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Communication
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Geoffrey Canada on Communication
Geoffrey Canada, CEO and President of Harlem Children’s Zone Inc., discusses ways to communicate with children on their level.

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Stan Davis and Communication
Stan Davis gives advice about how to communicate with children about bullying.

Bullying
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Davis/Lickona and Power
Stan Davis and Dr. Tom Lickona discuss the power a bully has over his or her victim.

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Effects of Bullying
Dr. Tom Lickona, Director of The Center for Fourth and Fifth R’s and education professor at SUNY at Cortland, describes long term and short term effects a child who bullies can have on his or her victim.

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Cyber Bullying
Ed Kirchgessner discusses the basics of cyber bullying and ways to prevent it in your program.

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Dr. Lickona on the Bystander
Dr. Tom Lickona discusses the impact the presence of a bystander has on the bullying process.

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Dr. Lickona on Bullying Charateristics
Dr Tom Lickona discusses the characteristics of bullying. This includes how a child who bullies may act and intimidate other children.

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Peer Cruelty
Dr. Tom Lickona, Director of The Center for Fourth and Fifth R’s and education professor at SUNY at Cortland, discusses the bigger issue of stopping peer cruelty to prevent bullying behavior.

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Dr. Lickona on Why Children Bully
Children bully for many reasons. Dr. Tom Lickona gives us reasons why a child might bully. He also dispels common misconceptions about children who bully.

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Caring Community
Dr. Tom Lickona, Director of The Center for Fourth and Fifth R’s and education professor at SUNY at Cortland, discusses how to the importance of creating a caring classroom community as a way of preventing bullying behavior.

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Dr. Lickona on Empathy
Dr. Tom Lickona tells why teaching empathy to children is important.

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Davis and Tattling
Stan Davis, social worker and school counselor, discusses tattling. Also gives advice on how to prevent tattling from occurring.

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Dr. Lickona’s Closing Thoughts (Pascal’s Story)
Dr. Tom Lickona tells the story of Pascal a child who learned to stand up to bullies at an early age. Also discusses the importance of preventing bullying at an early age and parent involvement.

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Business
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Recalled Item Case Study Part 1
Part 1 of a Case Study of a child care center director who gets sued when a child gets hurt on a recalled toy in her program.

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Tom Copeland- Fear of Taxes
Tom Copeland discusses people’s fears of not doing their taxes correctly, filling out forms wrong, being audited.

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Recalled Item Case Study Part 2
Part 2 of a Case Study of a child care center director who gets sued when a child gets hurt on a recalled toy in her program.

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Audit Case Study Part 1
Part 1 of a Case Study of a provider who gets audited by the IRS.

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Small Claims Case Study
A case study about a child care provider who let a family slide on payments and it ended up in small claims court.

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Audit Case Study Part 2
Part 2 of a Case Study of a provider who gets audited by the IRS.

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IRS Ordinary and Necessary
Tax Specialists from the IRS discuss normal expenses providers can take in their taxes.

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Tom Copeland
Tom Copeland tells us that we are all responsible for our business and that we must take care of it to support caring for children.


Safety
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Playground Injuries
Each year 200,000 children visit emergency rooms because of playground injuries. Susan Hudson, Education Director for the National Program for Playground Safety, tells us about proper playground surfacing and equipment.

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Playground Suitcase
You never know what you may find at the community playground. Safety hazards and inappropriate equipment can make going to the playground or park a problem. Casey Becker gives us some ideas of what to do if you and the children get to the park and encounter a safety issue.

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Equipment To Be Cautious Of
Susan Hudson tells us about the many safety hazards that can harm a child on a playground. She also discusses lead and arsenic in older playgrounds.

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Bike Helmets
Casey Becker discusses bike safety and the New York State Helmet Law. Bill Van Alstyne, Program Director for the Albany County DPW traffic safety education programs, shows us the proper way to wear a bike helmet.

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Zone Supervision
Supervision is much more than just watching the children as they play outdoors. Proper supervision involves communication, organization, planning and engaging activities. Zone supervision is a supervision plan that includes all of that and more.

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Poisonous Plants
Casey Becker shows us some common plants that if eaten can cause health problems for children.

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Outdoor Safety
This overview of outdoor safety will give you some helpful tips and ways to keep children safe during the summer months.

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Sun Safety
The sun can be healthy and harmful for children. Casey Becker gives some advice on how to keep children safe and healthy on a sunny day.

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Safety Precautions Relating to Blood
In order to protect yourself and the children in your care you will need to use very specific infection control measures whenever you come into contact with infectious materials.

