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Young Minds: The Important Role of Brain Science

May 2017

Young Children is 51吃瓜网's award-winning, peer-reviewed journal focused on educating children from birth through third grade.

The May 2017 issue of?Young Children?includes a cluster of articles on young minds and the importance of brain science. Additional articles in this issue offer an inside look at?preschool citizenship, design challenges, and service learning.?

Explore This Issue

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Young Minds: The Important Role of Brain Science

Lisa Hansel

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Caring Relationships: The Heart of Early Brain Development

J. Ronald Lally, Peter L. Mangione

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Focusing on Families: A Two-Generation Model for Reducing Parents’ Stress and Boosting Preschoolers’ Self-Regulation and Attention

Eric Pakulak, Melissa Gomsrud, Mary Margaret Reynolds, Theodore A. Bell, Ryan J. Giuliano, Christina M. Karns, Scott Klein, Zayra N. Longoria, Lauren Vega O'Neil, Jimena Santillán, Helen Neville

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The Case of Brain Science and Guided Play: A Developing Story

Brenna Hassinger-Das, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

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Brenna Hassinger-Das, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

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Spreading Happiness: A Preschool Classroom in Washington, DC, Investigates Citizenship and Makes a Statement—“Be Happy!” (Voices)

Georgina Ardalan

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Rocking and Rolling: Empowering Infants' and Toddlers' Learning Through Scaffolding

Linda Groves Gillespie, Jan D. Greenberg