I requested a newsletter be sent to be from the National Black Child Development Institute. The link is http://nbcdi.org/. I have not received my newsletter yet, but I can give you a brief description of the website. The National Black Child Development Institute is on a mission to improve the lives of Black children and their families (NBCHI, 2012). Their main focus is to give every child a chance. They have worked to improve child welfare services, make universal early care and education a reality, build family support services, press for educational reform and provide vital information regarding children’s health (NBCHI, 2012). The plan is to get the community involved, starting with places like the church and stretching to the barber shops. The goal is to put more responsibilities on the community itself, so we can have not just stronger children, but a stronger community.
I selected Health and Nutrition from the Initiatives section of the website. I chose this section because I feel like Health and Nutrition is a major part of Early Childhood Development. It can be the basis of how child will learn and grow. The Health and Nutrition section is about different articles and news awareness’s that encourage health and nutrition. These articles for example are Child Health Talk, Promoting Positive Nutrition Practices Among Black Families and Reducing Childhood Obesity. Each article has their own agenda and ways to help create a better future for our children. The articles provide topics that can help families better understand the link between health and nutrition.
What I learned from reading through the website, is that a lot of the issues and trends are the same in the wholeness of the Early Childhood Education Field. What is truly different is that this website and its issues and trends are geared to help better educate Black children, which I think is fantastic. Even though all children need help with their development, not all children are the same and it is great to see that there is a group of people eager to help the different families. This can go to include, Hispanic children, Asian children, Disabled children and many more.
National Black Child Development Institute. (2012). Retrieved from http://nbcdi.org/ on January 14, 2012.
Hi Keisha,
ReplyDeleteI think it's great how the NBCDI is working to involve the communities. A strong community has real power to make changes for the better and to develop a lasting legacy for all the children and families.
I enjoyed reading your blog post and learning about this wonderful organization!
Hello Keisha,
ReplyDeleteLike you I subscribed for a newsletter from the NBCDI and am still awaiting a response. I was interested in the fact that the NBCDI wanted to improve the lives of black children and this resonated with me, especially as I am from Jamaica (a predominately black nation).