When you write about controversial topics – as I often do and as I did…
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Crisscross-Applesauce: It’s Time to Move on From This Tradition
How long could you sit crisscross-applesauce before you need to move? For me, the answer…
Eliminating Recess: Depriving Kids in More Ways Than You Think
This week’s post is written by Arthur Grant, a child play researcher, writer, and father of…
Play v. Reading: How Flawed Thinking About Preschool Has Become Accepted Practice
This post was originally published at https://nancyebailey.com and is reprinted here with the permission of the…
Fighting Back Against the War on Childhood
I’ve written before about the need for early childhood professionals to advocate for the right…
Fostering Self-Regulation in Early Childhood: Are We Doing It Wrong?
Buzzwords and goals come and go in every field. In the early childhood field, self-regulation…
Where There’s a Will There’s a Way…But Only If You’re Good at Problem Solving
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that, due to bad weather in the middle…
How Long Will We Ignore the Research in Teaching and Parenting?
What’s wrong with this picture? This is a tweet sent to me by a colleague…
In Defense of the Arts in Education
A lot of what I read about education saddens/frustrates/infuriates me. I felt all of that…
No Fine Motor Skills? What’s the Big Deal?
In a previous post, I wrote that according to many, many teachers, today’s children seriously…