April/May 2012 - Vol. 5, No. 4 | National Association for the Education of Young Children | NAEYC TYC

This issue includes articles about taking care of yourself, playground safety, autism spectrum disorder, and rough play. View the table of contents for this issue and check out selected articles below. Not a TYC subscriber? Become one today to receive these and more fabulous ideas to use in your preschool classroom.

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	Playing it Safe Playgrounds are fun places where children can explore, move, and play. But they can be dangerous if children are unsupervised or if the area is not properly designed or maintained. These tips can help you keep children safe.
	Taking Care of Yourself Taking time to care for ourselves helps us maintian the health and happiness we need to share joy and laughter with the children and other important people in our lives. Bounce back and beat stress using these 10 strategies.
	A Conversation with Dr. Travis Wright Here, Travis Wright—a scholar-activist, assistant professor of educational research at the George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, D.C., and director of the GWU Resilience Project—discusses research on children who experience trauma and best practices for supporting children in preschool settings.
	Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Strategies That Work Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are fully included in regular early childhood classrooms. This article, from the January 2009 issue of Young Children, offers caretakers some strategies to help these children learn.
	Rough Play: One of the the Most Challenging Behaviors Preschoolers enjoy rigorous, intense, rough physical play. This article, from the July 2011 issue of Young Children, explains the importance of this kind of play.
	Message in a Backpack. Rough-and-Tumble Play Help families understand the importance of big-body play through this issue's Message in a Backpack.
	Teacher's Lounge. Walking through the Halls Check out this issue's Teacher's Lounge for different strategies teachers can use to safely lead children through hallways.
	Growing Glossary of Early Childhood Terms Simple definitions of words and terms specific to the field of early childhood education.