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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
Foundation for Prader-Willi Research The mission of FPWR is to eliminate the challenges of Prader-Willi syndrome through the advancement of research. High-quality research will lead to more effective treatments and an eventual cure for this disorder. By working together, we intend to free our loved ones from the burdens of PWS, allowing them to lead full and independent lives. Website
Four Key Principles of Developmentally Appropriate Inclusive Care Using developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) helps caregivers promote optimal learning and development for young children. This tip sheet highlights the four key principals for ensuring successful, developmentally appropriate inclusive care. Tipsheet
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center is one of the nation's oldest multidisciplinary centers for the study of young children and their families. This site offers resource information including training and resource guides, program quality scales, and program models. Website
Fraser Fraser serves children of all abilities under age six and children over six and adults with special needs. Services include Fraser School (an inclusive preschool), Fraser Child & Family Center children's mental health services), Fraser Rehabilitation Services, Fraser Home based Services and Fraser Residential Services. Website
FREE Lead-Safe Toolkit The new Lead-Safe Toolkit for Home-Based Child Care can help family child care providers reduce lead hazards. Lead can be found in water, paint, soil, dust, and commonly found consumer products. The FREE Toolkit offers a range of resources including a poster and worksheets that provide easy-to-follow steps for finding out if lead hazards exist within a family childcare home and what to do to reduce exposures. Website
Free Materials About Hearing Loss in Children You can view, download, and print the FREE materials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Website
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Newborn Hearing, Screening and Testing This site offers a FAQ sheet with information on when an infant should be screened for hearing loss, what happens if an infant does not pass the hearing screening, how to find resources for infants with hearing loss, what false positives are, what an Auditory Brainstem Response test is, what an Otoacoustic Emissions is, and general information about infant hearing. Website
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