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| Resource Name | Description | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Wellness Garden Activities | From the Head Start National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety: You will find one wellness activity in this packet for each of the eight petals of the Cultivating Wellness flower: emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, environmental, financial, social, and occupational. Each activity guides participants a little further in their wellness journey. Whether the activities are useful on a personal level or something you can use to support others, we hope these ideas serve as “seeds” to help further cultivate wellness! Use the activities as is or adapt them to make them work best for you. | Document |
| WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE OUR CENTER GREEN? | "With the ubiquity of usage that the term “green” has seen in recent years, this question is on the mind of center directors, teacher and staff members throughout the world. This guide is an attempt to answer these questions: “What does ʻgreenʼ even mean?” and “What can I be doing in my part of the world to help our center become more “green?”This eco-friendly guide compiled by Adam Neugebauer, based on a review of resources recommended by the nature action collaborative for children leadership team. | Document |
| What is Stress, Burnout and Depression? | This info module highlights the impact of stress, burnout and depression of early care and education professionals on quality child care. Included are the signs, symptoms of stress, burnout and depression and some basic self-care strategies. | Info Module |
| What Screen Time Can Really Do to Kids' Brains | Educational apps and TV shows are great ways for children to sharpen their developing brains and hone their communication skills—not to mention the break these gadgets provide harried parents. But tread carefully: A number of troubling studies connect delayed cognitive development in kids with extended exposure to electronic media. | Document |
| What to Do (and Not Do) When a Child is Anxious | Pointers for helping children escape the cycle of anxiety. | Document |
| What to do When Children Bite | This tip sheet provides an overview of why children bite and includes strategies to use with children who bite. | Tipsheet |
| What to Do When Your Child Chips or Knocks Out A Tooth | "Kids can be rambunctious and rowdy. Especially during the warm summer months when they're outside playing sports and running around. When they eventually take a spill that knocks out a tooth, do you know what to do? In this pocast from the University of Utah, Pediatric dental specialist Dr. Hans Reinemer explains what you need to do for everything from chips and cracks to fully knocked-out teeth." | Podcast |
| When to Exclude Children from Child Care Due to Illness | Our guest Sarah Hawley of Minnesota Child Care Health Consultants is back again for another episode to support healthy child care settings. Priscilla Weigel and Sarah discuss the common illnesses that require exclusion from child care settings and why. Policies and communication with families and staff are also discussed as well as illness that does not require exclusion. | Podcast |
| When We are Scared | A free webinar about stress and trauma. The animals from the book "Once I Was Very Very Scared" are here to share their story and help others learn about stress and trauma. Through story and metaphor this webinar shares common reactions to stress and begins to talk about ways we can support healing and recovery. | |
| Which Babies are at Higher Risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? | Babies in Native American and Alaska Native families are at higher risk of sudden unexplained infant death, despite years of effort to reduce the toll. African-American families also face higher risk. | Document |
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