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CDEC Keywords

You can search for books, ebooks, dvd programs and streaming videos by using the Library Resources Quick Search box above. Here are just some of the keywords that may help you find material:

child care

child development

child health

creative activities

daycare

early childhood education

teacher parent relationship

Browse the Shelves

Materials in the library for this subject are shelved according to the LC Classification system. These are the primary call numbers for Child Care and Development:

BF 720s Child Development-Psychology

GV 400s Playgrounds, physical education

GV 1200s Children's games and toys

HQ 755 - Parenting

HQ 767 - Child development-Sociology

HQ 770 - Child discipline

LB - Theory and practice of education

LB 1100s - Activity books, curriculum

LC - Special aspects of teaching and education

QA 135 - Math for children

RJ - Pediatrics; child health, nutrition

Recent books

The Co-Parenting Handbook by Karen Bonnell; Kristin Little (Contribution by)
ISBN: 1632171465
Publication Date: 2017-08-22
A valuable resource for parents who are transitioning from being married with children to co-parenting together.
The Emotionally Healthy Child by Maureen Healy
ISBN: 9781608685639
Publication Date: 2018-10-09
While growing up has never been easy, today's world presents kids and their parents with unprecedented challenges. The upside, posits Maureen Healy, is a widespread acknowledgment that emotional health, resilience, and equilibrium can be learned and strengthened.
The Questioning Child by Lucas Payne Butler (Editor); Samuel Ronfard (Editor); Kathleen H. Corriveau (Editor)
ISBN: 9781108428910
Publication Date: 2020-01-30
Questioning others is one of the most powerful methods that children use to learn about the world. How does questioning develop? How is it socialized? And how can questioning be leveraged to support learning and education? In this volume, some of the world's leading experts are brought together to explore critical issues in the development of questioning. By collecting interdisciplinary and international perspectives from psychology and education, The Questioning Child presents research from a variety of distinct methodological and theoretical backgrounds. It synthesizes current knowledge on the role of question-asking in cognitive development and charts a path forward for researchers and educators to understand the pivotal function that questioning plays in child development and education.
Spotlight on Young Children: Social and Emotional Development, Revised Edition by Marilou Hyson (Editor)
ISBN: 9781952331145
Publication Date: 2023-03-14
Children's relationships and experiences during their formative years have a far-reaching impact, and early childhood educators play a critical role in fostering the social and emotional competence children need to process and learn from these interactions. Explore how teachers can use the opportunities embedded in their curriculum, practices, and routines to support positive, healthy behaviors in children.
The Wiley Handbook of Early Childhood Care and Education by Christopher P. Brown (Editor); Nancy File (Editor); Mary Benson McMullen (Editor)
ISBN: 9781119148081
Publication Date: 2019-01-28
The essential resource to the issues surrounding childhood care and education with contributions from noted experts. The Wiley Handbook of Early Childhood Care and Education is a comprehensive resource that offers a review of the historical aspects, best practices, and the future directions of the field. With contributions from noted experts in the field, the book contains 30 interdisciplinary essays that explore in-depth the central issues of early childhood care and education.