In a study released May 2005, of nearly 4,000 state-funded pre-kindergarten classes randomly selected across the nation, 10.4 percent of pre-kindergarten (pre-k) teachers reported at least one expulsion in their classes during the past 12 months. A rate of 6.7 expulsions per 1,000 preschoolers enrolled in state-funded programs nationally was reported. Learn more about preschool… Continue reading Expulsion Prevention Resources for Early Care and Education Programs
Resource Type: Guidance
Navigating the Grief of Children After a Death
A guide to understanding how children process death at different ages and how to help.
Helping a Child Cope With Illness and Hospitalization
If a child suffers from an illness requiring a hospital stay, it is a stressful time for the entire family. Not only is it a challenging and unfamiliar experience, the child may also come face to face with some real fears and, therefore, be quite anxious. Parents are worried about the well-being of their child… Continue reading Helping a Child Cope With Illness and Hospitalization
Helping a Child Cope With Military Deployment
Tips to help children cope with military deployment.
Helping a Child Cope With Natural Disasters
When a natural disaster occurs, children need to know that they are safe and will be kept safe. Will I be okay? Will you be okay? Will everyone I know be okay?
Helping a Child Cope With Separation and Divorce
Other than the death of a parent, the breakup of a family can have the most devastating effect on children. Their lives change permanently as divorce is not a temporary state; it is an on-going process often involving parental conflicts, custody battles, and families fighting. The child witnesses and experiences everything.
Helping a Child Cope with Stress
A variety of helpful tips for helping children cope with stress, especially after a loss.
Helping a Child Cope With the Loss of a Teacher or Classmate
Children spend a great deal of their time in preschool with teachers and other children. Even at the earliest of ages, young children develop meaningful relationships with their classmates. Teachers have important roles in the lives of children and when they are suddenly absent for a long period from school a child suffers a loss.… Continue reading Helping a Child Cope With the Loss of a Teacher or Classmate
Helping a Child Cope With the Serious Illness of a Family Member
Young children can have a hard time understanding illness and disease. Because they can really only understand what they can observe with their senses, it is very difficult for them to understand the biology of the body and how illness effects the person. The child may feel responsible for the family member’s illness and may… Continue reading Helping a Child Cope With the Serious Illness of a Family Member
How Caring Adults Can Support a Grieving Young Child
Children need lots of love and support from the caring adults in their life to cope with the loss and reach constructive grief resolution. When talking with children about death, adults should speak on the child’s developmental level, be respectful of cultural backgrounds, and show sensitivity towards the situation. Listen to what the child is… Continue reading How Caring Adults Can Support a Grieving Young Child