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Planning for Emergencies
No matter how safe your outdoor play area, children do get hurt. Watch for strategies on how to prepare for emergency situations.

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Creating a Safe Haven in Your Program
A video clip that describes steps you can take to increase safety and prevent accidents in child care programs.

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Child Proofing Your Child Care Program
A video clip that describes how to assess your child care program for safety hazards by looking at the room from the child’s level.

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A Fire Protection Story
This video clip tells the re-enacted story of a provider who had a fire in her family childcare home.

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A Safety Story
This video clip tells the re-enacted story of a how a child got a hold of model airplane parts and ingested some while in childcare.

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Response to "A Fire Protection Story"
In this video clip licensors comment on the re-enacted story told in the “A Fire Protection Story” video clip.

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Response to "A Safety Story"
In this video clip licensors comment on the re-enacted story told in the “A Safety Story” video clip.


Literacy
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Jennie and Tessa
In this video Jennie Birckmayer demonstrates using good early childhood literacy skills when reading to a toddler friend Tessa. The video is time elapsed to show Tessa at different stages of development from 21 months to 32 months.

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Emergent Literacy Table
This video highlights the four legs of emergent literacy: listening, reading, writing, speaking.

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Webbing
Christine Conboy demonstrates a how to create theme and activity webs to use when planning author studies.

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Winnie Appleton
Christine Conboy leads this fun activity that combines art and literacy.

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Language Arts Quilt
In this culminating activity Christine Conboy combines a child’s favorite poem and their drawing of it into a quilt.

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Jenny and a Bag of Books
In this video Jennie Birckmayer visits the infant room of a day care center. Jennie models good early childhood literacy skills while reading to several infants.

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Dr. Scanlon on Nursery Rhymes
Dr. Donna Scanlon from University at Albany discusses importance of nursery rhymes in early literacy.

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Dr. Scanlon on Vocabulary
Dr. Donna Scanlon from the University at Albany discusses importance of vocabulary in literacy development.

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Sequencing Sounds
In this video Christine Conboy uses the children's familiarity of animal sounds from the poem "The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders" to create sequences and patterns with animal cards. Watch as she links math, science and literacy in this activity for five year olds.

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Crooked Man
Christine Conboy leads this activity with a small group of five year olds. She uses the poem "There Was a Crooked Man" to teach children new vocabulary and build "crooked" houses.

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First Steps to Literacy
A video clip describing the first steps you can take with infants and toddlers in child care programs to prepare them to learn to read and write in later years.

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A Day at Schoharie County Head Start
This video clip shows children and staff at the Schoharie County Head Start engaged in activities based on books by Jan Brett.

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"Fritz and the Beautiful Horses" Activities
This video clip shows a group at the Schoharie Clover Patch Programs engaging in activities based on Jan Brett’s book “Fritz and the Beautiful Horses”.

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A Trip to Binghamton's Discovery Center
This video clip shows a still photo tour of the Interactive Jan Brett exhibit at the Discovery Center in Binghamton, NY.

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Progression of Language Development in Children
A video clip describing the development of language skills in children from birth to preschool.

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Importance of Print in Child Care Programs
A video describing the importance of using print in child care programs with children in all stages of development.

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Development of Reading in Infants
This video clip describes what infants need from adults in their lives to help them get ready to read.

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Development of Reading in Toddlers
This video clip describes things that help toddlers acquire reading skills.

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Development of Reading in Preschoolers
A video clip that describes things adults can do with preschoolers to help them develop reading skills.

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Library Safari
A video clip that takes the viewer on a tour of the layout and services provided by a local library.

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How to Make a Felt Board
This video shows step by step directions for how to make and use a felt board in a childcare setting.

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How to Make a Story Apron
This video clip shows how to make and use a story apron with young children.

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Reading "Caps for Sale" with Young Children
This video clip demonstrates how to read the book "Caps for Sale" with young children.

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Learning to Read
A video where Drs. Scanlon and Rehfuss describe how children learn to read.

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How to Make a Forward Facing Bookshelf
A video clip describing how to make an inexpensive forward facing bookshelf for a child care program.

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Setting up a Butterfly Garden in Your Dramatic Play Area
A video clip describing how to set a dramatic play area up as a butterfly garden. Great follow up activity to reading Eric Carle’s "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".

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Setting up a Days Maze in Your Large Motor Area
A video clip describing how to set up and use a Days Maze using cardboard boxes in your large motor area based on Eric Carle’s book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".

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Making Cat in the Hat Hats
A video describing how to make different types of hats in the art area based on Dr. Seuss’ book "The Cat in the Hat".

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Preschool and School-Age Print Rich Environments
This video clip describes how to set up a print rich environment for preschoolers and school-age children.

