Infants & Toddlers: Curriculum and Teaching by Terri Swim, Linda Watson and Terri Jo Swim (2010, Paperback)

Synopsis
Designed using child-centered approach, the Infants & Toddlers: Curriculum and Teaching (7th edition) book teaches you to handle children with care and respect. With a reader friendly and realistic writing style, this Swim, Watson and Swim book provides a better understanding of the context. This childhood education book covers section like "Philosophy of Care", which makes you understand that child care should be respectful and child-centered. The "Philosophy of Environment" section in this Swim, Watson and Swim book states that the learning environment should be safe, and positive. Some of the topics covered in this childhood education book are infant development and professional educator preparations, establishing a positive learning environment and more. Linda D. Watson, co-author of the Infants & Toddlers: Curriculum and Teaching (7th edition) book holds Masters in children and disabilities, health administration and is a Child Consultant at the Warren Trauma Center.

Key Details
Author:	Linda Watson, Terri Swim, Linda D. Watson, Terri Jo Swim
Language:	English
Publisher:	Wadsworth Pub Co
Format:	Paperback
ISBN-10:	0495807869
ISBN-13:	9780495807865

Additional Details
Edition Number:	7

Size
Length:	504 pages
Thickness:	1 in
Weight:	29.6 oz

Publisher's Note
A well-established reference, INFANTS AND TODDLERS: CURRICULUM AND TEACHING, 7TH EDITION, presents a child-centered approach for the child care provider called "conscious care giving." This important and well-rounded approach encourages a sense of empowerment and focuses on the respectful, purposeful, and careful handling of children in any child care setting. Reader friendly, realistic, and easily applicable to real life, the book emphasizes the child's growth and development, helping readers discover how they can best and most effectively influence that development. Overviews of key child care philosophies as they relate to the child, the caregiver, and parent involvement are presented along with case studies and personal perspectives of child care professionals, helping readers translate theory into practice.