Sharing Web Resources

I chose Zero to Three and the link is http://zerotothree.org/.

Zero to Three is a national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.

Their mission is to promote the health and development of infants and toddlers.

The issue that attracted my attention on the website was a video on Promoting Early Language and Literacy Development. The video addressed literacy as the window to the world that allows all children the opportunity to seize the potential for future success. It explains that we can make success a reality by investing our children early through supporting parents and caregiver as they encourage language in literacy and development.

Children develop language skills through exploration, discovery, and everyday activity and by listening to stories. The video identified that children become effective communicators through simple activity like singing, dancing and telling their own stories.

Establishing a loving and caring environment lays the foundation for future success. As parent and caregivers it is our responsibility to help infants feel safe to explore the world and the country responsibility to support the adults with training and resources to support this endeavor. It explained that positive relationship leads to trust and trust equal confidence. Children that are confident are better able to explore and learn. Leading them to a more successful life regardless of what course they pursue.

Also on the website there is an area that addresses establishing policy regarding early childhood. The Early Experiences Matter Policy Guide is your set of tools for taking action and improving public policies that impact the lives of infants, toddlers, and their families. 

The Early Experiences Matter Policy Guide offers a wealth of policy options and strategies to use in your efforts to affect policy change for infants, toddlers, and their families. It includes mini policy briefs, practical tools, in-depth policy papers, and more.