Searching Website & Two Contacts Established in other Countries.




Two Contacts Established in other Countries.

First, I searched the internet for Early Childhood Professionals in other countries. Secondly, I looked at some of them  as well, but most of the sites had  a contact us. When I  selected contact us it was a general email box that would take at least three to four days to get back to you, plus there were no particular names. Thirdly, I went to Twitter and Facebook and found Asama Malawala on Facebook and Twitter She is an inclusive early childhood educator, Disability advocate, International Ed Policy, Social justice through education in/Dubai/Karachi  .  Asama  replied back immediately, I cannot wait to tweet with her again. My first question was what kind of policies are in place for early childhood education?
https://twitter.com/asmamaladwala

The second contact I made was with The Early Childhood Professionals in Ireland.

Professor Heckman, along with J.B. Pritzker and others, presented on the importance of making #ECE our nation’s #1 priority at a presentation for both the San Diego Grantmakers and the @EducationSynergyAlliance. Watch the full presentation highlights here: http://bit.ly/2a97BLH
I asked Professor Heckman to share some of his ideas on early childhood as well as challenges and issues children, parents, and policy makers face.


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I occupied the site Zero to three for over three hours reading heading such as the about us, searching topics like early development and well-being, early learning, parents, policy and advocacy. I browsed Around Stages and Ages, Brain Development, Challenging Behaviors, Grandparents and Extended Family, Positive Parenting Approaches, Advocacy, The Basic Needs of Children, Early Intervention, Early Head Start, Family Support, Development of Mental Screening and many more topics. The site is Awesome and has a wealth of information. I did spend extra time on the topic language and communication, and how to attack diversity, as well as brain development.


I read the article about “How Safe Babies Court Teams Are Reuniting Families Caught in the Heroin Crisis”, it was about babies not being able to go home with their mothers’ after birth because the babies are addicted to Opiates. Due to the mother’s addiction with Heroin and pain killers. The courts are now offering programs to help to reunite these families.
Another Article I read was “Why Moms Should Care about Child Care as an Election Issue” Candidates for offices at all levels of government need to recognize that child care counts, and it can’t be financed solely by parents and the sacrifices of providers.


The third article I read was “Talking to Toddlers About Differences” Article was about the joys of parenthood. We can’t wait until our little ones start to talk and can tell us what they are thinking and feeling. Then when they do, it’s not always pretty. It’s natural to feel mortified when your child makes a statement that may hurt another’s feelings. But it’s quite common and, when handled sensitively, these moments can actually be wonderful learning opportunities for your child.

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