Sleep is integral to children’s health, emotional wellbeing, growing and learning from birth on. Sleep is generally given a lot of consideration in infancy where safe, healthy sleep is imperative. However, sleep for older babies, toddlers and young children is equally as important as the other developmental changes children undergo as they grow. Home sleep practices and environment must be considered to meet individual children’s sleep needs as part of their daily educational program.
This book follows on from the Everyday Learning Series book Infant Sleep and addresses the different requirements for planning and programming for the changes to children’s sleep as they move from infancy into childhood.
In this book you will learn about:
- how cultural differences influence children’s sleep patterns
- how to talk with families about their children’s sleep
- settling strategies to use with toddlers and young children
- sleep challenges and how to handle them.
Sleep and sleep practices are fundamental to children’s wellbeing, growth and development. Sleep is especially important for infants and toddlers, and it is an essential part of early childhood education and care programs. Understanding the importance of sleep in infant development and learning and safe sleep practices is a key responsibility of early childhood educators.
Day or night, children’s sleeping behaviours, like their behaviours during awake times, communicate their needs, and their adults must listen and respond to them whether they’re asleep or awake. Peaceful sleep and successful transition into and out of sleep nourish health, development and learning. Educators play a crucial role in communicating and working with infants’ and toddlers’ primary caregivers to ensure their safety and wellbeing.
This Everyday Learning Series title explores:
- safe sleep practices
- sleep and culture
- tummy time
- settling babies
- sleep cues, comforters, associations and rituals
- sleep challenges.
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This Research in Practice Series title explores:
Planning for children’s earliest experiences must place the infant at the centre to build a foundation that truly supports all future living and learning. This Research in Practice Series book invites educators and families to read, respond to and plan for babies’ learning and development. It helps readers to discover how our youngest participants develop relationships, feel safe and become confident learners.
This book draws on research to explain how to connect with babies through:
- building relationships with babies
- observing and responding to babies
- supporting babies in the context of their families
- planning infant-focused and relationship-based programs
- planning for play-based learning and intentionality.
Case studies highlight the importance of early attachment, why social referencing matters, how to facilitate interactions where joint attention is supported, and where imitation and turn-taking occur. These practices support early ‘conversations’ with infants and show how educators can respect infants by listening, sensitively responding and simply enjoying playful moments together.
This book places special emphasis on helping babies to get the most out of early childhood education and care settings and on babies’ intentional play. Games for babies are suggested, alongside explanations about how these games support infant development.
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Your child from birth to eight provides a practical guide to the physical, emotional, social and cognitive development of young children, with a focus on fostering the bond between parent and child. While children develop differently in accordance with their genetic inheritance and environment, Pam Linke, renowned social worker and early childhood expert, clearly defines the steps which help parents to know what milestones children can be expected to reach, at different ages and stages and how best to support their learning.
This fully revised and updated edition draws on contemporary research and provides insights into what is happening to children and why they may do what they do. An invaluable resource for all parents and carers, Your Child from Birth to Eight encapsulates the wisdom and experience of other mums and dads, as well as social workers, health professionals, early childhood practitioners and teachers who engage regularly with children from birth to eight.
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