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Help your Child Grow Healthy and Strong

Body Mass Index: A Useful Tool Body Mass Index, or BMI, is used to assess overweight and risk for overweight. Children's body fatness changes over the years as they grow, and boys and girls differ as they mature, so it is important to use a BMI measure specifically designed for children. Many ...
Reference | U.S. Department of Education

Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen: Resources II

Children's Magazines American Library Association. Notable Children's Books. (www.ala.org/alsc/awards.html#notable) Yearly lists provide brief descriptions of books recommended by a committee of the American Library Association. Hearne, Betsy and Stevenson, Deborah. Choosing Books ...
Reference | U.S. Department of Education

Suggestions for Adults: Talking and Thinking with Children About the Terrorist Attacks

First and most important, adults need to focus on the children in their lives in the aftermath of the horrific events that have taken place. They can do a great deal to help our children understand that while our country has suffered despicable acts of terror, we are a strong people who have come ...
Reference | U.S. Department of Education

You and Your Preschool Age Child

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 helps to ensure that all children receive a high-quality education and holds schools responsible for making sure that all children are learning. The information below is consistent with this important law. Ensuring That Your Child Is Ready to Learn ...
Reference | U.S. Department of Education

Home Activities for Learning Mathematics: Grades 3-5

Your home is a great place for you to begin to explore and "talk" mathematics with your child. Incorporating math activities and language into familiar daily routines will show your child how math works in his everyday life and provide him with a safe environment in which to take risks ...
Reference | U.S. Department of Education

Home Activities for Learning Mathematics: Grades 1 & 2

Your home is a great place for you to begin to explore and "talk" mathematics with your child. Incorporating math activities and language into familiar daily routines will show your child how math works in his everyday life and provide him with a safe environment in which to take risks ...
Reference | U.S. Department of Education

Home Activities for Learning Mathematics: Preschool through Grade 1

Your home is a great place for you to begin to explore and "talk" mathematics with your child. Incorporating math activities and language into familiar daily routines will show your child how math works in his everyday life and provide him with a safe environment in which to take risks by ...
Reference | U.S. Department of Education

Children's Peer Relationships

Children's friendships have inevitable ups and downs. Yet the feelings of satisfaction and security that most children derive from interacting with peers outweigh periodic problems. For a number of children, however, peer relations are persistently problematic. Some children are actively rejected ...
Reference | Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)

Loneliness in Young Children

Loneliness is a significant problem that can predispose young children to immediate and long-term negative consequences. However, only recently have research and intervention in educational settings focused on young children who are lonely. It is becoming increasingly clear that many young children ...
Reference | Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)

Research on Quality in Infant-Toddler Programs

Concern about the quality of infant-toddler care programs has grown recently in response to two factors. The first is the need for infant-toddler care by employed parents. By 1997, a nationally representative study (Ehrle, Adams, & Tout, 2001) documented that 73% of children under 3 years ...
Reference | Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)