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Common Reactions of Children After an Emergency Event This tip sheet includes some of the common reactions of children after an emergency event. Tipsheet
Communicating with Your Doctor Maia, now in college, shares her strategy for talking to her doctor when she started to take over management of her health care. Document
Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body From the Center of the Developing Child at Harvard University: "A growing understanding of how responsive relationships and language-rich experiences for young children help build a strong foundation for later success in school has driven increased investment and sparked innovation in early learning around the world."   Document
Convulsiones (Seizures) Esta hoja de consejos brinda información sobre qué hacer cuando un niño bajo su cuidado experimenta una convulsión.This tip sheet provides information about what to do when a child in your care experiences a seizure. Tipsheet
Creating Safe Play Areas Keeping children safe while they are playing in their early childhood setting is key to quality care.  Listen as we welcome Sarah Hawley, Child Care Health Consultant and Public Health Nurse.  She gives essential tips to consider when you are preparing and maintaining your play spaces and shares strategies to lessen injuries, keep children and staff safe, and provide positive outdoor or indoor large muscle play. Podcast
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Congenital CMV - Fact Sheet for Child Care Providers What is CMV and Congenital CMV? CMV is a common virus. Anyone, at any age, can get CMV. Over half of adults in the U.S. have been infected with the virus by age 40. Most healthy people don’t know that they have CMV because it doesn’t usually cause any symptoms or harmful effects. However, if you are pregnant and have CMV, the virus can pass through the placenta to your growing fetus. When a baby is born with CMV, it is known as congenital CMV. Congenital CMV can be serious and may harm the brain, eyes, or inner ears of some babies infected before birth. Taking steps to reduce your risk of getting CMV is especially important if you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. Document
Daily Health Checklist From the Child Care Aware of America Newsletter: Child care providers are expected to do a daily health check for each of the children in their care. The Daily Health Check checklist, produced by the Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center at the University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill is a one page resource that asks answers fundamental questions about how to do the health check. (Resource references North Carolina child care rules) Document
Daily Picture Schedule The world can be a scary and unpredictable place for children. We can help them feel safe by making things feel predictable and familiar through the use of daily picture schedules. Document
Dealing with Head Lice in Group Settings Of the infectious diseases children can come down with, one of the most feared, though least serious, is head lice. It strikes fear in the hearts of parents and child care providers alike, mostly due to concern for stigma that the child or worker is ‘unclean’ and that ‘everyone will know.’ Document
Desorden del procesamiento sensorial (Sensory Processing Disorder) Aprenda sobre los ocho sentidos, las respuestas del sistema sensorial y los comportamientos comunes de los niños con SPD en esta hoja de consejos.Learn about the eight senses, sensory system responses, and common behaviors of children with SPD in this tip sheet. Tipsheet
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