My Support!

      I have many people and things in my life that support me. My parents are my biggest supporters. They are always telling me how proud they are of me and how much they love me. They are always willing to help out in any way they can, which means a lot! I have a busy schedule with working full time as a Kindergarten teacher, I have a part time job as well, and Grad school to top it all off. I have a house of my own and its hard to keep up with everything. My parents are always telling me to come over for supper because they know I probably haven't had time to go to the grocery store, so I will just eat cereal again:) They want me to focus on my classes and not to worry about the little stuff. My dad will go to the grocery store for me and he will come over and shovel my drive because of all the recent snow we are getting in my hometown. My mom makes a point to bring me out to lunch sometimes, just because she knows I need a break from the day to day life, and it is much needed.
      My friend Amber is always there for me to lean on, when I am having a break down moment when everything seems to be piling on way to much. Sometimes I will call her and say I need to have a drink and she will pick me up and take me out. Or she will surprise me with a text message and say how good of a friend I am, even though I haven't talked to her in a week or so, because I am so busy with life. She just lets me know that it is ok, and she is supportive no matter what.
      My coworkers are always there for me as well. They have been great this year with me going to school. They help me plan my lessons and they help me decorate my classroom for all the different holidays and so on. They know I have homework to do and they also know I love my job, so they are trying to help me any way I can.
     The benefits from these people are amazing. They are saving me time and my parents are even saving me a little money by providing me with supper still:) When it seems like I just can't go on or that I am super tired, I just think of these great people who are helping me achieve my goal of getting my Masters.
       A challenge is that I know that I am taking time away from there busy schedules as well. My co-workers have their own classrooms to get ready and their own lessons to plan. My parents have a budget they have to maintain as well, and so I decline their offer of supper and having my dad get my groceries for me, even though I always give him money and somehow I always manage to get it back. Sneaky Man:) When they are all busy all the shopping and shoveling and decorating comes back to me and it takes more of my time and then I get frustrated and discouraged. It always has worked out and I know that it will continue to, because I know I have a great team that has my back.
       There are also things in my day to day life that help me out that are not people. My job supports me  buy giving me a paycheck, so I don't have to worry about how I am going to pay my bills. It also reminds me why I love what I do, and why I chose to go back to school to further my education. It might sound funny but music also helps me through my day. I have to have music on all the time. It just calms me down and makes me stress free for a while. Although it can be distracting also, because I find myself lost in the music instead of my work. 
        There are many things that can give support and there are many things that will be a challenge as I continue. I just keep taking it day by day and I remember all the people and things that help me through the day. 

My Connections to Play

“Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.” – Mr. Rogers

“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.” – O. Fred Donaldson 

My family was very supportive when it comes to play. We didn't live close to any other kids, so we had to find ways to entertain ourselves. It helped that I grew up with four sisters and we made life very entertaining. We live by a bunch of hills and we would go exploring all the time. We would ride bikes and go hiking in the hills. In the winter is was sledding, and snowboarding. Inside, I would dress up and play house, and my mom and or sisters would play with me and be any person or character I wanted them be. We also played a lot of cards. My grandpa taught me how to play pinochle when I was in third grade and I love it. We have card parties all the time, and a lot of my aunts and uncles and cousin will come over.  
Play was an important part of my childhood. I have some great memories of playing with my sisters and  cousins when they would come over. As I am sitting here typing this sitting in my parents kitchen after supper with some of my sisters we are reminiscing about all the things we use to do. 

I think play today is very different then what it was when I was growing up. Now days they are a lot of electronics that kids use to entertain themselves. Some kids don't know how to use their imaginations anymore. They don't go outside and find ways to entertain themselves. In some schools they don't let their students play. They don't have time to let them play in schools anymore. I feel that parents are running into the same problem. Schedules are busy so I feel that they use iPads, or Xbox's, to entertain their kids. There are a lot of good educational games for the Ipads and iPhones , and if used correctly they can be a good way to entertain kids. I also know that a lot of parents set time limits on such devices, so that kids aren't hooked on them. I hope that kids now days can get outside and play and use their imagination. I hope that they are able to play in schools. Kids learn so much from playing, that I hope that it doesn't becoming extinct. 

As a Kindergarten teacher I play with my kids all the time, when we are having Free Choice. We use our imaginations, and we role play. I also still participate in family, card nights. I love it when my family gets together and we play cards and games. 

