IEL Electronic Newsletter
2007, Issue 8
Ask an Expert for September —Sibling Relationships
As parents, we want our children to get along—not just to make life easier for us, but because children’s siblings can be a source of fun, caring, and support. The challenge to parents is to promote positive interactions between brothers and sisters while also giving them tools to handle conflict effectively. Starting on September 1 through September 21, you can send questions about sibling relationships to Amanda Kolburn. Amanda has a B.A. in Psychology from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Illinois, held an NIMH postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA, and taught at the University of Missouri Columbia.To ask your question, please go to:
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert.htm
Answers will be posted from approximately September 8–28. Additional resources related to sibling relationships are available at http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/kolburn/sup.htm.
New IEL Tip Sheet in English
- Dealing with Parental Guilt
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/parent-guilt.htm
Recent IEL Tip Sheets in Spanish
- La intimidación nos lastima a todos
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/bullying-sp.htm
- El camino a la matemática: Más problemas de planteo para niños preescolares
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/math-moreword-sp.htm
New IEL Tip Sheets in Polish
- Connecting with Parents: “But He Doesn’t Do That at Home!”
http://www.illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/connect-pol.pdf - When Children Mourn
http://www.illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/mourn-pol.pdf - Conference Time! Talking to Your Child’s Teacher or Caregiver
http://www.illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/conferences-pol.pdf
Visit Us at a Conference Near You!
- The Livingston County Local Interagency Council, Pre-K, and Child Care Resource and Referral Network will host the Rocking to Infancy and Beyond Conferenceon October 12, 2007, in Pontiac, Illinois. For more information, please email butterbt@dwight.k12.il.us. (Dr. Lilian G. Katz will be a presenter.)
- The Child Care Resource Service will host the Child Care Association Leadership Conference on October 13, 2007, in Urbana, Illinois. For more information, please email ccrs@uiuc.edu. (Dr. Lilian G. Katz will be a presenter.)
- The Illinois Division for Early Childhood will sponsor the 10th Sharing a Vision Conference “Many Hands, One Vision” October 17-19, 2007, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Illinois. For more information, please go to http://www.sharingavision.org. (IEL exhibit; Dr. Lilian G. Katz will be a presenter.)
- The Child Care Resource Service will host the Prairieland Early Childhood Conference on October 20, 2007, at the First Church of the Nazarene in Decatur, Illinois. For more information, please email ccrs@uiuc.edu. (IEL exhibit)
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