Playing is learning, but parents definitely tackle it from different angles. Carolyn Pirak from Talaris Institute addresses the different but important benefits that mothers and fathers offer as their children’s playmates. Fathers tend to be a bit louder, rowdier and rougher when they play with their children, while mothers are more cautious and intentional.

http://www.king5.com/news/local/60834377.html

Parenting Counts is pleased to introduce a recently updated product line designed for parents and caregivers: the Life with Baby, Toddler and Preschooler series. The Life with series offers three kits designed for use with the following age groups: Baby (birth–12 months), Toddler (12–36 months) and Preschooler (3–5 years). Each kit contains age-appropriate, research-based information and practical parenting tips as well as products such as puppets, blocks and toys designed to enhance interaction between children and adults.

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Center on the Developing Child  Harvard University

A growing body of scientific evidence demonstrates that emotional development begins early in life and is closely connected with the emergence of cognitive, language and social skills. Early emotional development lays the foundation for later academic performance, mental health and the capacity to form successful relationships.

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Parenting Counts is pleased to announce one of the newest additions to its product line designed for early childhood professionals: the Emotion Coaching Kit. The Emotion Coaching Kit is intended to serve as the basis for a parenting workshop or professional training on teaching young children how to identify and express their emotions. The kit contains a number of different teaching tools, including a video, discussion questions and other visual aids, all designed to engage and educate workshop participants about healthy emotional development.

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University of Chicago professor James Heckman is one of the nation’s leading proponents of early childhood education. Heckman basis his advocacy on the belief that investing in children from birth through five years of age is essential and pays enormous dividends. The educator explains his theory and how he thinks schools can help children build a healthy foundation for life.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111572288&sc=emaf

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