The first picture is with a new POGO stick that I got for my niece for Christmas. I use to love playing on the POGO stick. The second picture is one of the many outfits that I would play dress up in. 

Relationship Reflections

I have many relationships/partnerships in my life. They all take work to maintain to maintain a lasting relationship. Relationship are important to me, because you need people in your life that you can trust, count on, people that will support you, and watch out for you. The relationships that I am going to talk about are with, my mom and dad, my younger sister MacKenzie, my best friends Amy and Amber, and the relationships that I have with my nieces and nephews.

I hang out with my mom a lot. We will go shopping, go out for supper, or we will pick up my nieces and nephews and take them to the park. I can always count on her to help me with anything, and support me in whatever I do. I don't always agree with what she has to stay and I don't always listen, but I know she always has my best interest at heart. I get very frustrated easily with my mom, and I know, when I get that way I need just a few days away from her.:) She knows this about me and understands that I need my space. My mom is the greatest and I don't know what I would do with out her. 

My dad is another relationship that is very important to me. He doesn't like to take pictures so there is not a lot of them. He has helped me with sports and we both have a love of history. We watch the History channel together and he always thinks he can stump me with trivia questions. We also share a love of movies. I remember wining a contest on the radio to go see Lara Croft Tomb Raider and the first person I wanted to take was my dad. He always supports me and my sisters and I couldn't have asked for a better dad. 

I have four sisters and I am very close relationships with all of them. I am probably the closest to my younger sister MacKenzie. We never really got along when we were younger, and were always blaming things we did wrong on each other. We are three years apart, and it wasn't until I was a senior in High School and her a freshmen, when we really started getting along. She is currently going to Chiropractic School in Minnesota and we call each other at least once week. We will take about everything and anything. This relationship takes a lot of work because she is way more controlling and wants everything her way, and I am avery go with the flow kinda person. They have been times when we will not talk for a couple weeks because we are mad at each other, and then very stubborn, so neither of us want to apologize first. 

My best friends Amber and Amy are so awesome. I am glad that we all became great friends together. I met Amber my freshman year of high school, and we have been best friends every since. Like any relationship with a friend it has been work. We fight and we disagree and for a few years we didn't really hang out together. However, we have stayed friends and had to work to maintain this friendship. 

I met Amy when I was in my early twenties. We worked together at my dad's restaurant and went to school together. We share a passion for teaching together. She is a High School History teacher. Again,we have had to work at our relationship. All three of us have become great friends and we try to have monthly lunch/dinner date to catch up what each other is doing. We all have busy lives but, we make it work to be together. 

These are my nieces and nephews, and I love them to pieces. I want to be a part of their lives, so I make sure that I am at every birthday party, and any event that they might have. Since I don't have any kids as of now, I spoil all of them. I will take each one of them for a day, and spend one on one time with them, so they know that each one of them are special to me. 

Relationships are very important and are something that needs to be worked on. You can't take relationships for granted because life is too short. 

More Quotes

If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.  – C.G. Jung

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Dr. Seuss 

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.
Dr. Seuss 

Assessments

I don't really like assessments and I don't think that they give a correct understanding of what the child knows. We do multiple assessments in school, and we collect the data. We use this data to put children in groups or to see what level they are at for reading. They reason we use multiple assessments is because they are all different and tell us different information. For example in Kindergarten we assess kids to see if they know their letters, numbers, or what their Reading level is. So this tells me what they know. It doesn't tell me if they ate breakfast, or if they were able to get a good night's sleep, if they have clean clothes to put on their back. A child might do bad on one assessment and good on another, or bomb them all because they get anxiety about them. There are a lot of factors that assessments don't point out. I know assessments will not go away in the near future, so I will do my best to make sure I give them a fair shot.


I chose to research what assessments they are doing in Fiji, because I would like to go an volunteer there one summer. With the high poverty rate they have not all children are being educated. However this is the approach that the Fiji government is working towards. 
"In September 2005, an inaugural Education Summit was held in consultation
with educational stakeholders to review a 48-page document titled the Suva
Declaration: “Building a Strategic Direction for Education in Fiji 2006 – 2015.”
The document provided recommendations of six core curriculum ‘task-force’ groups on the following primary areas: the child, the curriculum, the school, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), human resources and the community."(Koya, pg. 30). They are working towards an Outcome Based Education. 

