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| Resource Name | Description | Resource Type |
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| Psychosocial Factors in Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and Their Families | According to the National Survey of Children's Health, children with special health care needs increased 4.3% between 2010 and 2016. The latest issue of Pediatrics from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (January 2019, VOLUME 143, Issue 1), discusses the psychosocial factors of this population and provides recommendations for caregivers, pediatricians and schools to better support the well-being of children challenged with special health care needs. | Document |
| Public Perceptions of Baby Brain Development: A National Survey of Voters | The rapid brain development in the critical first three years of life lays the foundation for future health, learning and behavior. This research revealed what voters know about early brain development and the emotional development of young children ages zero to three. | Document |
| Put Away the Screens and Play Together! | Busy schedules leave little time for play. In addition, screen-based entertainment is a constant distraction. Children need to learn how to become engaged in simple games and outdoor play after the rapid-fire zap, zap, zap they get from screen activities. TRUCE (Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children?s Entertainment), created a set of Family Play Plans to provide some simple ideas for seasonal family activities. All the suggested activities use inexpensive or free materials that are readily available such as sand, water, cardboard, bubbles, or string. Unlike specialized toys, open-ended materials like these offer endless opportunities for rich, creative, and on-going play. | Document |
| Put the cellphone away! Fragmented baby care can affect brain development | Put Down Your Smartphones When Caring For Babies! That's the message from University of California, Irvine researchers, who have found that fragmented and chaotic maternal care can disrupt proper brain development, which can lead to emotional disorders later in life. The findings imply that when mothers are nurturing their infants, numerous everyday interruptions -- even those as seemingly harmless as phone calls and text messages -- can have a long-lasting impact. | Document |
| Qeexitaanka Qaybaha Wax Barashada (Defining Activity Areas) | Talo wax ku ool ah oo ku saabsan qorsheynta naqshadeynta jawiga gudaha iyo dibadda ee fasallada dhallaanka iyo dhallaanka si loogu daro meelaha waxqabadyada la qeexay.Practical advice on planning the design of the indoor and outdoor environment of classrooms for infants and babies to include defined activity areas. | Tipsheet |
| Qodobo Muhiim ah ee laxiriira bey’adda dhallaanka dhashay ama kuwa socod baradkaa #3: Carri Mushaaxa uu Cunugu horseedey iyo Qadarinta Cunuga (Essential Elements of Infant & Toddler Environments: #3 Child-Initiated Exploration and Respect) | Qaybta saddexaad ee taxane ah lix cunsur oo muhiim u ah qaabeynta jawi loogu talagalay dhallaanka iyo socod baradka. The third in a series of six essential elements in designing environments for infants and toddlers. | Tipsheet |
| Qodobo Muhiim ah ee laxiriira bey’adda dhallaanka dhashay ama kuwa socod baradkaa #5: Ku Doorsashada (Essential Elements of Infant & Toddler Environments #5: Choice) | Qaybta shanaad ee taxane ah lix cunsur oo muhiim u ah naqshadeynta bey'ada dhallaanka iyo socod baradka. The fifth element in a series of six essential elements in designing environments for infants and toddlers. | Tipsheet |
| Quality 101: Identifying the Core Components of a High-Quality Early Childhood Program | Quality 101: Identifying the Core Components of a High-Quality Early Childhood Program Try an experiment. Ask families this question: what are three indicators of a high quality early childhood program? Then ask teachers and administrators the same question and compile your answers. See if, or the extent to which, they match the three core indicators mentioned in this February 2017 article from the Center for American Progress. Read on to learn about six structural supports that are necessary to achieve and maintain high quality. What you learn in the experiment may determine with whom you share this brief or how you act on the information it contains. | Document |
| Quarantine and Isolation Posters | This is information from the Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center (ECLKC): "People of any age who have COVID-19 or were in close contact with someone with COVID-19 should follow the recommendations outlined in this guidance. These recommendations do not change based on the community level of COVID-19. These infographics explain what people should do if either of these things are true: They are exposed to COVID-19 but have no symptoms They test positive for or have symptoms of COVID-19 The documents identify the actions to take from day zero to day 10 based on vaccination status, the ability to wear a mask, medical condition, and symptoms. People should speak to a health care provider when isolating and any time they have questions about quarantine or isolation.' | Document |
| Questions from a Parent--Literacy and School Readiness | Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel field questions from the parent of a preschooler. They explain how everyday activities are developing pre-literacy skills helping to prepare children for kindergarten. | Podcast |
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