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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Facts for Families | One out of every two marriages today ends in divorce and many divorcing families include children. Parents who are getting a divorce are frequently worried about the effect the divorce will have on their children. During this difficult period, parents may be preoccupied with their own problems, but continue to be the most important people in their children's lives. | Document |
| Family Connections: A Mental Health Consultation Model | Explore Family Connections, a preventive, system-wide mental health consultation and training approach to strengthen the capacity of early care and education professionals. These resources can be used when working with families dealing with parental depression and related adversities, working with children in classrooms and in the home, and engaging and supporting parents struggling with adversities. | Website |
| FamilyEducation | FamilyEducation is your partner in parenting. We aim to make it easier for busy moms and dads like you to raise happy, healthy, engaged children at every age and stage. We strongly believe that children learn through play, and you are your child's first (and forever!) teacher. Our collection of slideshows, printables, crafts, activities, recipes, and videos should make your job as a parent more fun, simple, and enriching than ever. | Website |
| Fear and Anxiety: An Age by Age Guide to Common Fears, The Reasons for Each, and How to Manage Them | This helpful resource breaks down childhood fears by ages and then explains them. | Website |
| Fernside Center for Grieving Children | Fernside, established in 1986, as the nation's second oldest children's grief center, remains today a national leader in providing grief support services and outreach and education to the community and families. An affiliate of Hospice of Cincinnati, Fernside services compliment Hospice of Cincinnati's comprehensive bereavement program by addressing the unique needs of children. | Website |
| First Things First: Parent Kit | From the day a child is born, the care, attention, love and support they experience lays the foundation for their future. This digital Parent Kit is here to help you meet the challenges of being a parent and do your best in supporting the healthy development of your baby, toddler or preschooler. You'll find information and resources on child development, health and safety, quality child care and school readiness. | Website |
| For Families: 7 Tips for Raising Caring Kids | According to the Making Caring Common Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, “Research in human development clearly shows that the seeds of empathy, caring, and compassion are present from early in life, but that to become caring, ethical people, children need adults to help them at every stage of childhood to nurture these seeds into full development.” | Document |
| Fostering Healthy Social & Emotional Development in Young Children - Tips for Early Childhood Teachers and Providers | "Social and emotional development involves several interrelated areas of development, including social interaction, emotional awareness, and self-regulation.” Here is a helpful PDF from the U.S. Department of Education. | Document |
| Fostering Resilience in Families Coping with Depression | Research on children at Head Start age or older whose families face adversities, including depression, has shown that many children do surprisingly well. The word resilience has been used to describe the qualities of these children. Identifying strengths and building on resources are ways of fostering resilience and two of the principle goals of Head Start. | Document |
| Four Important Things to Know About the Transition to School | The March 2015 newsletter from the Harvard Family Research Project offers resources to support the process of transition to school. Research shows that children from homes with increased social and economic risk benefit the most from activities that support smooth transitions; yet these are the children least likely to receive them. Features in the newsletter offer both the evidence-base supporting the importance of the transition to school and profiles of programs that are working to support equitable and effective transitions for children and families. | Document |
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