Grandmother Project – Change through Culture in West Africa

Greetings to all of you who are involved in programs that aim to shift social norms

Judi Aubel writes:

“Over the past 15 years, the work of Grandmother Project – Change through Culture in West Africa has focused on developing strategies to promote change in social norms – related to maternal a

Support to children with disabilities and their carers should start as early as possible

By Irene Bertana (EASPD) & Eric Bloemkolk (SOFT Tulip)

When a child with a disability is born, the first days can be difficult for the parents yet this is a particularly sensitive period in the process of a child's development. It is crucial that both parents and children are accompanied a

We know what helps keeps children healthy. And it’s not a Covid jab in my view. Includes VIDEOS

I have seen no evidence that this inoculation is safe for children in the long term

In April this year I asked TAC Bulletin readers ‘Should we give babies and children a Covid vaccine? My cautious mind says not.’ Since then my mind has become more determined. The reasons for giving children of twelv

Two important new papers from Melbourne, Australia about holistic integrated early learning. Valuable with international significance

Published July 2021

The Centre for Community Child Health has prepared two papers for Social Ventures Australia on integrated child and family services. The papers explore the potential of holistic, integrated early learning service models to improve outcomes for young children and their families wh

Towards an economy which cares: COFACE Economic Principles

By Bettina Guigui

From COFACE Europe:

Given the present social and economic situation, with the combined shocks caused by the coronavirus crisis and climate change, COFACE-Families Europe is concerned about the social and environmental sustainability of the current economic system which is under sev

Essential resources on early learning for children with visual impairment and multiple disabilities

“The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s own natural desire to learn” Maria Montessori

From their website:

The first years of life are critical in the development of every child. It is during this time that children learn to move, communicate and acquire concepts and

Do face masks impede babies or infants’ development and learning? Do we REALLY need to debate this? What is your point of view?

Peter Limbrick writes: Having worked with many babies and infants and been able to watch them intently watching me, I have no doubt that masks are an impediment

Here are two views:

Face Masks: What Happens When Baby Can’t See Faces?

Face masks, whatever you think of them, are a fact of life, thanks

Dost Education - an innovative approach to supporting parents of young learners in rural India

News from Childhood Education International:

Have you caught our #CheckINnovation video series yet? These brief videos offer viewers a sneak peak of the amazing innovations featured in our magazine Childhood Education: Innovations. Trust us, you won’t want to miss the latest from these entrepre