I decided to look into the Early Childhood Australia (ECA)
website. It seemed to be interesting,
especially since I have reached out to a few educators there. The website is very interesting and
informative regarding the issues and resources for Australia. ECA offers great resources (for a
price). They have a Research in Practice
Series that highlights the research topics through the journal. Some of their research topics include:
- Helping children with difficult things
- STEM
- Building supportive relationship
- Connecting with babies
- Creativity of young children.
- Gifted and talented: Inclusion and exclusion
I would have liked to read a little further into the
subjects, but you have to pay for the journal to gain access. Fortunately, I was able to see the parent
resources section that spoke about separation anxiety, sleeping, children’s
health and nutrition, and transitions to school. The site lets parents know that separation
anxiety is normal and short lived. Most
children, 6 months and older, show signs including crying, tantrums,
clinginess, but this is different from child to child. Childhood obesity also seems to be an issue
in Australia. They have a variety of
information regarding physical activity and nutrition on the site.
Some interesting facts I found while snooping around….
- At 2-3 years, 41% of young children still wake up 1-2 times per night (sometimes more)
- Night walking aka Sleep Walking can start as early as 6 months to 4 years old and is common. If is persist after 7 or eight, a physician may need to be consulted
- It’s recommended for a child to have their bed in their parents’ rooms until about 12 months.
ECA also offers a leadership program for teachers,
experienced directors, consultants, and aspiring leaders. The program will give you a certificate upon
completion. It’s an online program that
gives a person access to professional development materials and other
professionals within the field.
Resources
Early Childhood Australia (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/
Alisha,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing information about this resource. It is very interesting how research varies from one country to another. Needs really drive research topics. For instance, in Australia I noticed some topics you shared were creativity in young children, talented children…etc. On the otherhand, the topics I have noticed in the Sub-Saharan countries were mainly addressing issues that they are currently facing, such as access to quality services, children with HIV/AIDS…etc.
Asilah Trabulsi
Alisha,
ReplyDeleteI also looked at the Early Childhood Australia website. I also found it very interesting. I was a little bummed to find out you had to pay to get full access to the articles. Some sounded very interesting. Thank you for sharing, after reading your blog, I went back to look at the parent resources. I missed it before.