proven way.