IEL Electronic Newsletter
2009, Issue 5
Ask an Expert for May:
“How do Family Mealtimes and Other Daily Routines Enhance a Child’s Well-Being?”
Family life can be hectic at times. Whether trying to get a toddler to settle down for the night, assigning weekend chores, or trying to gather everyone around the table a few nights a week, parents find that routines can provide a sense of order and bring families together in meaningful ways. Barbara H. Fiese, professor and director of the Family Resiliency Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will address the role that routines can play in promoting health and well-being in young children. Dr. Fiese is a clinical and developmental psychologist who is recognized as a pioneer in the study of family routines and rituals and has also contributed to the study of family storytelling.
To ask your questions—through May 21, 2009—please go to http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert.htm.
Dr. Fiese’s responses can be found at http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/fiese/trans.htm.
Related resources (http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/fiese/sup.htm) and her biography (http://illinoisearlylearning.org/askanexpert/fiese/bio.htm) are also available on the Ask an Expert site.
New Benchmark Video Clip in English and Spanish
- Mozart Jazz Freight Train
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/videos/mozart-jazz.htm - Mozart, la música jazz y el tren de carga
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/videos/mozart-jazz-sp.htm
Two New FAQs: Helping a Shy Child and the Effects of Academic Redshirting
- How Can I Help a Shy Child?
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/faqs/shy.htm - What Are the Effects of Academic Redshirting?
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/faqs/redshirting.htm - ¿Cuáles son los efectos de la entrada demorada al kindergarten?
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/faqs/redshirting-sp.htm
New Tip Sheet in Spanish
- Proyectos de jardinería. Las macetas y los niños preescolares
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/garden-planters-sp.htm
New Tip Sheet in Polish
- Get Growing: Planters and Preschoolers
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/garden-planters-pol.pdf
Recent IllinoisPIP Blog—A Project on Trees: Suggestions for Teachers
Spring is a good time to involve young children in investigating the dramatic changes in trees around the school. Suggestions for introducing the topic, getting started, collecting data, and bringing the project to a close, along with additional resources, can be found athttp://illinoispip.org/katz/2009/mar13.htmlEditor's note: This url has changed:http://illinoispip.org/blogs/katz/2009mar13.html.Recent IllinoisPIP Project
The Akin Prekindergarten, in southern Illinois, provides full-day early childhood education for 17 children, ages 3 to 5 years old. While running in the field beside the school playground, the children noticed cracks in the ground and wanted to know what caused them. The teachers decided to let the children experiment and figure out the cause of the cracks on their own. To view the project, please go to http://illinoispip.org/projects/cracks/index.html.Visit Us at a Conference Near You!
The Child Care Business Expo sponsored by the Women’s Business Development Center will be held in Chicago on May 16, 2009. For additional information, please go to http://www.wbdc.org/Calendar/Child.aspx. (exhibit)
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