According to Awakening 360; resources are what nourish you, what serves you, what helps you relieve stress, and in the end puts a smile on your face and makes life worth living. Some of these resources will support you and have no side effects and others will cause more problems than the good you feel in the moment. Over time, weeding out the unsupportive resources and replacing them with nourishing ones will help to create more and more well-being. I hope these will all nourish you, support you, and in the end relieve you of your stresses.
For more information on the importance of resources please visit Awakenings 360 at the following link;
http://www.awakening360.com/article/resources--what-are-they-and-why-are-they-so-important--molly-cusick-cst-biodynamic-craniosacral-therapy#sthash.PpsslV0s.dpbs
Mary Crane Center
www.marycrane.org
Illinois Head Start Association
www.ilheadstart.org
Transforming the Workforce
Retrieved from: http://iom.nationalacademies.org/Reports/2015/Birth-To-Eight.aspx
Online connections to The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct
Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements/ethical_conduct
NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally Appropriate Practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8.
Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention.
Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness.
Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity.
Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
NAEYC. (2003). Early Childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8.
Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary.
Retrieved from: http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda.
Retrieved from: http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33).
Retrieved from: http://community.fpg.unc.edu/sites/community.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/FPG_Snapshot_N33_EvidenceBasedPractice_09-2006.pdf
Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being Article: UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Retrieved from: http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
World Forum Foundation
http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
World Organization for Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep-usnc.org/
Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/
National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/
The Division for Early Childhood
http://www.dec-sped.org/
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/
WESTED
http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
Harvard Education Letter
http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
FPG Child Development Institute
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
Administration for Children and Families Head start’s National Research Conference
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
High Scope
http://www.highscope.org/
Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
Center for Child Care Workforce
http://www.ccw.org/
Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org/
Institute for Women's Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/
National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
National Child Care Association
http://www.nccanet.org/
National Institute for Early Education Research
http://nieer.org/
Pre[K]Now
http://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067
Voices for America's Children
http://www.voices.org/
The Erikson Institute
http://www.erikson.edu/
Maria,
ReplyDeleteYour post on what resources are reminded me of the numerous internal resources that we all have. Taking that deep breath, counting to ten, even pacing or tapping are some resources that we can take advantage of to help relieve stress on a daily basis. Nothing like a hot cut of tea, and a warm bath after a hard day. You reminded me that sometimes the resource is needed to self-medicate and not always to solve the problem or concern of another.
Thanks for sharing.
Dellarece
Our schools need more encouragement, resources, and time to devote attention to environmental education. They need funding and other support to train teachers to incorporate environmental education into their everyday lesson plans and to develop the confidence and skills to take their students outdoors to learn.
ReplyDeleteAs I was looking at the awakening 360 site I think about all the times we, in my classroom, have joked about needing a message after certain days or weeks. Or even just going to get our nails and toes done. After reading the site I don't think it should be just a joke anymore. The saying goes---you can't take care of others until you take care of yourself. I guess I need to take that into consideration when it comes to my classroom of kiddos too!
ReplyDeleteI loved your statement from Awakening 360. I definitely agree that our resources makes our lives a whole lot easier. If it was not for the resources that we have access to today then we would be in for a rude awakening.
ReplyDeleteDeshadiya