Janusz Korczak is internationally recognized as one of the most important educators and as a pioneer of children's rights. Far less known is the importance he attached to early childhood. In this book, the author shows the topicality of his ideas and opens up completely new perspectives on his life and work. She focuses on the importance of his concepts for early childhood education. What attitude has shaped Korczak's pedagogy and how can this inspire our work in daycare today? How can education, upbringing and care in day-care centers based on Korczak be made appreciative, participatory and cheerful? This introduction to Korczak pedagogy is theoretically sound and at the same time practice-oriented - a new discovery for teaching, research and study as well for educational professionals in creche, kindergarten, day care, after-school care and home. Prof. Dr. Irit Wyrobnik teaches early childhood education at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences. Janusz Korczak's pedagogy has been one of her main research areas for many years.

English summary: Just being a child - that is not so easy anymore in our modern world. How to best prepare children for their future? How can we adults strengthen our children for going through important transitional phases, e.g., when exiting the family fold to enter kindergarten? How can we treat each child fairly, e.g., girls, boys, children from other cultures? What media, forms and educational chances can best help us in this endeavour? How can we support children who have lost a parent or other family member or who are growing up in broken homes? How can we protect children from drugs and sexual abuse? These are some of the questions addressed in this volume and answered based on the latest scientific findings and educational experiences. German description: Einfach nur Kind zu sein - das ist in unserer heutigen Welt gar nicht so einfach. *Wie werden wir unterschiedlichen Kindern gerecht, zum Beispiel Madchen, Jungen, Kindern mit Migrationshintergrund, hochbegabten Kindern? *Wie konnen wir Kinder in wichtigen Ubergangsphasen starken, zum Beispiel beim Ubergang vom Kindergarten in die Grundschule? *Was ist zu tun, wenn Kinder schon sehr fruh in schwierige Lebenslagen geraten? Wie kann man etwa Kinder unterstutzen, die ein Familienmitglied verloren haben, oder solche, die in Trennungs- / Scheidungsfamilien aufwachsen? *Kann man Kinder vor Drogen oder sexuellem Missbrauch schutzen? Diese und viele weitere Fragen - viele wissenschaftlich und elementarpadagogisch fundierte Antworten fur Kita und Familie