#197 January/February 2011

Social MediaEarly InterventionMeasuring UpDecision MakingChildren's Food PleasureLearning Stories
Brain Development ResearchIllness OutbreaksTeachers' Education OpportunitiesEnvironmental Design
Early WritingKindnessNutritionOldest CentersBeginnings Workshop: Dispositions

DEAR READER: Global stakeholders for children
SOCIAL MEDIA: What’s your social media personality? by Fran Simon and Chip Donohue
MANAGEMENT MAXIMS: Finding Picasso (or the art of hiring) by Dennis Vicars
HIGHER EDUCATION: Directions in center director training Insights by Paula Jorde Bloom, Yasmina Vinci, Donna Rafanello, and Chip Donohue
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: The path towards social and emotional competence by Mona Grace Kim, Peggy Daly Pizzo, and Yolanda Garcia
TRENDS — FOR PROFIT CHILD CARE: For profit organizations showing signs of turnaround by Roger Neugebauer and Debra Hartzell
DELEGATION: Dare to delegate by Barbara Volpe and Paula Jorde Bloom
PLAYFULNESS: The spirit of adult play by Bonnie Neugebauer
LEADERSHIP: When directors lose their way by Margie Carter
POLICY MATTERS: New leaders, new data, and new work for advocates by Eric Karolak
CURRICULUM: From theme-based to emergent curriculum by Diane Kashin
BEGINNINGS WORKSHOP: WATER
Facilitating infants’ sensory development by Christina Alton
Unfolding the power of water by Kasondra Brown, Fran Brockington, Shannon McClellan, and Leslie Jeter
The tides: An investigation of inquiry and discovery by Emma Parsons
Glorious mud: The cheapest, friendliest art material in the world by Kiko Denzer
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Nine steps to headache-free fee collections — Ideas from the field
CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR: Addressing children’s challenging behavior by Mary Gersten
PROGRAM SHOWCASE: Mihai Eminescu Preschool, Târgu Jiu, Romania by Michael Kalinowski and Diana Ruset
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Innovative strategies to help families cope with the effects of domestic violence by Lisa Ann Haeseler
STAFF RECRUITMENT: Mission-driven advertising — “Makes you want to work there” by Margaret Leitch Copeland, Susan Gimilaro, and Nancy Sullivan
MINDBENDERS
WORLD FORUM IN ACTION: Nature Action Collaborative for Children, Arbor Day Farm, Nebraska City, Nebraska
MARKETING: The center will sell itself . . . and other child care marketing myths by Julie Wassom
COVER STORY: Dare to dream — Discovery Children’s Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada by Ron Blatz
DESIGNING OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS: Designing an early childhood environment by Toni and Robin Christie
PRODUCT PREVIEW: Preview new products
WELLNESS: A nutritious breakfast jumpstarts the day by Lisa R. Ramey
NACC NEWSLETTER: newsletter of the Nature Action Collaborative for Children
Our beautiful, but fragile environment by Caroline Hudicourt
Old Prickly by James Wike
Play Day Copenhagen by Helle Nebelong
DESIGNING INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS: The importance of order by Jim Greenman
EXCHANGE MARKETPLACE AND EXCHANGE CLASSIFIED
A MANNER OF SPEAKING by Bonnie Neugebauer