Swinging Pendulums

Filled with more than twenty-five essays on familiar topics to those who care for and teach young children, Swinging Pendulumsis sure to stir discussion, support policy revision, and help early childhood professionals find the middle ground on issues in early childhood education. These thought- and discussion-provoking essays feature topics and trends in early childhood education including health, discipline, curriculum, professional development, use of media, ratios and group size, and more. Carol Garhart Mooney, a college instructor in early childhood education, is also the author of Theories of Childhood, Theories of Attachment, and Use Your Words.

Carol Garhart Mooney has been an early childhood educator for more than forty years and is currently the executive director at Holy Cross Early Childhood Center in Manchester, New Hampshire. She is the author of Theories of Childhood: An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky; Theories of Attachment: An Introduction to Bowlby, Ainsworth, Gerber, Brazelton, Kennell, and Klaus; and Use Your Words: How Teacher Talk Helps Children Learn.