Check out this article from the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/opinion/16gopnik.html?emc=eta1 - "Your Baby Is Smarter Than You Think" by Alison Gopnik. I love this article and hope you'll check it out for a few reasons:
1. I love pretty much anything in the mainstream media that brings the importance of early childhood to the forefront of daily and political discussions.
2. Articles like this make lots of theory accessible and fast to read, making it perfect to pass out to my busy classroom parents.
3. She has GOOD practical ideas. You don't need Baby Einstein to make your kid smart, you need to talk to your child! If your preschooler moves around all the time, that's normal!
4. We need more discussion and awareness of how early childhood discussion DOESN'T start at preschool, but at birth. I would love to work in the future with a more baby and toddler setting, I think it is so important!
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