{"product_id":"everyday-goodbyes-nancy-balaban-9780807746394","title":"Everyday Goodbyes: Starting School and Early Care: A Guide to the Separation Process","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeparation often evokes feelings of fear and anxiety in all of us--children, parents, and teachers alike. Because the success or failure of early separation experiences can affect a child's movement toward independence, teachers and parents must know how to help young children cope with the unpleasant feelings sometimes associated with separation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eEveryday Goodbyes\u003c\/b\u003e (her follow-up to \u003ci\u003eStarting School: From Separation to Independence\u003c\/i\u003e), Nancy Balaban once again addresses this critical aspect of child development. Emphasizing the need for parents and teachers to work together in phasing children into a child-care, preschool, or kindergarten program, she offers many sensitive, practical suggestions to ease the separation process for all involved. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePositioning separation as the underlying curriculum for all early childhood programs, this wonderful book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelps teachers and parents to understand why children take time to adjust.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses photographs and real-life anecdotes of children, teachers, and parents to illustrate all aspects of the adjustment process. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes activities for the classroom that support children's movement toward independence and self-confidence. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes children with special needs, those who come from special circumstances, as well as the range of cultural differences.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides sample \"phase-in\" schedules for planning the first days of a program, a sample letter of introduction that can be sent to parents, and a list of books for children, adults, and professionals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Balaban\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807746398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807746394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.10w x 0.45d","brand":"Nancy Balaban","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443704017151,"sku":"9780807746394","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c86603de-1494-4b29-a92a-9d2f9421c1d3.jpg?v=1777207258","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/everyday-goodbyes-nancy-balaban-9780807746394","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}