Consequences of learning about international early childhood.....

There are few consequences that arise from gaining more knowledge accept for the realization that you are only one person in a huge world of needs, the realization that you can not save every child, and the fact that there is always more to know. To me these are the consequences for learning about international early childhood education and development, as well as learning about how great the need is for change and understanding when it comes to children and how they should be treated and educated. When you learn about how great the need is it is easy to get frustrated when you realize that there are so many needs, and you as one person could in no way ever meet all of the needs of all of the people. It is upsetting when you realize that you can not be everything to all of the children that have needs. It is also overwhelming when you see and learn all kinds of new information, but to continue learning all of the many things there are to know would be impossible because there is so much information to learn and read through.

Even through these consequences and as overwhelming as they can be it only leads me to wanting to be as much as I can and positively impact as many lives as I possibly can. I has set my goals high, and I know I will someday accomplish them one step at a time. I want to be a voice for the children in my community and possibly become a voice for the children in my county, state, and maybe even in my country someday. I will do this. I will help to form policies that are conducive to the needs of children, and not harmful to them. I will find a way for the children and families who need it to obtain quality care for their children at a price that they can afford. They will be able to work, and not have to worry about where their kids are or what they are doing. This is something that I will do. Although there are many state and federally funded programs they do not help all who need it. The main problem that I see is that only the people who fit the proper standards and work hours. The parents who work nights, or weekends, and possibly holidays, do not have any options for care. This will change in my community, I will see to it.

UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization website has a wealth of information available to the public. The Motto of the UNESCO is Building Peace in the Minds of Men and Women. Education is very important to this organization and they have at least one person focused on education at each of their 52 sites. UNESCO is a worldwide organization and have sites in several different countries. Aside from education they also focus a great deal on diversity, and equity. These are two things that although often talked about few actually act upon. UNESCO is making a difference in the lives of many.

This website had a great deal of information on many different topics and several different resources that can be of assistance to families, and professionals. The website also highlights many of the things that the organization does in the different countries, this ranges from teaching about the holocaust to providing and teaching many women how to use a cell phone.

This is a website worth reviewing and taking the time to view the many different resources that it provides. I have not had time to review all of the different areas of the website but will be looking at it one area at a time.

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/

Sharing Web Resources...Looking Deeper at Zero To Three

After taking a closer look at the Zero to Three website I discovered a great deal of information on challenging behaviors. This is something that I am very interested in as I have a child with challenging behaviors, as well as many that i work with on a daily basis. I found this information under the behavior and development tab. Once that tab was opened it listed several different links that would give specific information on different types of behaviors and development. I chose the challenging behaviors link.

This opened up a page that gave some helpful information on what challenging behaviors are and gave a list of the most common behaviors that are categorized as challenging. They were aggression, defiance, inconsolable crying, children who are slow-to-warm-up, and sleep challenges. It also stated that no two children are alike and the same strategies are not always successful. At the bottom of this page there were links to a question and answer page as well as to a challenging behavior tips and tools page.

The question and answer link goes to a page that lists several questions that parents and caregivers have asked concerning behaviors that they have experienced. It also gives professional answers and insights into the behaviors that the caregivers are experiencing. Reading through these questions and answers i find the information to be very helpful, positive, and informative.

The Challenging Behaviors Tips and Tools link leads to a page that lists many different behaviors with links that can be opened. This page contains information on biting, sleep challenges, aggressive behaviors, colic, self control, and defiance. Many of the links include printable handouts.

Every time i research this website I find more and more useful information. I found many resources that i will print out and share with many of the families I work with. I also found some information that i will use for myself as well.

International Child Development

I was unable to establish an international contact for Child Development, so I have researched the Global Children's Initiative website. I have found many interesting things on this website about child development in many other places around the world. The Global Children's Initiative is committed to global work, and they strive to find the needs of the children and create ways to meet the needs. They have created many different programs throughout the world. They have several different links and resources available on their website that can be informational to all people who have a desire to help others, to learn about others, or research different ideas.

The Global Children's Initiative is launching a program in Brazil to create stronger policies for the children and families in Brazil, as well as to educate the people of Brazil on the importance of understanding Child Development. The Global Children's Initiative will be working with other local agencies to achieve their goals. Some of the things they will be doing is "building a scientific agenda and community of scholars around early childhood development, synthesizing and translating scientific knowledge for application to social policy. This will include working with the center's longtime partner organization, frameworks institute, to effectively communicate the science of child development in the Brazilian cultural context. Strengthening leadership around early childhood development through an executive leadership course for policy makers. Translating and adapting the Center's existing print and multimedia resources for a Brazilian audience" (retrieved from the Global Children's Initiative Website).