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Choosing the Right Books for Children at Different Ages
This video clips describes the types of books that best suit children of different ages from infancy through school-age.

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Activities to do with Preschool Children about Feelings
This video clip describes activities you can do with young children when you want to talk about feelings.

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Playing Feelings Charades
A video clip showing preschool children playing a game of charades based on feelings/emotions.

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Playing Feelings Bingo
This video clip shows preschoolers playing a game of Feelings Bingo.

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Choosing Stories for Storytelling
This video clip describes how to choose stories that make good candidates for storytelling.

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"Once Upon a Storytelling" Animation
This video animation tells the story of providers and children overcoming their fear of storytelling.

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Advice from Bev Bos on How to Become a Good Storyteller
A video clip where early childhood expert Bev Bos gives advice on how providers can become good storytellers.

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Marni Gillard Promotes Storytelling
A video clip where professional storyteller Marni Gillard describing how storytelling helps children learn reading and writing skills.

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Marni Gillard Demonstrates Storytelling Activity
This video shows professional storyteller Marni Gillard telling stories with young children.

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"Where the Wild Things Are" Wild Rumpus
A video clip that shows children dressed in wolf suits engaged in a musical wild rumpus based on Maurice Sendak’s "Where the Wild Things Are".

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Making and Using a Shadow Box
A video clip showing children making and using a shadow box after reading Maurice Sendak’s "Where the Wild Things Are".

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Making Alligator and Monkey Puppets
This video clips shows step by step directions for how to make an alligator and monkey puppet based on song "No More Monkey’s Swinging in a Tree".

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Language Awareness Activities
This video clip shows different fun activities providers can do with children to increase their language awareness.

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Playing Name Games with Children
This video clip demonstrates how letters are the building blocks of print and shows several fun activities children can do involving the letters in their names.

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Feelings
Christine Conboy gives examples of how to help children understand their emotions using the book 'Feelings' by Aliki.


Music
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Music and Movement: Simple Simon
Peggy Bennett of the Oberlin Music Conservatory demonstrates using the nursery rhyme Simple Simon as a playlet.

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Doing Playlets with Children
This video clip show music Professor Peggy Bennett and children engaging in a playlet based on "Simple Simon".

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Children and Music
A video clip that discusses how people express themselves and learn through music.

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Role of Music in Infant and Toddler Development
In this video clip, early childhood expert Karen Miller discuss the ways in which to use music with infants and toddlers.

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Getting All Children Involved in Music
A video clip where musician Peter Stewart discusses ways to get all children involved in music activities.

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Ways to Use the Eentsy-Weentsy Spider Song
This video clip demonstrates different ways to use the children's song Eentsy-Weentsy Spider with young children.

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Singing Your Way through the Day with Peter Stewart
In this video clip musician Peter Stewart demonstrates ways to use many different songs in childcare programs with children throughout the day.

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The Use of Music Therapy in Early Childhood Programs
In this video clip, therapist Kim Needham discusses how her music therapy sessions work in a childcare program.

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The Use of Music throughout the Ages and Stages of Children's Development
A video clip that discusses different activities you can do with children from infancy through preschool age where music is the primary focus.

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Using Music to Create a Foundation for Creative Expression
A video clip that discusses a developmentally appropriate approach to music education for young children.

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Peter Stewart and the Musically Uninvolved Child
This video clip shows musician Peter Stewart talking about the ways in which children participate in activities even when they sit quietly and listen.

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Peter Stewart Explains Piggyback Songs
A video clip where musician Peter Stewart shows how to use familiar melodies to create new songs called piggyback songs.

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Doing Fingerplays with Children
In this video you will see music Professor Peggy Bennett doing a fingerplay with children based on "Simple Simon".

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Music Activity Based on Vivaldi's "Winter"
This video clip shows music Professor Peggy Bennett and children engaged in music activities based on the classical work "Winter" by Vivaldi.

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Dancing to Benny Goodman's "Slipped Disk"
This video clip shows music Professor Peggy Bennett and children dancing to "Slipped Disk" by Benny Goodman.

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Singing "Rig A Jig" with Children
This video clip shows music Professor Peggy Bennett and children singing and moving to the traditional song "Rig A Jig".

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Moving to "Ring around the Rosy"
In this video music Professor Peggy Bennett and children move and freeze in different positions to the folksong "Ring around the Rosy".

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Shaken Baby Syndrome
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Communication and Infants
A video clip that discusses the importance of communicating with infants.

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Soothing Crying Babies
This video clip explains reasons why babies cry and give tips for how to deal with it.

