This week I continue to research the website www.zerotothree.com. This website offers parents, professionals and others with information on the development and health of infants, babies and toddlers. This week, I found two sections of the website that are relevant to my current professional development and these sections are: Safe Babies Court Teams: Building Strong Families and Healthy Communities and Brain Development. The Safe Babies section discusses how children are negatively affected once they have been removed from their parents/caregiver's homes and placed in foster care and how the developing of court teams helps these children. The court teams educate and train others on the negative impacts of child abuse and neglect on children and ways to prevent such abuse.
One subject on the website that piqued my interest was learning of the father's role in a child's life. In a podcast interview with Kyle Pruett, M.D. a discussion of how the role of the father is changing over the years. For instance, men are becoming more active and involved in child development and in the lives of their children. Dr. Pruett further speaks of the current expectations of the father "will be a co-parent" than fathers were forty years ago. He also speaks of how it is beneficial of children to have both parents be an active part of the lives of their children as: the mother is the nuturer and the father is the parent that to have fun with. The roles of fathers are vital to their children and this podcast allows me to educate both mothers and fathers on their roles with their children. This topic I found most interesting as most households are headed by single females and fathers are not active in the lives of their children. I hope to gain more information on this topic in the future as I continue my journey into being an early childhood professional.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
International Contacts-Part 1
Unfortunately, I have not been able to establish international contacts however, in opting for the alternative blog assignment I was able to obtain valuable information on the effects of poverty to those residing in Mongolia which is featured on the website www.childhoodpoverty.org. In general, there is an estimated one in four children that live in poverty worldwide and the Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre attempts to prevent worldwide poverty especially in childhood as childhood is the most vulnerable and vital time in a person's life.
Due to a social change from being a socialist society heavily dependent upon the former USSR's Soviet aid, COMECON, to a multi-party democratic state with a liberalised economy (www.childhoodpoverty.org) However, many people are living below the income poverty line, which equates to approximately 36% of the Mongolian population and most most of the aforementioned percentage are children ranging from the age of 0-16 years old. Poor healthcare also attributes to the increasing poverty level as most households are headed by females whose children never enroll in school or drop out of school to enter the workforce. To reduce poverty, a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper was developed to focus on the following factors: economic growth, rural development, human development (including social welfare) and good governance (www.childhoodpoverty.org). This paper will hopefully provide all Mongolian children with access to better education to assist in improving poverty.
Due to a social change from being a socialist society heavily dependent upon the former USSR's Soviet aid, COMECON, to a multi-party democratic state with a liberalised economy (www.childhoodpoverty.org) However, many people are living below the income poverty line, which equates to approximately 36% of the Mongolian population and most most of the aforementioned percentage are children ranging from the age of 0-16 years old. Poor healthcare also attributes to the increasing poverty level as most households are headed by females whose children never enroll in school or drop out of school to enter the workforce. To reduce poverty, a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper was developed to focus on the following factors: economic growth, rural development, human development (including social welfare) and good governance (www.childhoodpoverty.org). This paper will hopefully provide all Mongolian children with access to better education to assist in improving poverty.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Web Resources
The website that I would like to share is a "national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers." This website provides information to viewers such as: behavior and development, maltreatment, care and education and public policy as they relate to children from ages zero to three.
A current issue that I found interesting and would also provide an opportunity to learn more of the early childhood field and young children is the National Training Institute. This Institute which is in its 27th year is designed to provide health care professionals who work with young children and their families with practical information and tools to address a range of critical behavioral and developmental issues that they face during routine care. This year the Institute will be held from November 29, 2012-December 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA.
Please view the general website at http://www.zerotothree.com and for more information on the Institute http://www.zttnticonference.org/the-institute.aspx
A current issue that I found interesting and would also provide an opportunity to learn more of the early childhood field and young children is the National Training Institute. This Institute which is in its 27th year is designed to provide health care professionals who work with young children and their families with practical information and tools to address a range of critical behavioral and developmental issues that they face during routine care. This year the Institute will be held from November 29, 2012-December 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA.
Please view the general website at http://www.zerotothree.com and for more information on the Institute http://www.zttnticonference.org/the-institute.aspx
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