"While Outcomes Based Education (OBE) has been advocated in the West as a
means towards achieving quality educational outcomes since the 1990’s in the
USA and UK, the major policy changes in Fiji can be directly linked to FESP
 which adopts the Western Australian approach to outcomes based education."(Koya, pg. 31).
Educational Assessments are changing, so hopefully one day all children will get a good education there.
As I said before I don't really like assessments, but I make sure all of my kiddos get a fair results from them. What I mean by that is, if a student looks tired that day, I will wait till the next day to assess them.

Resources:
Koya. Vaka'uta, Cresantia (Frances). THE QUEST FOR AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT:

 WHAT ARE WE ASSESSING AND WHY?

 An examination of the Internal Assessment Initiative at Secondary School Level

In Fiji . 2008

Children in need

In my home town, of Minot, North Dakota we had a natural disaster occur in June 2011. We had a major flood come through our town and out of 40,000 people, about 12,000 people were displaced from their homes. There were about 4,000 homes flooded completely, but many more were affected, because of ground water. The flood came through the middle of town and basically divided us between the North side of town and the South side. There was no hospital or grocery store on the North side of town so they had to be set up. There was one road that you could take to get to the “other” side of town and it would take you three hours to get there. 

My house wasn’t taken by the flood but, I had to move into my parents house, because it would take me three hours to get to my summer job, and then three hours to get home. My sister and her kids also had to move into my parents house. At one time my parents house had 16 people living there. Some where in campers in the backyard others where in the house. My aunt and her family lost their home do to the flood and lived with my parents for a year and half. My nephew kept asking “why is all the water here?...is it going to take my house too?” My niece who was 4 at the time had nightmares that the water was going to get her. I have kids in class that still talk about, when all the water came. 

Whether a house was taken or you had a displaced family living with you. You were impacted by the flood. restaurants shut down because they couldn’t use the water, and if they did, it had to be boiled first. Children remember that it happened and, for some of them it still is affecting them. Two schools were completely lost to the flood, so those students had to have school in our hometown auditorium and a local church. While others schools were bursting at the seems, because families moved. When something like this happens everyone has to learn how to adjust, but it is the hardest on children, who’s lives have totally changed or those who really have no idea what happened, but they know something is making mommy and daddy sad. Houses are still being built and, and some are being torn down. It made out community stronger, but we are still trying to rebuild. 

I researched Fiji, because I would like to go there and volunteer for a summer. Fiji has a lot of hardships like many countries, even though you wouldn’t think it, because it is a popular is tourist destination. However there is “Both absolute and relative poverty exist in Fiji” (http://www.nourishfijichildren.com). There are houses that don’t have access to basic needs, like water, food, proper shelter, or a proper eduction if any education. “While aid agencies largely concentrate upon development-focused approaches to poverty alleviation, the immediate needs of children such as nutrition and access to education remain unattended” (http://www.nourishfijichildren.com). Children in Fiji are malnourished, living in poverty. There are agencies that help children in situations like these, but there are not enough resources to help all the children. “It is obvious that nutrition is a critical factor affecting children and nutritional feeding programs are needed to improve the situation of thousands of children living in poverty conditions” (http://www.nourishfijichildren.com).

Resources:

 Berger, K. S. (2012). The developing person through childhood (6th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.

Nourish Fiji Children Project...Together we are a Force For Good in Fiji . Retrieved from http://www.nourishfijichildren.com on Sept. 27th, 2013.

A public health measure

I chose breastfeeding as my public health measure. This was topic was of interest to me, because I have a had a breast reduction, and my doctor doesn't recommend it. I am sure if I took supplements and did more research I would be able to find a way, and only if it would be healthy. There are so many benefits to breastfeeding, and it is so much better for a child.
In other developing countries, there is often a lack of fresh water, sterilization, or accessibility. "In Africa, more than 95% of infants are currently breastfed, but feeding practices are often inadequate: feeding water, and other liquids, to breastfed infants is a widespread practice"(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). As we know the AIDS epidemic is growing fast in Africa. "The AIDS epidemic could threaten breastfeeding because the virus can be transmitted through breastmilk, as demonstrated by numerous studies" (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). As you can see this can cause worry with mothers, in Africa. In areas where fresh water is scarce, there isn't a lot of other options for them..."mothers are encouraged to practice exclusive breastfeeding for the first months of life followed by early and rapid weaning."(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). This is suppose to take place if there is not another source of feeding. Because of this issue "A strong determination of African governments to promote exclusive breastfeeding among all mothers and to protect prolonged breastfeeding among non-infected mothers will limit the mother-to-child transmission of HIV while preserving the benefits of breastfeeding:" (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov).
This information will help me improve my work, because it makes me that much more determined to help children world wide, have fresh water and food. If that means I continue to donate money to the cause then I will until I can find a better way:)
Resources: 

