About the Author:
Rae Pica has been a consultant in early childhood education for more than four decades. She has shared her expertise with such groups as the Sesame Street Research Department, the Head Start Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control, and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. She is the author of 22 books, including?What If Everybody Understood Child Development?: Straight Talk About Bettering Education and Children’s Lives. Internationally known as a speaker, blogger, and online course creator, Rae is on a mission to ensure children have the chance to be children and that child development guides all our practices with them.