Last week I posted the links for the two web resources I chose, but here
they are again.
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral
Agencies
http://www.naccrra.org/
(Newsletter: http://capwiz.com/naccrra/mlm/signup/ )
The
more I explore this website, the more I learn of the many resources offered to
both child care providers and parents. I
have not received their newsletter yet, so I researched several of the news
postings and articles that the website shares.
One that interested me the most was a March 7, 2013 press release report
titled, Child Care Aware of America
Supports Findings of New Federal Report on Youth Physical Activity. This report shows how Child Care Aware
of America is supporting an ongoing commitment in partnering with the Let’s Move! Child Care initiative and
professional development opportunities that empower providers to help children
make healthier choices related to physical exercise and healthy eating. I believe one key issue associated with early
childhood today is the dangerous rise of childhood obesity, stress, and other chronic diseases, such as heart disease,
hypertension, or type 2 diabetes. These
are major results from lack of exercise and healthy eating in children and
adolescents. I look forward to reading
more about this issue in a link to the federal government’s guide to increase
physical activity:
Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/
(Review also these online resources at: http://acei.org/knowledge/ )
“Every child in every
nation deserves a childhood full of
hope, joy, freedom, and promise for
the future” (ACEI, 2012)
I chose this website as a resource for current international
early childhood issues and trends. This
site offers a large amount of information on the changing demographics and
diversity in the early childhood field.
One article that I found especially interesting is titled, The Decade for Childhood 2012-2022 – The
State of Childhood http://acei.org/decadeforchildhood
. It presents five overall goals for the
decade including addressing the need for cultural acceptance:
ACEI’s Goals of the Decade:
1. Promote
and protect childhood as a unique and critical stage of human development.
2. Explore
childhood from interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives.
3. Identify
issues that erode childhood.
4. Advocate
for children's rights as a vital element of childhood.
5. Translate
the "Ten Pillars of a Good Childhood" into policies and practices
that benefit all children
Well Collett it is funny that that particular article caught your attention because I used to be a physical education teacher before I started teaching Pre-K and I absolutly loved it. I agree with the inititive to try to promote healty eating and lifestyle in our youth to help prevent such diseases such as hypertention and type 2 diabetes. I think I will read the article that you discussed here just for information purposes. I love when I find new information concerning health in our young children that I can pass on the the PE teacher we now have. Thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteBoth websites are now bookmarked for my growing resources. Thank you for sharing this information to us. What I found interesting on naccrra.org is the childcare aware training academy that is online in both Spanish and English. One of the parent mentioned if I knew where I could find out about trainings like these for her provider. The cost of the program is a bit steep, but would you utilize this training for your staff members too? Since it is for family and center based care providers. You chose two great organizations and I will learn more about it from you in the weeks ahead.Thanks.
I have added this to my resource file it was very beneficial I have already signed up for newsletters. Thanks for sharing.
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