 (2002).[Breastfeeding in Africa: will positive trends be challenged by the AIDS epidemic?].Retrieved from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

A Birthing Experience

I don' remember my own birth, but I do remember my first niece's birth. I picked this experience because it is the first one I got to be a part of in a way. My niece was born born June 28th, 2006. I was so excited to get a niece, that i made my sister call me as soon as she was going into the hospital. My younger sister and I were the only ones in the family not working at the time so we got to be up there when she went in at 9:00 a.m. I didn't know how long the process could take. My older sister had to walk the halls, bounce on a big ball, and she ate a lot of ice chips. Around 1:00p.m or so she got an epidural. That helped with her pain a lot an things were well are there way. I stepped out of the room when she was ready to push, because by then my mom and my sister's husband were there. I waited with the rest of the family. The anticipation was almost unbearable, we were all excited to have a little bundle of joy in the family. By 4:00p.m my niece was born. I was able to watch as she got weighed and measured. She was 6 pounds 4 oz. and 171/4'' She got a bath and was soon snuggled with her mommy. She was so cute.
A few things I didn't know about the birthing process was that it could take a while. It takes some people all day. I also didn't know that at the hospital where my niece was born they keep the amino sack for a week in case anything happens with the baby. I now have 5 nieces and nephews and another on the way in February. I have learned a lot about the process through my sisters and now through this first week of class. I think the birth has a lot to do with child development if the baby was going through stress or if something would go wrong could impact how a child develops. A child might need surgery right away for something or oxygen. I think giving birth in a facility that has the resources to help a child in an unfortunate situation, would make me feel better. I know the whole process of having a baby has come a long way and I'm sure things will change by the time I have kids.
I also researched the birthing process in China. They do have Chinese hospitals as well as Westernized hospitals. There are also a lot of home births in the rural areas of China. A woman who is pregnant in China as a lot of traditions and customs to follow. "A pregnant woman is expected and encouraged to continue working, as it is believed that this will ease labour and delivery." (http://www.4panda.com).  I feel that a lot of Americans continue to work as well until the birth. There are similar nutrition guidelines to follow but there are also a few that differ. For example" Nutritious foods and herbal soups should be eaten, and ‘sharp’ foods such as pineapple and some other fruits avoided as they may cause miscarriage. Eating squid and crab are discouraged: the former is believed to cause the uterus to ‘stick’ during delivery, the latter to result in a mischievous child."( http://www.4panda.com). This is a superstition that surrounds Chinese customs. After a child is born the mother is suppose to go into a 30 day confinement period. "In Chinese, this is literally called "sitting the month," as new mothers are pretty much expected to just sit around in pajamas for a month to recover from childbirth." (Lim, 2011).  They are not allowed to have cold foods or drinks. They can not bathe or leave the house. They have to wear thick socks and slippers to keep their feet warm. 'If it can be afforded, a special helper- responsible for both mother and child- is hired to tend the new mother for at least two weeks."(http://www.4panda.com/) Facilities have popped up in China that new moms can stay at for their confinement period. These places can be expensive, so many new mother spend this time at home. In the USA mothers usually get time off after the birth but, they do not have to spend that whole time at home.  This just showed me how culture and traditions have a lot to do with the development of a child.

Resources: http://www.4panda.com/

Lim, Louisa. (2011, July 20) For Chinese Moms, Birth Means 30 Days In Pajamas. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org

Thanks

I want to say thanks to all of my colleagues in EDUC 6005. I have enjoyed learning from you, and working with you. I wish you all the best of luck in the future as you continue through the program at  Walden University.

Code of Ethics

NAEYC and DEC are two organizations that have made a code of ethics for professionals in the Early Childhood field. I have picked three form each organization that stood out the most to me as a professional.

From NAEYC:
 Ideals: 
* I-1.2—To base program practices upon current knowledge

and research in the field of early childhood

education, child development, and related disciplines,

as well as on particular knowledge of each child.

I feel that this is important because as professionals we need to be up to date on current practices, issues, and theories that involve children birth to eight years of age. However it is also important to understand each child as an individual. As I have learned, not each child develops/learns at the same pace. Each child brings their own personality to a classroom.

* I-2.4—To listen to families, acknowledge and build upon

their strengths and competencies, and learn from

families as we support them in their task of nurturing

children.

