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Keep the Cool in School |
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Keep
the Cool in School
In
the first of a series of articles about promoting nonviolent
behavior in children, Dr. Perry gives an overview of
the 6 core strengths that children need in order to
be humane.
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Attachment:
The First Core Strength
In
the second article of the Keep the Cool in School campaign,
Dr. Perry discusses attachment and how it contributes
to preventing aggression and anti-social behaviors in
children. |
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Self-Regulation:
The Second Core Strength
In
the third article of the Keep the Cool in School campaign,
Dr. Perry explores self-regulation and how it contributes
to preventing aggression and anti-social behaviors in
children. |
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Affiliation:
The Third Core Strength
In
the fourth article of the Keep the Cool in School campaign,
Dr. Perry shares how educators can help students feel
included, connected and valued. |
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Awareness:
The Fourth Core Strength
In
the fifth article of the Keep the Cool in School campaign,
Dr. Perry shares ideas about encouraging children to respect
and appreciate each other's differences and similarities.
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Tolerance: The Fifth Core Strength
In the sixth article of the Keep the Cool in School campaign, Dr. Perry discusses tolerance, the most complex of the six core strengths. |
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Respect: The Sixth Core Strength
In the seventh article of the Keep the Cool in School campaign, Dr. Perry explores how educators can help students accept and enjoy the differences in others. |
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The Developing Child |
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A
Place for Everyone: Nurturing Each Child's Niche
One
of the many jobs of early childhood educators is to nurture
the uniqueness of every child. This article includes tips
for identifying a child's individual strengths and
needs. |
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The
Importance of Pleasure in Play
Play,
more than any other activity, fuels healthy development
of children. In this article, learn strategies for mixing
emotional, social, and cognitive challenge with fun. |
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Curiosity:
The Fuel of Development
For
children, the positive cycle of learning is fueled by
curiosity, and the pleasure that comes from discovery
and mastery. Find out how teachers can help to keep the
process going. |
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How
Sounds Become Words
How
is it that words come to have meaning? When does the sound
become the word? And how can we help children learn the
true meaning of our most important words? |
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The
Developmental Hot Zone
Helping children move from the
comfortable and familiar, and take on new challenges,
is a very important task. In this latest article, Dr.
Perry outlines strategies for providing the right opportunities
for children at the right time, and in the proper sequence. |
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The
Meaning in Words
In
a conversation with Early Childhood Today editor
Helen Benham, Dr. Perry explains how children learn to
make sense of the language they hear — in conjunction
with the actions they see. |
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Biological
Relativity: Time and the Developing Child
Can mere hours in infancy have more power to shape us
than months in middle age? |
| Children in Distress |
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Children
and Loss
Teachers
serve as a crucial emotional bridge for a child at times
of loss. What do we need to know to help students cope,
especially in the classroom environment? |
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Death
and Loss: Helping Children Manage Their Grief
Dr.
Perry shares strategies for helping children to adjust
to difficult situations such as moving, divorce, and death. |
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Bonding
and Attachment in Maltreated Children: Consequences of
Emotional Neglect in Childhood
Dr.
Perry explains why experiences during infancy and early
childhood are so critical to shaping our capacity to form
emotionally healthy relationships, and how maltreatment
can impair this important capability. |
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Bonding
and Attachment in Maltreated Children: How You Can Help
In
this article, Dr. Perry suggests ways that responsive
adults, such as parents, teachers, and other caregivers,
can make all the difference in the lives of maltreated
children. |
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Why
Does Violence Happen?
Dr. Perry revisits the Columbine High School tragedy one
year later. Use this article as a teaching resource to
initiate student discussion. |
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The
Child's Loss: Death, Grief, and Mourning
Find out how teachers, caregivers, and other adults can
help children exposed to traumatic death. |
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The
Impact of Abuse and Neglect on the Developing Brain
Find out how destructive experiences can affect children
in far-reaching ways — emotional, behavioral, academic,
social, and physical — for life.
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Principles
of Working With Traumatized Children
Some special considerations for teachers and caregivers
in understanding and working with children who have
suffered trauma.
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Aggression
and Violence: The Neurobiology of Experience
Over 5 million children are directly exposed to violence
in the U.S. each year. What will the impact on our society
be? Read on to find out more. |
| The Brain and Learning |
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Attunement:
Reading the Rhythms of the Child
Learning about children's individual strengths, vulnerabilities,
and preferred styles of communication can help teachers
to reach — and teach — each child more effectively. |
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Using Technology in
the Early Childhood Classroom
In this article, Dr. Perry outlines how computers, the
Internet, television, and other technology tools can help
children develop curiosity, problem-solving, and independent-thinking
skills.
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Creating
an Emotionally Safe Classroom
Why are the first days of the new school year so important?
Find out what you can do during these first weeks to help
new students come to enjoy school and love learning. |
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How
the Brain Learns Best
In his latest article, Dr. Perry outlines some easy ways
to help your students learn optimally in the classroom
by helping to activate different parts of the brain.
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A
growing list of Web sites, publications, and organizations
focusing on helping children in crisis. |
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