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Strategies that Help when Babies Cry
This video describes things to do when an infant won’t stop crying.

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Explaining Shaken Baby Syndrome
In this video clip Dr Ray Walsh discusses what Shaken Baby Syndrome is.

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Skipper's Story
A video clip interview with the Lithco family who lost their child, Skipper, to Shaken Baby Syndrome.

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Ways to Soothe a Crying Baby
A video clip that reviews the book "101 Ways to Soothe a Crying Baby" by Jim Peinkofer and offers tips you can try when a child won't stop crying.


Art
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Creativity
Childcare providers describing "What creativity means to them."

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Sydney Gurewitz Clemens
Early childhood author and consultant Sydney Gurewitz Clemens talks about the importance of using quality art materials with children. She also emphasizes that teachers don't need to be artists for children to benefit from art activities.

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Diane Trister Dodge on Art
The President of Teaching Strategies Incorporated, and Author of Creative Curriculum Books discusses the benefits of emphasizing process over pre-plannned art activities.

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The Psychology of Art
Description of the impact art has on the cognitive and social development of children.

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Michelangelo
Highlights of the works and life of Renaissance artist Michelangelo.

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Lie Down Painting
Christine Conboy leads a small group of kids in an art activity mimicking Michelangelo painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

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Mattisse
Highlights of the works and life of French artist Henri Matisse.

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Story Color Collage
Christine Conboy leads a small group of children in making colorful collages in the style of Henri Matisse.

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Pollock
Highlights of the works and life of American artist Jackson Pollock.

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Action Splatter
Christine Conboy leads a small group of children in a Jackson Pollock style activity. The children spread, drip and splatter paint onto their papers.

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Duchamp
Highlights of the works and life of Dada period artist Marcel Duchamp.

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String Drop
Christine Conboy leads an activity based on the works of Marcel Duchamp. Children find ways to be creative with everyday objects in unconventional ways.


Discipline
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Development of Misbehavior
This video describes typical behaviors that children of all ages might display that adults may see as misbehavior.

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Composure Situation
A clip of provider and child at child care center in a discipline situation.

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Be a STAR
This video teaches Becky Bailey’s STAR method- helps children calm down and maintain self-control.

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Discipline Situation
A child and provider in a discipline situation in a child care center.

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Intent
This video describes how we read cues to determine others’ motivation and what happens when we assign negative or positive motives to children.

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Trigger Thoughts
This video describes categories of trigger thoughts: Assumed intent, Magnification and Labeling.

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Safe Place
This video describes what is needed in a safe place where children can go when they are upset.

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Circle Time
Circle time or morning meeting- great way to help with composure.


The Brain
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The Brain and Language
This video clip discusses the way the brain is programmed to learn language, sounds, dialect, etc.

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The Brain and Stress
This video describes what happens to the brain in stressful situations.


Regulations and Licensing
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Registered Child Care
A video clip that describes what it means to be a registered childcare program.

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Health
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Standard Precautions Related to Blood
A video clip describing how to properly clean up blood when children get hurt in child care programs.

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Health and Safety Daycare Center Indoor/Outdoor
A shortened version of daycare center indoor and outdoor health and safety.


When to Worry
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Confusion
Dr. Edward Hallowell uses the word confused to cover all learning difficulties.

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Nature versus Nurture
Dr. Edward Hallowell talks about brain development, genetics versus the environment and how these effect children’s development.

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Awareness
Dr. Edward Hallowell discusses why it is important for child care providers and families to know about conditions and challenges so they can understand what is going on and work with the children.

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Problems
Casey Becker talks about the different emotional and learning problems and the signs to watch for.

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Catching Early
Here Dr. Edward Hallowell tells us about the importance of catching problems in children early on.

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Fear
Dr. Edward Hallowell discusses his thoughts about the only learning disability- fear and how the best antidote is a human relationship.

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Aggressive boys
Dr. Edward Hallowell talks about boys and aggression, when aggression is too much and how to help prevent aggression.

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Depression
Dr. Edward Hallowell discusses how depression is often overlooked in children and how to help a child who is depressed.

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Communication
Dr. Edward Hallowell discusses the importance of communication between child care providers, families and children.

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Dealing with Families
Dr. Edward Hallowell discusses how to approach and talk to families about there child when there may be a possible learning disability.

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Blame
Dr. Edward Hallowell talks about why it is vital not to blame anyone when  a child has a learning difficulty but to continue to talk to families about it until they get the child checked.

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Talking to Children
Dr. Edward Hallowell discusses that children are the first to be aware of their learning challenges, and how to help children overcome these challenges.


Child Abuse and Maltreatment
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