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| Resource Name | Description | Resource Type |
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| First Steps: Pathway To Playing, Learning and Growing | The Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services has created this helpful infographic. "Although every child is unique and will learn and grow at their own pace, children are expected to develop in similar ways. By keeping track of developmental milestones, you will be able to support your child as they grow and identify right away if they may need extra help to learn. Don’t wait, early intervention programs can make a big dfference! You are your child’s first and most important teacher. Here are tips, tools and guidance to help support your child’s development. Look for these important developmental milestones." | Document |
| Five Ways to Cultivate Friendships | Supporting development of friendships. | Document |
| Follow Along Program: Minnesota Department of Health | Our guest Michele Kvikstad, Program Coordinator for Follow Along in Minnesota joins us to share about this wonderful free program for families. Michele highlights the way the Follow Along Program helps support caregivers of infants and young children to track their child's development and let you know if your child is playing, talking, growing, moving, and behaving like other children the same age. Listen and learn more about this great free resource for families. https://www.health.state.mn.us/mnfap | Podcast |
| Food Allergies | Signs and symptoms of the most common food allergies in young children and strategies to prevent exposure. | Tipsheet |
| 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 |
| For Parents--Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) | This episode helps equip parents who are searching for child care options for children with unique needs. We discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the supports related to the law, and how parents can begin building a relationship with potential child care providers by using open-ended questions to gather the information needed to set their child up for success. | Podcast |
| 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 |
| Four Important Things to Know About the Transition to School | The March 2015 newsletter from the Harvard Family Research Project offers resources to support the process of transition to school. Research shows that children from homes with increased social and economic risk benefit the most from activities that support smooth transitions; yet these are the children least likely to receive them. Features in the newsletter offer both the evidence-base supporting the importance of the transition to school and profiles of programs that are working to support equitable and effective transitions for children and families. | Document |
| Four Key Principles of Developmentally Appropriate Inclusive Care | This tip sheet introduces developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) and highlights the four key principals for ensuring successful, developmentally appropriate inclusive care. | Tipsheet |
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