First Friday Q&A

First Friday Q&A: How Do You Help Teachers Understand DAP?

January 8, 2016 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP Leave a Comment

I received a fantastic question for First Friday Q&A:

I was reading your article on DAP and was impressed. I am running a preschool in Mumbai, India and would like to conduct a workshop for my teachers on DAP . I would like to understand how I can help teachers understand what is DAP and what that means in their classrooms.

I love speaking on this topic — but that’s part of the problem. I talk about this for an hour and just cover some of the basics. So what I do I say with just a few minutes? Here’s where I’d start:

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First Friday Q&A: What to do about boys playing in the girls’ dressups?

October 4, 2013 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP Leave a Comment

Should you worry about boys playing dress up with “girls’ things”? Short answer, “No”. But you didn’t come here for a short answer, right?

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First Friday Q&A – Should I Be Concerned About My Son’s Imaginary Friend?

January 11, 2013 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

(This video can also be viewed on YouTube here. Do you think YouTube intentionally chooses the most awkward point of the video to use for the freezeframe?)

Many of the resources on imaginary friends center on a study published in Developmental Psychology (Vol. 40, No. 6).

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First Friday Q&A: Supporting Children During Divorce

July 6, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP 4 Comments

I’ve been sharing some favorite posts from the archives as I spend some extra time with my family and our new little guy. This Q&A originally appeared in November 2011. (That explains the sweater!) I’d love to hear your new questions! Keep sending those to me at questions@notjustcute.com!

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First Friday Q&A: My 4 Year-Old Wants to Read NOW – What Do I Do?

April 6, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Building Readers, Uncategorized 3 Comments

What do you do when your 4 year-old wants to know how to read TODAY? Here are some developmentally appropriate ways to build your preschooler’s literacy foundation, while also giving them ways they can read today. (This video can also be viewed on YouTube here.)