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Our Resource Library contains materials and assistance for early childhood educators and those they serve. Explore our selection of podcasts, tip sheets, websites, documents, and self-study courses.
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| Resource Name | Description | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| How Does Early Life Diet Affect a Child's Mental Health and Personality? | "In a child's life, the period from conception until two years old is crucial for growth and development. In addition to the development of vital organs and regulatory systems, this phase also determines a child's personality, mental health, and socio-emotional growth. Hence, optimal nourishment must be provided during pregnancy and the first years of a child's life." Learn more in this article written by By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. for News Medical Life Sciences. | Website |
| How Play Promotes Cognitive Development | Play promotes the development of a multitude of cognitive skills. When children participate in play and have opportunities to become fully involved in what they are doing, and they develop more sophisticated and complex ways of thinking. | Tipsheet |
| How Sleep Savvy are You? A Tool for Reducing Infant Sleep Related Deaths | The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality has made available a short video quiz that can be used as an interactive, visual tool to prompt discussions about safe sleep best practices. | Website |
| How the World Potty Trains | In this article from CNN Health, "experts weigh in on how parents around the world potty train their little ones. From the age it starts to the methods used, potty training is different around the world." | Document |
| How to Adapt Math Card Games to Children’s Skill Level | Here is a great resource from the Erikson Institute. "Card games provide meaningful practice of the basic number combinations. Becoming automatic with basic number combinations is the key to computational fluency. These common math card games that children learn in school or at home can be revisited many, many times and can be adapted to children’s own math skills as they develop over time." | Website |
| How to Discipline Toddlers | As they test their independence, setting and enforcing limits lays the groundwork for good behavior. | Document |
| How to Handle Tantrums and Meltdowns | In order to help a kid who’s having a meltdown or tantrum, parents need to understand what’s causing it. This is hard because it could be fear, anger, frustration, or something else. Here is a helpful article from the Child Mind Institute. | Document |
| How to Help Your Child Develop Empathy | Practical tips on how parents and caregivers can help infants and toddlers develop empathy, and understand that others have different thoughts and feelings than they do. | Document |
| How to Talk about Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health | Zero to Three, developed an infographic on Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH), that can help professionals talk about social and emotional development. | Document |
| How Toddlers Learn Self-Control from 12 to 24 Months | Developing self-control begins at birth and continues throughout childhood. Learn what you can do to help your toddler develop and practice self-control.'" Learn more in this article from Zero to Three. | Website |
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