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USDA - My Plate Nutrition Information for Toddlers Check out this resource from the United States Department of Agriculture:"Give your toddler healthy choices as they explore new foods and flavors. Toddlers are learning to feed themselves and to eat new foods during this important time of growth and development. Young children have small stomachs and are learning what foods they like and dislike. So, make every bite count!" Website
Use Visual Strategies for Autism Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and lots of other students with behavior or communication challenges tend to be visual learners. They understand what they see better than what they hear. Therefore, they benefit significantly from the use of Visual Strategies. Deciding when and how to use pictures and other visual supports is the key. This website gives valuable information for speech pathologists, educators, parents, and therapists on how and when to use visual strategies. Website
Using Books to Teach Your Child about Natural Disasters Natural disasters can be scary topics for young children, but reading together about these events is a great and less-frightening way to discuss them. It also allows for great conversations about what to do if a natural disaster occurs. Website
Valuing Diversity: Developing a Deeper Understanding of All Young Children's Behavior Here is an article written by Barbara Kaiser and Judy Rasminsky for Teaching Young Children magazine, "Everything we think, say, and do is processed through our own cultural backgrounds. But because culture is absorbed and passed down from generation to generation rather than explicitly taught, we’re seldom aware of it. Culture shapes not only our values and beliefs, but also our gender roles, family structures, languages, dress, food, etiquette, approaches to disabilities, child-rearing practices, and even our expectations for children’s behavior. In this way, culture creates diversity." Document
Videos on Early Childhood Development - Pathways Free videos! These are from the Pathways Foundation website, which "Provide free tools to maximize all children's motor, sensory, and communication development." Their videos are in English and in Spanish- short videos of typical and atypical motor development that can help parents and teachers be alert to motor issues, as well as videos about strategies to support infant motor development.  Website
Walking to Joy: Using Our Values as Our Map An article posted on the National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC website, written by Kim Lee Ripley about finding JOY during the pandemic. Website
Waqtiyo wax lagu Baro Ilmaha Guriga (Teaching Moments with Babies at Home) Podcast-kan waxaan kaga hadlaynaa sida waalidiinta/daryeelayaashu ay u bilaabi karaan inay caruurtooda wax ku baraan guriga, sida daqiiqad kasta oo ay la qaataan ubadku u tahay waqti waxbarid, waxqabadyada waalidiintu kula samayn karaan caruurtooda guriga, iyo dhammaan faa'iidooyinka korriinka ee baritaanka dhallaanka.  In this podcast we are discussing how parents or caregivers can start educating their little ones at home, how every moment spent with a child is a teaching moment, activities parents can do with their little ones at home, and over all developmental benefits teaching babies.  Podcast
Washburn Center for Children The Washburn Center highlights its mission to help families and children at risk, suffering from mental health issues related to chemical dependencies and independent. Publications, articles, feedback from families, insurance info, and lots of relevant links and location information. Five Minneapolis locations and lots of volunteer opportunities. Website
Wearing Masks - A Social Story Need to talk with little ones about wearing masks? Here is a printable social story with full color photos from The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI). Document
Welcoming Babies! Partnering with Parents to Ease the Transition to Child Care How do we welcome babies and their families into our childcare programs? Join Beth Menninga, RBPD Manager at CICC, as she talks with Sheryl Warner, Family Child Care Provider, as Sheryl describes her walk with parents and babies who are coming to her childcare program for the first time. Attending to parenting approaches; ongoing conversation and coordination; helping children adapt to new routines; self-awareness and tenderness are all discussed as a part of establishing the relationship with families as a key element to welcoming babies. Podcast
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