Notes that toddler environments should take into account the behaviors and skills characteristic of this age. Discusses toddlers' physical and motor skills, affective development, and cognitive development. Offers suggestions for toddler environments, and for routines and schedules, such as arrival and departure, naptime, diapering and toileting,…

The union of thought and feeling, the basis of the concept of "thoughtfulness," is one of the major themes of this book, which is designed to help teachers, administrators, teacher educators, and parents empower students to take more control of their own education and lives. It presents strategies for teaching students about the nature…