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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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How to Identify and Support Children Experiencing Stress | Recent social and political changes have brought up feelings of fear and anxiety in many communities. In some communities, protests or even violent conflicts may be happening near children. It is not surprising, then, that these communities' children may be exhibiting signs of anxiety. Child care providers can take steps to help children cope with worry and the uncertainty that change brings. | Document |
How to Identify Stress in a Child | Stress can be just has a harmful for children as adults. Since preschoolers don't articulate their emotions well, spotting anxiety in kids and how stress appears is the first step to supporting them. | Website |
How to Implement Trauma-informed Care to Build Resilience to Childhood Trauma | This research brief from Child Trends summarizes current practices for implementing trauma-informed care to support children who have been exposed to trauma. The authors outline the ways in which a broad range of programs (including after school programs, schools, early care and education providers, medical providers, and social services) can incorporate trauma-informed care into their services and help children build resilience against past and future traumatic experiences. | Website |
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 to Talk to Your Child About Their Positive COVID-19 Test | Here are some tips from Amanda Suplee, PhD & Hailey Nelson, MD, FAAP and the American Academy of Pediatrics to help you talk about a positive COVID-19 test with your child and develop strategies to manage stress. | Website |
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 |
How-to: 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return | Did you know that you can help build a child’s brain – starting even before babies can talk? Simple serve and return interactions between adults and young children help make strong connections in developing brains. And, it’s easy and fun to do! This how-to video, from the Center of the Developing Child at Harvard University, breaks down serve and return into 5 simple steps. | Website |
I is for Independent Play | "Independent play offers big benefits to little ones. But how to do it? Here are some strategies from Rebecca Parlakian from Zero to Three to try." | Website |
Ian - A Short Film about Playground Inclusion | “Ian started as a mother’s mission to educate her son’s bullies on the playground—one to one. When she realized that the need for inclusion was bigger than one playground, she wrote a book and founded Fundación ian to change thousands of minds and attitudes about people with disabilities. She approached MundoLoco, a top digital animation studio in Latin America, about creating “Ian,” an animated film to deliver the message of inclusion to audiences all over the world.' | Website |
Ilmaha uu haysto walaaca badan (Children Experiencing Stress) | Sida dadka waaweyn, xoogaa culeys maskaxeed oo carruurta ah waa iska caadi—oo lagama maarmaan u ah badbaadada. Xaashidan tilmaantu waxay bixisaa macluumaad ku saabsan walwalka guud ee carruurta iyo istiraatiijiyado daryeel bixiyayaashu si ay uga caawiyaan yareynta culeyska iyo kor u qaadida dareenka wanaagsan ee carruurta oo dhan. | Tipsheet |
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