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Children's Hospitals and Clinics The Children's Hospitals and Clinics website is an extensive site from Minnesota Children's Hospitals for both families and professionals. The site includes information on hospital stays, locations, services, and specific programming. The site also features Dr. Plain Talk who will answer common questions regarding children's health, many resources and phone numbers for families. The site translates in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong. Website
Children's Mental Health Fact Sheets The Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health has recently released their newly-updated facts sheets from the most recent edition of An Educator's Guide to Children's Mental Health. These fact sheets provide clear descriptions of children's mental health disorders for parents, educators, and others who work with children.Note: To access the free fact sheets, you will need to log in to the MACMH website or sign up to become a FREE email list subscriber.  Website
Children's Responses to Crises and Tragic Events Infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and young children who experience a tragic event may show changes in their behaviors. They may also be indirectly affected by a crisis by what they see on the TV or hear. Document
Children's self-esteem already established by age five By age 5 children have a sense of self-esteem that is comparable in strength to that of adults, according to a study by University of Washington researchers. Because self-esteem tends to remain relatively stable across one's lifespan, the study suggests that this important personality trait is already in place before children begin kindergarten. Document
Children's Theatre Company--Using Storytelling to Enhance Development: Part One Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel welcome special guests from the Children's Theatre, Maria Asp, Neighborhood Bridging Director and Laura Mann Hill, Early Bridges Manager. In Part 1 of the three part series they share about their Early Bridges program It is an early childhood literacy program that uses storytelling and creative drama to promote language development and school readiness skills. Children may start with small steps in telling their own stories but with support, they become amazing storytellers! Podcast
Children's Theatre Company--Using Storytelling to Enhance Development: Part Three Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel wrap up their series with Maria Asp and Laura Mann Hill from the Children’s Theatre by focusing on ways early childhood professionals can infuse their settings with storytelling. They share ideas for dramatic play, numerous ways to explore and show feelings, and ways to use open ended questions to encourage children to tell their own stories. You can use these same strategies in your program to help children increase language skills and confidence in their own 'stories'. Podcast
Children's Theatre Company--Using Storytelling to Enhance Development: Part Two In part two of our podcast on storytelling, Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel welcome Maria Asp and Laura Mann Hill. They share information about the Early Bridges program and the research they have done with the Center for Early Education and Development at the University of Minnesota to track the growth of literacy skills, social emotional skills, language usage, and play. Their enthusiasm for helping children learn to tell their own stories will fill you with joy! Podcast
Children’s Behavior: The Importance of the Practitioner’s Role Registration Available Monday, July 1, 2024 - Tuesday, July 1, 2025Explore the meaning of challenging behavior through the lens of the child care provider’s roles including detective, nurturer, and guide. Examine how perceptions of behaviors are formed through experiences and background and discuss strategies for building successful relationships with all children in your program.Knowledge and Competency Framework Area - II.C: Promoting Social and Emotional Development  CDA Content Area - III: Positive ways to support children’ social and emotional development  🔊 This course includes Audio and is accessible from a mobile device. For optimal performance, viewing from a computer or tablet is highly recommended. For ten clock hours on your Learning Record, please register and pay online at Develop. Then, complete a 500-word reflection paper and submit this document with your reflection. Please note: You have access to this document as view only. To enable editing, download the document. Click "file" then "download as" in the upper left-hand corner of this screen. This will give you the option to open the document as a Word doc on your own computer. Then, you can complete the information and email it to: credit@inclusivechildcare.org. *Disregard any directions regarding a final quiz. The only learning assessment needed is the reflection paper. Course
CHILDREN’S BOOKS ABOUT SPECIAL NEEDS This website provides a list of books about special needs, or with characters that are differently abled. These children’s books about disabilities are not didactic. Didactic books, or books that just simply explain a disability without a good story, are b-o-r-i-n-g, and as a consequence teach nothing. 
Children’s Books Win Awards For Disability Storylines From Disability Scoop - The Premier Source for Developmental Disability News, "As the Newbery and Caldecott Medals call out the best new children’s titles, several books are being honored for telling stories of those with autism and other disabilities. The American Library Association named three winners and three honorees of its Schneider Family Book Awards. Website
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