Marilyn Segal

This newly revised edition covers the basics of early education and care: providing safe, healthy, and appropriately stimulating learning environments; child development and developmentally appropriate practices and curricula in all domains (physical, cognitive, language, social-emotional, and creativity), positive guidance strategies, partnering with families, child assessment and program management, and professionalism. Filled with a plethora of practical suggestions for setting up classrooms, developing curricula for infants, toddlers and preschoolers; meeting children’s social-emotional needs, and working effectively with parents and staff for the Child Development Associate degree, this book will prepare students for diverse roles as educators of children ages 0-5.

This easy-to-read, delightfully illustrated book is organized in a month-by-month format. Each chapter begins with a description of the developmental events and advances in play behavior that are likely to occur during that month. A section on play ideas suggests ways that parents can introduce games and activities that capitalize on their babies' emerging skills. Included are: More than 180 candid photos showing babies, parents, and caregivers at play400 fun-filled play activities for parent and child to share during daily routines such as mealtime, diapering, bath time, and quiet timeA month-by-month overview of a baby's intellectual, emotional, social, and physical developmentSuggestions for solving everyday problems centering around sleeping, eating, and crying

A guide to developmentally appropriate play offers activities for parents and children to share as well as insight into a two-year-old's world