Writing about Linda Capone-Newton’s June training reminded me that while we used to distribute an article from “Newsweek” about the controversy surrounding the Nappy Hair book in every Many Eyes, Many Voices training, there’s no longer any guarantee that this 10-year-old story will get discussed. That’s okay—there are many other connections to current events that [...]
At our trainer reflection retreat in March, the evaluation materials for Peaceable Stories raised questions about the meaning of the term “prosocial behavior.” An article in the newest issue of Young Children has this to say:
Many classic definitions of prosocial behavior are similar to Eisenberg’s [The Caring Child, Harvard 1992], who describes it as ‘voluntary [...]
The Center for Grieving Children is presenting a workshop with Lynn Plourde on Thursday, March 28, called “The Healing Power of Words.” Lynn will read some picture books (her own and others’) and allow time for questions and answers. Together with Center staff, she will discuss empowering children to express their feelings in their own [...]
Susan Bennet Armistead, co-author of Literacy and the Youngest Learner (among other books) and professor of Early Literacy at the University of Maine, recently contributed this comment to an e-mail exchange among literacy trainers:
I want to add to the discussion going on about center-based vs. family child care providers. I STRONGLY urge us to consistently [...]
Dr. Susan Linn, author of The Case for Make Believe, Consuming Kids, and The Hostile Take-over of Childhood, is a psychologist at Judge Baker Children’s Center and Harvard Medical School, and the co-founder/director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. She is an award-winning ventriloquist, internationally recognized for her pioneering use of puppets as a [...]
