Resources for Everyone

To support parents and caregivers to engage in “serve and return” during everyday activities, the Harvard University Center on the Developing Child created a family-friendly two-page guide that lists five steps for completing serve and return interac

From the US Department of Health and Human Services' Safe to Sleep campaign: a publication for families and caregivers on safe sleep practices for infants. More resources can be found here: http://safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov/ 

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The Backpack Connection Series features 25 downloadable handouts on how parents and early childhood professionals can “work together to help young children develop social emotional skills and reduce challenging behavior.” The handouts provide a wide

The First Words Project at Florida State University is currently conducting a research study on the efficacy of a web-based, family-friendly communication screening tool called the Smart Early Screening for Autism and Communication Disorders (Smart E

The Let’s Participate! Model Demonstration Program was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to assist early childhood programs in “implementing and sustaining promising practices in the effective use

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has developed an online tool for parents to help them recognize whether their child may have a delay in their physical development. Also available in Spanish, the Physical Developmental Delays: What to Look Fo

The First Words Project at Florida State University has developed a series of free resources for families of children 0-3 to help parents better understand and support their child’s development. All resources are available in both Spanish and English

Bright Futures at Georgetown University and the National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health have collaborated to develop the What to Expect & When to Seek Help: Bright Futures Developmental Tools for Families and Providers. The 

Zero to Three has a large library of parenting resources that families can access for free on their website, www.zerotothree.org. From positive parenting, to supporting development, to figuring out the best time to get a dog, Zero to Three’s parentin

This publication from the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning at Vanderbilt University helps parents of children under age 2 notice and respond to their child's feelings and behaviors. The resource describes what to expe

The ASD Toddler Initiative Project at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill maintains a library of free, self-paced, online modules on six different evidence-based practices that have been

Hosted by: Early Childhood Hearing Outreach (ECHO) Initiative

Date: Monday, June 18, 2018, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT

Click here to view a recording of the webinar: http://www.infanthearing.org/flashplayer/echo-video-player-hd.htm?file=http://www.inf

The National Center on Health in Head Start has published a newsletter on addressing stress, and for managers to support their team members. While this publication was originally written for Head Start professionals, the tips and resources are useful

Parenting can be rewarding but also challenging. Luckily, there are several resources available for parents of infants and toddlers to help them support their children's development. Today, we’ll look at two “parent kits” full of information and reso

Healthy relationships are a key component of social-emotional development, and it’s within these relationships that children learn and grow. ZerotoThree.org gathered seven tips for parents to support their infant’s and toddler’s relationship-buildin

Although very young children do not fully understand when a stressful situation is happening, they can pick up on the anxiety and emotions of their caregivers, and become distressed. Children exposed to stressors and trauma need extra support to feel

Parenting can be rewarding, but also challenging. Luckily, there are several resources available for parents of infants and toddlers to help them support their child’s development.  

First 5 California’s “Kit for New Parents” is a package containing

This handy guide from the US Department of Education lists the key milestones for social and emotional development for children birth to five.

For more information and resources from the "Talk, Read, and Sing!" campaign, visit https://www2.ed.gov/ab

Research shows that improving social-emotional skills at an early age leads to positive outcomes for children later in life. This research is the topic of a handout published by the US Department of Education called “Social and Emotional Development