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How children feel about themselves, their self-worth, is one of our greatest responsibilities and one of our biggest challenges. People who have a positive sense of self feel they have something worthwhile to contribute and a sense of internal worth.

Early childhood professionals can witness emotional outbursts and tantrums from their children that range in severity from small tantrums to drastic meltdowns.

Building on a well-established knowledge base more than half a century in the making, recent advances in the science of early childhood development and its underlying biology provide a deeper understanding that can inform and improve existing policy and practice, as well as help generate new ways of thinking about solutions.

Did you know that something as simple as an alphabet bead can make a huge difference in teaching a child letter sounds, letter identification, forming words, and more!? Hands-on activities are always beloved in my home, and these lowercase letter beads and uppercase letter beads get lots and lots of love.

As an adult who spends time each day with young children, you can be a leader in highlighting diversity in a positive way. It takes no special training or materials, and it isn't something you must squeeze into an already "bursting at the seams" schedule.

Making sure that you provide a healthy and clean learning environment for all children is a large part of being a great early childhood professional. This is especially important to young learners who suffer from asthma.

An educator's professional portfolio might contain lesson plans, sample assignments, audio or video recordings of their teaching style and performance evaluations from supervisors and peers.

During the ages of 3 to 5, preschoolers' thinking skills are undergoing tremendous change. Their ability to use representational thought and symbols to stand for objects, people and events, which began in toddlerhood, is becoming even more complex.

Here's what we've learned: early childhood degree programs have many names, probably too many. As we collected data for the ECHE Directory, we identified 1300 associate degree programs, 1067 baccalaureate degree programs, 612 master's degree programs and 84 doctoral programs. For purposes of this blog post, we'll focus on the associate degree and baccalaureate degree programs.

As an early childhood teacher, your personal qualities and skills influence how children understand, perceive and react to your classroom environment.