The Center of the Master's of Science in Early Childhood Studies Program-Sherida Richards-Malcolm

Poverty on the Early Childhood Community I have selected the Podcast entitled "The Effects of Poverty on the Early Childhood Community. A 13 minutes long conversation with Dr Cathy Grace (Director of Early Childhood Development, Children's Defence Funds). Here is the link to the full version below: https://class.content.laureate.net/6a0931ed57b54082190975bfe510935d.html#section_container0 I have learned from the conversation in that Podcast that in her book, Valerie Polakow stated that" Millions of children are denied the basic rights the rest of the populace take for granted; this is an outrage that requires urgent attention" (Laureate Education, 2011). Dr Grace in the Podcast has addressed several growing concerns, myths, health issues and provided suggestions for early childhood professions to eradicate poverty in their community, which is a topic that is close to her heart.  Dr Grace references children in rural and urban communities in America, where surprisingl...

The website I have selected is the  Zero To Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. Here is the link  http://www.zerotothree .org/. What They Do Zero To Three works to ensure that babies and toddlers benefit from the family and connections critical to their well-being and development. Healthy connections help babies brains. Since 1977, Zero To Three has advanced the proven power of nurturing relationships by transforming early childhood science into hopeful resources, practical tools, and responsive policies for millions of parents, professional and policymakers. Zero To Three plays a key role in ensuring that babies and toddlers get a strong start in life by supporting parents with practical resources that helps them correct more positively, deeply and continuously with their babies: Professionals with knowledge and tools that help them support healthy early development. Policymakers in advancing comprehensive and coherent policies which support and streng...

Podcasts Save the Children    In expanding my horizons, I began searching assiduously for podcasts related to global issues in early childhood on the Save the Children and the Global Fund for Children websites. I wanted to find materials relating to the many challenges our children face worldwide, especially emerging from a very impactful discussion surrounding the Gonzales family: The first generation of the immigrant experience. The search was rather time-consuming, and the results provided limited resources. However, I listened to the Save the Children's Documentary repeatedly, which speaks about a family that suffered immense violence, poverty, and the desire to see their loved ones again. Elizabeth tried to make a run for it to El Salvador after several threats and attempts of being kidnapped. Besides, Bryan decided to join a gang, M13, to defend himself and take revenge on the teacher who raped his cousin. His mother cried night and day. Furthermore, to join a gang, ther...