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• 12/07/06 - Bringing "The Snowy Day" to Your Program: An Ezra Jack Keats Author Study
  
  
  • Activity Sheets: Book Evaluation/Learning Areas and Activity ideas/Book Title and Themes (Acrobat .PDF)
  • Safety First resources:
    Sesame Workshop : (800)986-1619

• 11/16/06 - And You Thought It Was Clean... A Closer Look at Where Germs Hide in Early Childhood Programs
  
  
  • Safety First resources:
    Walmart : (800)925-6278

• 10/26/06 - You Can't Make Me: A Practical Guide to Positive Guidance
  
  
  • Link: New York State Legislature Search Page
  • Graphic: Dr. Bailey’s STAR graphic
  • Safety First resources:
    Governor's Traffic Safety Committee - Child Passenger Safety Program
    www.SafeNY.com
    (518) 474-5111
    6 Empire State Plaza
    Albany, NY 12228
    
    
  • Dr. Bailey's 7 Basic Discipline Skills:
    1. Composure: Living the values you want your child to develop
    2. Encouragement: Honoring children so they will honor you
    3. Assertiveness: Saying no and being heard
    4. Choices: Building self-esteem and willpower
    5. Positive Intent: Turning resistance into cooperation
    6. Empathy: Handling the fussing and the fits
    7. Consequences: Helping children learn from their mistakes
       
       
• 5 Step Plan to Help Children Learn from the Consequences of their Mistakes:
  1. G - Give guidance through limits, possible outcomes, and choices
  2. A - allow the child to experience the consequences of his choices
  3. M - Model self-control
  4. E - Offer empathy to the child, and
  5. S - Help the child reflect on new strategies

• 09/28/06 - Do You Have a Minute? How to Discuss Sensitive Topics with Families
  
  
  • Safety First resources:
    Governor's Traffic Safety Committee - Child Passenger Safety Program
    www.SafeNY.com
    (518) 474-5111
    6 Empire State Plaza
    Albany, NY 12228
    

• 09/14/06 - OOEY GOOEY® and Fun: How to Make Your Program Child Centered
  
  
  • Activity Sheets: Open-ended materials (Acrobat .PDF)
  • Safety First resources:
    Rose Art Industries, Inc. : (800)779-7122

• 07/13/06 - Crazy Busy: Are We All in Too Much of a Hurry?
  
  
  • Activity Sheets: Creating A New Word/Taking a Closer Look at Your Schedule (Acrobat .PDF)
  • Safety First resources:
    Simon and Schuster : (800)732-9531

• 06/26/06 - Too Sexy Too Soon: Understanding Children's Sexual Development
  
  
  • Books featured on “Check it Out”:
    • Where Do Babies Come From? by Margaret Sheffield
    • Where Did That Baby Come From? by Debi Gliori
    • It’s So Amazing: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families by Robie H. Harris
      
  • Safety First resources:
    PlayPower LT :(800) 265-9953 Ext. 206

• 05/25/06 - Everyday Science: Experiments and Experiences
  
  
  • Safety First resources:
    Rose Art Industries, Inc. : (800)779-7122

• 04/27/06 Videoconference - Prevent and Protect: Keeping Yourself and the Children Safe
  
  
  • Safety First resources:
    The Little Tikes Co. : (866)765-6729

• 03/23/06 - You Be the Judge: Business Case Studies
  
  
  • Safety First resources:
    SunTome Trading Corp. : (888) 786-8663
    Ace Han : (800) 521-5115
    Bike Pro Inc. : (800) 261-2559

• 02/16/06 - "Sing it Again!" Interacting with Children Through Music
  
  
  • Safety First resources:
    Advantage Publishers Group : (866)748-3731
    

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