I feel that it is very important to have open communication with families. They can teach you so much about their child and vice-versa. Giving them support and resources to help them grow and learn with their child is a task that we as professionals in the Early Childhood field also need to take on. 

*I-3A.1—To establish and maintain relationships of

respect, trust, confidentiality, collaboration, and

cooperation with co-workers.

I picked this one because, I feel that it is very important to have a good relationship with your co-workers. After all you are in the same profession and they can be a great resource to you. I love planing with my great team of amazing Kindergarten teachers at my school, and if I ever need help or have a question they are there for me. 

Article: NAEYC. (2005, April) Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved August 17th, 2013; from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf

 

From DEC

* I. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 

                 Professional and Interpersonal Behavior

            3. We shall strive for the highest level of personal and professional competence      by seeking and using new evidence based information to improve our practices while also responding openly to the suggestions of others.

This stood out to me because even though I have my own ideas and ways of doing things, doesn't mean that my way is the only way. I am always willing to try new things and if a student learns better by me trying to teach them a new way. Then that is what I will do.

* II. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARATION

         1. We shall engage in ongoing and systematic reflective inquiry and self-assessment for the purpose of continuous improvement of professional performance and services to young children with disabilities and their families.

If we as professionals don't take time to reflect on how we are doing, then it is going to be that much harder for us to change, I think. We need to continually change and improve with the times and with the families and children that we are helping. 

* III. RESPONSIVE FAMILY CENTERED PRACTICES

           Enhancement of Children’s and Families’ Quality of Lives

             1. We shall demonstrate our respect and concern for children, families, colleagues, and others with whom we work, honoring their beliefs, values, customs, languages, and culture.

Each family is different, each of our colleagues are different. I feel that this is very important, because not everyone is the same. And everyone should respect that.

Article: The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved August 17th, 2013; from http://www.dec-sped.org/

Additional Resources

Lesson Plans:
 *http://www.teacherspayteachers.com
** A great place where teachers can buy and sell lesson plans.

Discovery:
*http://www.discoveryeducation.com
**A great site to extend a lesson.

Professional:
*http://www.nea.org
** The National Education Association

Course Resources for EDUC 6005

Part 1: Position Statements and Influential Practices

• NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8.Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
• NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
• FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://community.fpg.unc.edu/sites/community.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/FPG_Snapshot_N33_EvidenceBasedPractice_09-2006.pdf
  
  Note: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases.
• Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al. (2010). Knowledge-to-action guides. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42-53.
  Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title.

Part 2: Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being

• Article: UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
• Websites:
• • World Forum Foundation
    http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
    This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the media segment on this webpage
  • World Organization for Early Childhood Education
    http://www.omep-usnc.org/
    Read about OMEP's mission.
  • Association for Childhood Education International
    http://acei.org/
    Click on "Mission/Vision" and "Guiding Principles and Beliefs" and read these statements.

Note: Explore the resources in Parts 3 and 4 in preparation for this week's Application assignment.

Part 3: Selected Early Childhood Organizations

• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  http://www.naeyc.org/
• The Division for Early Childhood
  http://www.dec-sped.org/
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
  http://www.zerotothree.org/
• WESTED
  http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
• Harvard Education Letter
  http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
• FPG Child Development Institute
  http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
• Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conference
  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
• HighScope
  http://www.highscope.org/
• Children's Defense Fund
  http://www.childrensdefense.org/
• Center for Child Care Workforce
  http://www.ccw.org/
• Council for Exceptional Children
  http://www.cec.sped.org/
• Institute for Women's Policy Research
  http://www.iwpr.org/
• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
  http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
• National Child Care Association
  http://www.nccanet.org/
• National Institute for Early Education Research
  http://nieer.org/
• Pre[K]Now
  http://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067
• Voices for America's Children
  http://www.voices.org/
• The Erikson Institute
  http://www.erikson.edu/

Part 4: Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library

Tip: Use the A-to-Z e-journal list to search for specific journal titles. (Go to "How Do I...?", select "Tips for Specific Formats and Resources," and then "e-journals" to find this search interface.)

• YC Young Children
• Childhood
• Journal of Child & Family Studies
• Child Study Journal
• Multicultural Education
• Early Childhood Education Journal
• Journal of Early Childhood Research
• International Journal of Early Childhood
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Developmental Psychology
• Social Studies
• Maternal & Child Health Journal
• International Journal of Early Years Education