Working with School-Age Children

Working with School-Age Children

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Here is a practical look at the roles of adults in children’s lives outside of the classroom examined through the experiences of real people in a wide variety of settings and with a diversity of needs and insights. Working with School-Age Children helps to define the role of professional child and youth workers in the lives of children and families. The book builds on a foundation of child development theory and provides a historical overview of the subject and an overview of school-age care in other parts of the world to help ground the work done by the people represented in the book. The book describes the issues children face in today’s world and the attributes and skills critical for people who work with school-age children. Included are strategies for adult
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Here is a practical look at the roles of adults in children’s lives outside of the classroom examined through the experiences of real people in a wide variety of settings and with a diversity of needs and insights. Working with School-Age Children helps to define the role of professional child and youth workers in the lives of children and families. The book builds on a foundation of child development theory and provides a historical overview of the subject and an overview of school-age care in other parts of the world to help ground the work done by the people represented in the book. The book describes the issues children face in today’s world and the attributes and skills critical for people who work with school-age children. Included are strategies for adult involvement, healthy and productive activities, and guidelines for developing and sustaining afterschool programs.

Chapter 1 Where Are Our Children After School?

Chapter 2 A View of the Field: School-Age Care and Youth Development

Chapter 3 Developing and Ensuring Program Quality

Chapter 4 What Does It Take to Work with School-Age Children?

Chapter 5 Theories of Child Development

Chapter 6 The Adult’s Role in Socialization and Development

Chapter 7 Concerns Facing Today’s Children

Chapter 8 Understanding and Guiding Children’s Behavior

Chapter 9 Environments of School-Age Children

Chapter 10 Cooperative Program Planning

Chapter 11 A Health and Fitness Curriculum: Fighting Back Against Childhood Obesity

Chapter 12 Engaging Children in Indoor Activities

Chapter 13 Engaging Children in Outdoor Activities

Chapter 14 Working with Older School-Age Children and Teens

Chapter 15 Developing Partnerships with Families, Schools, and the Community

Chapter 16 Administrative Issues: Licensing, Policies, and Personnel

Appendix National Afterschool Association Code of Ethics

Index