Life & Health

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the leading cause of death among babies between 1 and 12 months old. This course will help you learn how to create a safe sleep environment for infants, thus reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also called SIDS, and other sleep-related causes of death that affect infants.

In this training course, you will learn about self-regulation in infancy and toddlerhood. We consider ways caregivers can support the development of children’s self-regulation. We then discuss infant and toddler temperament so you can reflect on your own regulatory strategies and preferences for young children’s temperaments.

Many experts believe that healthy social-emotional development serves as the basis for children to develop the skills they need to succeed in life. In addition to providing you with a general overview of the topic, this course will offer some practical tips on how to best support children’s development in these key areas.

All children, regardless of whether or not they have an identified disability, benefit from early childhood education settings that encourage positive interactions with peers and caring adults. The purpose of this course is to learn strategies to promote a positive social climate and successful social interactions for preschool and school-age children, including children with disabilities.

Providing the highest quality services to children and families requires educators to meet professional and ethical standards of conduct. Look closely at the benefits of using reflective practices for professional growth and discover the characteristics of a professional in early care and education field.

Understanding the meaning and implication of developmentally appropriate practices in a classroom, as well as teacher/child interactions based on those practices is introduced. Effective characteristics of developmentally appropriate practices, the value of intentional teaching and strategies to use are also introduced.

This course examines the role of play in contributing to the healthy development of preschool children. Students who enroll in this course will learn why play should be an important component of every child care program, how to organize indoor and outdoor play spaces, and how to involve children in fun play activities.

Each year, nearly a million cases of child maltreatment, which includes both abuse and neglect, are confirmed, and many more probably go unreported. This course is designed to give child care professionals the tools to prevent, identify, and report child abuse and neglect among the children in your care.

What do you need to know about assessments? Gain some practical tips on how to best support children in the in preschool settings classroom using observations and assessments. Examine strategies to assist teachers in preparing assessments and analyzing results from those assessments.