Even Young Children Learn to “Be Sexy”
Many early childhood directors are worried about the ways they see young children trying to be sexy, and have bought copies of So Sexy So Soon for their resource libraries. They hoped that parents in...
View Article"Let’s Move" on curbing junk food sales to children
The “Let’s Move” Campaign to battle childhood obesity targets 4 campaign pillars which are appropriate and laudable strategies. But, Mrs. Obama, these 4 pillars will fail if you do not add an...
View ArticleA Lesson from Northern Ireland for Secretary Duncan: If You Want Success in...
Dear Secretary Duncan, I am writing to voice my concerns about the deeply misguided route down which you are taking early childhood education in the United States. I feel this more strongly now than...
View ArticleTRUCE 2011-12 Toy Selection Guide now available
More than 15 years ago, I was a founder of TRUCE (Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children’s Entertainment) with other early childhood educations in the Boston Area. Since the beginning, we worked to...
View ArticleAdvocating for Play at School and at Home
This memo originally appeared in the May 2014 issue of Young Children. Play is essential for children’s optimal development and learning. Through play, children use what they already know to help them...
View ArticleAnnouncing and Explaining the Need for Family Play Plans
Diane Levin recently announced TRUCE's Family Play Plans in Boston Parents Paper.
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