The website that I have subscribed to is Zero to Three. It
is a great website with a lot of information for children from birth to three
years old. Although I am a Kindergarten teacher right now, I feel that the
information presented on this website is still relevant to my current
profession.
The main reason this website pertains to my current profession
is just for the ideas and suggestions on how to deal with families, as well as
information on how to help improve family units. Many children in my class
right now have younger brothers or sisters. Most are the oldest in their
family. At home, their family unit can get hectic with a little toddler, a
baby, and a school aged child. My job is not only to help the children in my
classroom, but to also help improve family units in any way that I can. This
website give me great information to relay to my families when needed.
Even though this organization is wonderful, there is always
something that is going to be controversial to some people. The current hot
topic on their website is titled, “Parenting from a Distance”. It talks about
how children that are in repeated situations where parents leave are
emotionally damaged and can be attuned to stress and anxiety. This can occur for a number of reasons, such as parental
separation and divorce, hospitalization, incarceration, foster care, and
military deployment or other work-related relocation. It then
gives all the negatives, but did not give many ideas for helping the situation.
I was surprised about this and made me somewhat dissatisfied with this article.
Some parents cannot help what is happening during this situation and I do not
believe it was fair to group them in the statistics that they presented. I was
also shocked that they did not include any statistics for the main time when
families were separated in most people living’s lifetime which was WWII.
This website is designed to also contain information from
economists, neuroscientists, and politician support throughout the website. The
have tabs on the main page that direct a person to all these different
viewpoints. Early childhood sites usually do contain this information to give
people the latest theories, research, ideas, and to help families become great advocates
for their children. They can also find out who is going to make the best
decisions in the field of education and child welfare.
I feel that with this website always changing, new trends and
issues can always be found. The ages of birth to three are very crucial in a
child’s life. With new research and articles posted everyday this organization
is a gold mine for parents and educators alike.
Abigail thanks for sharing love this website information and information you shared i especially love the topic parenting from a distance sometimes i really wonder if i am getting thru to children and if parents are not hindering what i am trying to accomplish.
ReplyDeleteAbigail, thanks for sharing your blog. It really is touching to see children who cry in the morning when another family member drops them off at school because their parent or parents left for a job, or are out of town. I see it everyday in my child's class. However, the other family member does a great job at comforting that child and show their utmost support.
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