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Young Children
December 1, 2021

Tearing Down Silos: A Model for Interagency Collaboration

This article shares a collaborative approach that two counties in Pennsylvania have taken to tear down the silos and instead promptly and effectively support early learning programs and staff and the children and families they serve.

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Alison Mellott
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Article
Teaching Young Children
July 1, 2021

Message in a Backpack Guiding Your Childs Behavior

Challenging behaviors often happen when children feel they dont have another way to express their feelings or another way to get what they need. Here's how to stay calm, patient, and consistent as you help your child understand your expectations.

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Keri Giordano
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Article
Teaching Young Children
July 1, 2021

Instead of Discipline, Use Guidance

Using guidance instead of discipline means helping young children understand they can learn from their mistakes, and it starts with showing them how to do so.

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Dan Gartrell
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The cover for the publication, Teaching Young Children, Summer 2021.
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Teaching Young Children
Vol. , No.
July 1, 2021

Summer 2021

Empowering Educators & Programs: A Blueprint for Excellence
Teaching Young Children泭is 51勛圖厙's magazine for anyone who works with preschoolers. Colorful, informative, and easy-to-read,泭TYC泭is packed full of teaching ideas, strategies, and tips.
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Blog
June 10, 2021

A Road Forward: Five Democratic Life Skills for a Civil Society

Five democratic life skills provide a model for the holistic education and development of children, guiding them along a continuum from showing resilience in the face of trauma to demonstrating intelligent decision-making as members of society.

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Dan Gartrell
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Teaching Young Children
September 16, 2020

Message in a Backpack Helping Your Child through Change

We gathered insights from individuals with various perspectives and roles in early childhood. Here, you will read excerpts of what some of them would share with families about supporting children during this period of rapid change.
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Article
Teaching Young Children
September 16, 2020

Supporting Anxious Children in the Preschool Classroom

The three de-escalation activities detailed here can be useful in targeting anxietytwo are used for de-escalating childrens anxious behaviors, and the third assists children in identifying the cause of their anxiety and in developing coping skills.

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Authored by: 
Sierra L. Brown, Allison McCobin, Stephanie Easley, Kara E. McGoey
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Cover of the October/November issue of TYC featuring teaching in a classroom with two children.
Issue
Teaching Young Children
Vol. , No.
September 16, 2020

October/November 2020

Partnering with Families, Helping Children through Change
TYC October/November 2020 issue
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