Ontario Early Years Literacy E-Bulletin December 2008 |
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Hi there, This Early Literacy E-Bulletin is about two subject areas which impact learning in young children.
1. Self Esteem in Young Children A healthy self esteem is important because it provides the foundation for our ability to respond actively and positively to the opportunities of life – in work, in love, and in play. One of the greatest gifts adults can give children is helping them build and maintain healthy self esteem.
2. Caregiver Burnout. Unfortunately, many early childhood educators leave the profession because of issues related to burnout. Relaxed and happy early childhood educators create positive work and learning environments for children, families and co-workers. New Year’s resolution-making season is coming soon. What better time to examine the issue of caregiver burnout? Knowledge and understanding about caregiver burnout can help us make conscious and concrete decisions to reduce its effect for all those who work in the preschool workplace.
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Thanks, Deb Nesbitt-Munroe ___________________________________________________________ ** Early Literacy E-Bulletin ** December 2008 ** Self Esteem in Young Children ** ** Caregiver Burnout ** ____________________________________________________________ ** Self Esteem in Young Children **
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of education of and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8. The article entitled Self Esteem and Young Children: You are the Key and linked to below, is about the role the childcare provider plays in helping children develop self esteem. http://www.naeyc.org/ece/1998/15.asp
Virtual Paediatric Hospital - Self Esteem and Children This is a point-form outline of factors that contribute to young children’s self esteem and what parents and caregivers can do to build children’s self esteem. http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/patients/cqqa/selfesteem.shtml
** Caregiver Burnout Information ** www.helpguide.org is website that provides information about a variety of issues related to mental health and everyday life. Being able to recognize the signs and symptoms of impending burnout gives the opportunity to take steps to prevent it. Effective burnout-busting strategies include taking care of ourselves emotionally and physically, asking for help when we need it, and staying connected to other people. Preventing Burnout outlines symptoms and strategies for job-related and caregiver-related burnout. Information important for all caregivers is found in both these categories. http://www.helpguide.org/mental/burnout_signs_symptoms.htm ____________________________________________________________ ** Self Esteem in Young Children Programming Ideas ** Cooperative Extension Newsletter - University of Arizona - Healthy Self Esteem for Young Children A healthy self esteem is important because it provides the foundation for our ability to respond actively and positively to the opportunities of life – in work, in love, and in play. One of the greatest gifts an adult can give a child is helping that child build and maintain a healthy self esteem. This newsletter provides information and activities to build self esteem in children. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/family/az1041.pdf
This PBS website has a variety of information, resources and some programming ideas. I could not open the video (icon on left hand side of screen), but the transcript is accessible by simply clicking on “transcript” just below the video icon. The transcript describes activities that develop children’s self esteem. http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/providers/glad.html ____________________________________________________________ ** Self Esteem in Young Children Resources ** www.zerotothree.org is a great website that offers information about young children and their development and care. It is designed for parents, caregivers and professionals. The web-link below goes to the web-page entitled Social and Emotional Development. This page offers information and ideas about social and emotional development, and issues which are closely related to self esteem. http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=key_social
Children’s Book List - Self Esteem http://www.familyliteracyexpertise.org/Training/ebull/SelfEsteemBookList.pdf _____________________________________________________________ ** Caregiver Burnout Resources ** Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health website has lots of information and resources for those who work in child care. The page link below will be of particular interest for those who want to know more about wellness and stress reduction in the workplace. http://www.kflapublichealth.ca/Content.aspx?ThemeId=7&CategoryId=90&TopicId=65&ContentId=205 Finding Your Smile Again: A Child Care Professional’s Guide to Reducing Stress and Avoiding Burnout by Jeff A. Johnson Below is a link to Finding Your Smile Again at Redleaf Press. To give you more information about the book, Redleaf Press provides a link to a PDF of the table of contents and the first chapter. The cost at Readleaf is $14.95 US. http://www.redleafpress.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=1111 ______________________________________________________________ ** Article for daycare newsletters - feel free to download and copy this article for parents ** This article is adapted from an NAEYC article entitled Self Esteem in Young Children: You Are the Key http://www.familyliteracyexpertise.org/Training/ebull/EBulletinSelfEsteeminYoungChildren.pdf ______________________________________________________________ ** Survey of the month ** Mindtools This site has a survey tool which you can use to assess your levels of stress and burnout. It is not a scientifically evaluated tool. If you use it, consider it as another piece of information not a diagnosis. http://www.mindtools.com/stress/Brn/BurnoutSelfTest.htm _____________________________________________________________ ** Two quotes from Maria Montessori. ** “Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.” “Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can achieve.” Follow this link to learn more about Maria Montessori. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Montessori _____________________________________________________________
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