video and special thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hn0O_L6lfI


this video shows all the milestones of a baby from birth to toddler. I really like it because it gives you the idea of what is going on and it shows them on the video. I really like that they give little fun facts too! This video I think really gives a lot of information, and it is entertaining to watch!



I also would like to thank Lynette and Candi for always taking the time to read my posts and giving me their insights on what they think of my posts and findings.

assessing children

I think one of the most important things to assess in a child is their behaviors. I think this because a child could be acting out to get attention maybe because they are not getting enough at home. They could also be destructive because they are getting abused at home and they dont know how to express it in any other way. I think it is very important for teachers to always be aware of how the child is behaving and never take it lightly or punish them before understanding the reasoning behind it.

In Africa, they dont assess the children on how they behave its more of what they need as a person like food or clothes or medicine. Some parts of Africa are so poor that they dont really worry about the child's education, they worry about more of their well being. They assess health, clothes, and the environment they are living in. The teacher will then decide (assess) what the child will need and will try to help them as best as he or she can.

I recently had to do some assessments on children in my classroom who are turning two. I had a few of them average and then one of them was below average and no where near what he should be doing. His parents never wanted a meeting or anything. I'm not sure if it is because he's only two and they think eventually he will catch up, but I feel like if I were a parent I would be making sure I was doing everything I could for the child.


http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED119942&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED119942

disease

I have a friend who has a cousin that has cancer. He has already beaten cancer once, but now it is back again. It is so terrible that cancer can come back! This disease especially, effects his cousin because he cant go to school and with all the medicines and trying to get rid of the cancer his body is not developing the way it should be. Currently, the boy is coping with it by being at the hospital until they have gotten rid of it. He is 8 years old, and looks basically like a 5 year old because of all his body has gone through. His parents have decided to home school him until he can go back to school, but in reality how much schooling is he going to get while feeling like crap and fighting cancer. It is terrible that things like this can happen to people, especially children!




A place that I looked up was a subsaharan tribe in Africa and they are fighting against AIDS. Out of all disease, I feel like that is a huge disease to be fighting against, especially with so little funds. However, the website I looked at said that the tribe is decreasing in the HIV testing so that means the tribe is slowly getting rid of the disease, which is good! People from "Global Fund" have gone over there to help them with testing and giving them medicine.
Having AIDS in your tribe as a child can be frightening. Not only are they trying to fight against that disease, but I can guarantee there isnt much education being taught over there. I guess in some countries, its more about surviving then school. Getting AIDS also decreases your growth and development, and eventually you die. These kids need as much help as they can get!

breastfeeding

I chose breastfeeding because I have always heard its the best for the child. I have also heard doctors will try and pressure you into it. I think it should be your choice and your choice only what you want to do. My brother and I were not breastfed and we are never sick and live great healthy lives. I think it all depends on the child. I personally dont think I will be breastfeeding, but I dont want to have people judging me and saying I dont love my child if I dont. From my own experiences, it seems that no matter what you feed your child, as long as you are taking good care of the child you will have a very healthy child.

In an article that I read about an African culture, it said "In many African cultures it is normal to breastfeed until well into toddlerhood. It is also normal for older children under the age of six or seven to breastfeed again with their younger sibling." (www.incultureparent.com) I think that in that kind of culture it is normal for them to be breastfeeding that old because they dont have many utilities or food or milk. I have always found it strange when a mother in America is still breastfeeding their child at the age of two. It creeps me out. However, it is their choice, and it is not my opinion that matters. In Africa they call it "extended breastfeeding" when the 6 or 7 year old decides to start breastfeeding again.

With this information, I now have more knowledge about another cultures way of life. In my line of work, I work in a childcare center, and I am seeing mothers breastfeed all the time. In my work however, I haven't seen any still breastfeeding at an older age. I think that in our day and age parents know it is weird to do, especially in public, so maybe some of them still do at home, but I never see any in my workplace.


References
www.incultureparent.com

special birth

The special birth I only know is of my own. I was born on New Years Day and everyone gets incredibly excited every time I tell them my birthday. I think it is a cool birthday to have. However, now that I am older, my birthday isn't as fun because of the night before being New Years Eve. I do know that in my birth my mom had to have c-section, I never really knew why or anything, but she had one with me and then she had another with my brother. Other then that I don't really know any great birthing stories. I am very queezy so I would never go watch someone have a baby even if it is a "miracle". I will only be present for the birth of my child when I get pregnant and that is it. I think when you are carrying a child you need to be as cautious as possible. You are carrying a life in you! I think it is crazy that us women can carry a child and push one out of us. I think if you are going to have a baby then you better be ready for the responsibility and commitment it comes with.

I looked up a tribe in Africa and they are so different then we are its crazy! I also watched the movie "Babies", and watched a bunch of different places have a child. I thought the tribe in Africa was just insane. These mothers literally just squat down and have a child with no medication! I don't understand how anyone can do that. They also licked their baby clean and wiped their poopie butts on their knees. It basically looked like they were animals, and it basically grossed me out. It blows my mind how different countries can be.

Codes

I think in the NAEYC code of ethics Section 1 is very important. Section 1 is about Ethical Responsibilities to Children. There is a list that talks about what the teachers responsibility is towards the child and what the child's rights are in and out of the classroom. I like this one in Section 1 "to ensure that the child's culture is involved in the program (classroom)"(I 1.10). I like this one because it shows that you as the teacher recognizes there are different cultures and you want the other students to know about their peers cultures. The next one I like is in Section 1 and its about reporting any sign of abuse or neglect in the household. (P 1.9) I like this one because it shows the teacher is paying attention to her children and their well being. I like that it is involved in the code of ethics, it should be the first one on the list! I think it's good that in the code it says that the teacher should follow up with the report and see what has happened with the family. The last one that I liked I found in the DEC was in Professional Practice: 4. It talks about serving the children with disabilities and helping the parents that have the children with disabilities get all the help they can and get the right services.

Article: NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf

Article: The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.dec-sped.org/

course resources

• NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
• NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
• FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf
  
• Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al. (2010). Knowledge-to-action guides. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42-53.
• Article: UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
• • World Forum Foundation
    http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
    This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the media segment on this webpage
  • World Organization for Early Childhood Education
    http://www.omep-usnc.org/
    Read about OMEP's mission.
  • Association for Childhood Education International
    http://acei.org/
    Click on "Mission/Vision" and "Guiding Principles and Beliefs" and read these statements.
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  • National Association for the Education of Young Children
    http://www.naeyc.org/
  • The Division for Early Childhood
    http://www.dec-sped.org/
  • Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
    http://www.zerotothree.org/
  • WESTED
    http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
  • Harvard Education Letter
    http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
  • FPG Child Development Institute
    http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
  • Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conference
    http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
  • HighScope
    http://www.highscope.org/
  • Children's Defense Fund
    http://www.childrensdefense.org/
  • Center for Child Care Workforce
    http://www.ccw.org/
  • Council for Exceptional Children
    http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
  • Institute for Women's Policy Research
    http://www.iwpr.org/
  • National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
    http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
  • National Child Care Association
    http://www.nccanet.org/
  • National Institute for Early Education Research
    http://nieer.org/
  • Pre[K]Now
    http://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067
  • Voices for America's Children
    http://www.voices.org/
  • The Erikson Institute
    http://www.erikson.edu/
• www.wic.com
• http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/early-childhood (great books for young children)
• http://www.educationworld.com/a_earlychildhood/archives/activity.shtml (activities for classrooms or household activities for families to do with their young children)