Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment (TRUCE) is a wonderful organization with helpful resources for parents and educators. These guides below give guidelines on how to choose toys and entertainment for children.
Infant - Toddler :Play, Toys, and Media Action Guide
Toys, Play & Young Children Action Guide
Media and Young Children Action Guide
Last week we discussed the Creativity Crisis. Play is the remedy.
Play Power: How to Turn Around Our Creativity Crisis
Consider This:
What is your criteria you use for choosing toys for your child?
Extras:
TRUCE's other resources and guides. They have great suggestions for indoor and outdoor play for the family: http://www.truceteachers.org/guides.htm
Infant - Toddler :Play, Toys, and Media Action Guide
Toys, Play & Young Children Action Guide
Media and Young Children Action Guide
Last week we discussed the Creativity Crisis. Play is the remedy.
Play Power: How to Turn Around Our Creativity Crisis
Consider This:
What is your criteria you use for choosing toys for your child?
Extras:
TRUCE's other resources and guides. They have great suggestions for indoor and outdoor play for the family: http://www.truceteachers.org/guides.htm
All Joy and No Fun, by Jennifer Senior Book Discussion
This
week we will discuss the first half of Chapter 5, Adolescence (p. 184-208, stop before the "Adolescent Brain"). Discussion will begin at 9:40 in the morning classes (on
Thursday, 10/22 and Monday, 10/26), and
1:00 in the afternoon class
(Thursday, 10/22).
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