Dan Wuori, Ph.D. | Author, The Daycare Myth: What We Get Wrong About Early Care and Education (and What We Should Do About It) coming Sept. 2024 from @TCPressdanwuori.com Columbia, SCJoined January 2013
No matter how many times I see it illustrated, I’ll never stop marveling at the miracle of early development.
Think about it…
In little more than a year, infants go from largely helpless to highly independent, from pre-verbal to skilled language users, and from processing…
The White House has proclaimed it Care Workers Recognition Month. The most important recognition we can provide “child care workers” is that their proper title is, in fact, “teachers.” It’s time we support and compensate them as such.
How could you even be mad about something so clever?
Yesterday I wrote about appreciating the genius in all children and today we have this wonderful example on display.
Given a toy mop, this toddler creates a scenario in which it can be put to appropriate use.
When you put…
Check out this little mathematician! 🧮
After her aunt begins counting the steps, our hero takes over, counting to 11 with only one small assist… and leading her aunt to speculate about her special genius.
You’ve probably learned by now that I am a believer in the genius of…
Young children are like scientists - constantly testing their theories about the world.
Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget is revered in education circles as the father of “constructivism” - which is a theory that young children create knowledge by connecting new experiences with…
Is your home full of love? Your baby knows.
Take a look at Jaxon (shown here at 15 months) as he watches Mom and Dad dance in the kitchen. He claps and grins and knows that his parents are sharing a tender moment.
Babies are adept at gauging the facial expressions, tones of…
What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? 🛝
This video of sisters Emmy and Lyla, is more than a lovely moment on the playground. It’s also a perfect analogy for the type of environment we want to create for young children: supportive, loving, and conducive to (healthy)…
The internet is chock full of videos of babies trying new foods… but this one might be my new favorite.
Check out the sensory overload this little guy experiences when trying his first taste of kiwi. 🥝
Like so many other first time experiences, new foods can both delight…
You might have noticed that sharing is not a particular strength for toddlers.
It’s not that they’re actively selfish in the same way we might describe an egocentric adult. It’s just that, developmentally, young children have real difficulty seeing the world from a perspective…
How will your toddler or preschooler react to the arrival of a new sibling?
The answer can be as varied as children themselves - and all perfectly normal.
For some children (and firstborns in particular) the arrival of a new baby can be unsettling - even as it is exciting.…
In the movie Taken, Liam Neeson famously explains that he has “a very particular set of skills.”
So do newborn babies.
We know these inborn skills as reflexes - and in this video we’re seeing one of three interrelated reflexes designed to help newborns find nourishment.…
“Read it again? Ok. Read it again.”
Want a mirror on your parenting style? Just watch your child.
I love watching this little one role playing as her parents.
Nestled onto her little couch, her babydoll under her arm, she reads/sings to her baby.
But watch carefully and…
What is the most beautiful sight in the world?
To your baby, the answer is YOU.
This video is such a lovely illustration. Out for a stroll with her father, this little one is laser focused on one - and only one - thing: Dad’s face.
Your baby learns so much from your face -…
Is your baby crying?
Don’t underestimate the comforting power of skin-to-skin contact.
New parents are often introduced to skin-to-skin at the hospital in the minutes and hours immediately after their baby’s birth.
But the benefits extend well beyond the newborn phase.…
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