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| Resource Name | Description | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Tribal Best Practices - Family Engagement Toolkit | The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) has developed a toolkit to promote family engagement. | Document |
| Understanding Parental Incarceration | This tip sheet explores how parental incarceration, an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), affects children’s development, attachment, and sense of stability. | Tipsheet |
| Understanding Special Needs Rates of the Child Care Assistance Program | The Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Special Needs Rate is available for children with special needs in Minnesota who receive CCAP and meet designated criteria. This tip sheet provides a description of the Child Care Assistance Program's Special Needs Rate and the process to request. | Tipsheet |
| Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Brain Development | This June 2015 brief from the Child Welfare Information Gateway provides basic information about brain development and the effects of abuse and neglect on that development. It is meant to help professionals understand the emotional, mental, and behavioral impact of early abuse and neglect on children who come to the attention of the child welfare system. | Document |
| Uniting the Power of Music and Books to Empower Unhoused Children and Mothers | "Children's books and music help unhoused mothers and children connect with their own experiences and each other." Authored by: Elise Pennington, Leah WaldoNational Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) | Document |
| Visiting a Correctional Facility Tip Sheet | "There are many details to consider when planning a visit. These include prison regulations, unanticipated expenses, the busy demands of daily life, school, and work, and the intense emotions that connecting with a parent in prison can bring up. All of these may present barriers to visiting but the benefits of staying connected throughout a period of incarceration are well documented." This tip sheet, created by Resilience Beyond Incarceration, walks you through the important steps of planning a visit. | Document |
| Vivir con una discapacidad: La perspectiva familiar (Living with a Disability: The Family Perspective) | Cómo los educadores de la primera infancia pueden demostrar un mayor nivel de empatía y sensibilidad sobre el impacto de la discapacidad de un niño en los padres/miembros de la familia.How early childhood educators can demonstrate an increased level of empathy and sensitivity about the impact of a child’s disability on parents/family members. | Tipsheet |
| Welcoming Babies! Partnering with Parents to Ease the Transition to Child Care | How do we welcome babies and their families into our childcare programs? Join Beth Menninga, RBPD Manager at CICC, as she talks with Sheryl Warner, Family Child Care Provider, as Sheryl describes her walk with parents and babies who are coming to her childcare program for the first time. Attending to parenting approaches; ongoing conversation and coordination; helping children adapt to new routines; self-awareness and tenderness are all discussed as a part of establishing the relationship with families as a key element to welcoming babies. | Podcast |
| What to Do (and Not Do) When Children Are Anxious | When children are chronically anxious, even the most well-meaning parents can fall into a negative cycle and, not wanting a child to suffer, actually exacerbate the youngster’s anxiety. It happens when parents, anticipating a child’s fears, try to protect her from them. Here are pointers from the Child Mind Institute for helping children escape the cycle of anxiety. | Document |
| When Things Aren't Perfect: Caring for Yourself and Your Children | The human body is designed to handle some stress. Some stress, like the first day of kindergarten or working on a big school project, can actually be positive and help kids develop resilience. Resilience means being able to adapt and cope with stress in a way that helps you get better at handling stressful situations in the future. | Document |
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