Early Childhood Australia: This is the Australian equivalent to the U.S. based NAEYC.
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/
What are some of the current international research topics?
Baby and toddler Sleeping
Child health and childhood obesity
School readiness and children's transitions
What surprising facts/insights/new ideas about early childhood did you gain from exploring this international early childhood website?
I found the section on Baby and toddler sleeping to be very interesting. One of the topics was about babies and their crying patterns. Babies often cry a lot in the early weeks. Some babies cry for 2 hours or more each day. For many babies the time that they cry often gets longer until they are around 6 – 8 weeks old, then gets less by the time they are around 3 months old. i found this interesting because I am not yet a parent myself and have no had any one on one interaction with young babies
What other noteworthy information did you find on this website?
The Oslo Challenge was something I found which was also interesting to me. This is a call to action. It pertains to everyone engaged in exploring, developing, monitoring and participating in the relationship between children and the media. This includes governments, organizations and individuals working for children, media professionals at all levels and in all media, the private sector including media owners, children and young people, parents, teachers and researchers.
Megan, i enjoyed reading about the babies and their crying patterns. Just reading that short comment would make anyone think about having a baby. For me I forgot how those little ones express themselves.
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