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Jun 24

Children Haven’t Changed. Our Priorities Have.

Why I’m Still Fighting for Movement in Early Childhood After 40 Years

Children Haven’t Changed. Our Priorities Have.

Rae Pica

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Jun 2, 2020

It’s Time for Education to Promote Creative Problem Solving!

The other day I was proofing the final pages for my upcoming book, What If We Taught the Way Children Learn? and read the following from…

It’s Time for Education to Promote Creative Problem Solving!

Rae Pica

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May 11, 2020

Learned Helplessness: Let’s Not Foster It in Our Children!

Here are some of the tasks teachers have told me today’s children are unable to do:

Learned Helplessness: Let’s Not Foster It in Our Children!

Rae Pica

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May 7, 2020

Helicopter Parenting Affects Early Childhood Education for All Children

When I was a child, helicopter parenting would have been looked on with both suspicion and derision. My mother and father’s parenting…

Helicopter Parenting Affects Early Childhood Education for All Children

Rae Pica

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May 4, 2020

If It’s Not Burnout, Is There a Name for What We’re Feeling Right Now?

You probably wouldn’t guess that I’m quite knowledgeable on the subject of burnout. After all, I’m not a psychologist. I hold no position…

If It’s Not Burnout, Is There a Name for What We’re Feeling Right Now?

Rae Pica

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Apr 30, 2020

Giving Children the Attention They Want and Need

Here are some all-too-familiar scenarios:

Giving Children the Attention They Want and Need

Rae Pica

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Apr 27, 2020

When “Balance” Takes Precedence Over Children’s Needs

Recently I had a short debate on Twitter with Dr. Jennifer Ashton, known to many as the chief medical correspondent for Good Morning…

When “Balance” Takes Precedence Over Children’s Needs

Rae Pica

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Apr 22, 2020

Should Accomplishment Be What We Value in Childhood?

Way back in 2003, I wrote a book for parents in which, among other things, I warned against the “superkid” syndrome. It went out of print…

Should Accomplishment Be What We Value in Childhood?

Rae Pica

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Apr 15, 2020

Screens and Worksheets Aren’t the Solution for Preschoolers’ Learning

There is so much talk these days about how much school kids are missing. About how much “learning” is being lost. And I can’t help but…

Screens and Worksheets Aren’t the Solution for Preschoolers’ Learning

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Apr 10, 2020

Shed Those Shoes: Being Barefoot Benefits Brain Development and More!

It drove my mother crazy when I went barefoot as a kid. Still does — because I’m in stockinged feet in the fall and winter and barefoot…

Shed Those Shoes: Being Barefoot Benefits Brain Development and More!

Rae Pica

Rae Pica

Rae Pica is an early childhood education consultant and the author of 23 books for teachers and parents. Learn more about her work at www.raepica.com.

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