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Our Resource Library contains materials and assistance for early childhood educators and those they serve. Explore our selection of podcasts, tip sheets, websites, documents, and self-study courses.

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Resource Name	Description	Resource Type
Everyone's Welcome	Watch this delightful video and use it to discuss how to make everyone welcome in your work with children and families.	Website
Exceptional Parent Magazine	Exceptional Parent Magazine provides articles, resources and inspiring stories for the special needs community. It is a print and digital publication with information to help individuals with disabilities of all ages (from infancy to elderly), the families, as well as, the educational and healthcare professionals that work with them. Anyone interested can subscribe to EP for Free at www.epmagazine.com and receive the digital magazine version as well as the monthly newsletter for free.	Website
Eye Learn About Preschool Eye Health Lessons	The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness brings you 3 new and engaging eye health lessons for children age 3 through 6 years to learn more about foods that are healthy for their eyes, keeping eyes safe in the sun and while playing and learning, and why children wear eyeglasses and giving them support. Each 15-20-minute lesson includes learning objectives, key points for instruction, and interactive activities. The lessons meet National Health Education Standards Performance Indicators for Pre-K to 2nd grade.	Website
Facing the Screen Dilemma: Young Children, Technology and Early Education	This guide is designed to help educators and parents make informed decisions about whether, why, how, and when to use screen technologies with young children. Just because products are marketed as educational doesn't mean they are. How do we best support children's growth, development, and learning in a world radically changed by technology?	Document
Facts for Families	One out of every two marriages today ends in divorce and many divorcing families include children. Parents who are getting a divorce are frequently worried about the effect the divorce will have on their children. During this difficult period, parents may be preoccupied with their own problems, but continue to be the most important people in their children's lives.	Document
Families of Children with Hearing Loss	The Minnesota Department of Human Services, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division provides many helpful resources to families of children with hearing loss, including: Information and referrals to a wide range of resources, through this website and through our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialists Grants to community programs Grants to mental health service providers who serve deaf and hard of hearing children	Website
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy	The Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) website provides extensive information and resources on SMA, including research, newsletters, printer resources, and message boards. The site will link to relevant ideas and articles from various other websites as well as link to the Minnesota Chapter of SMA.	Website
Families--The Process of Grief and Loss of Dreams (Conclusion)	In the final session in this series, Priscilla Weigel and Cindy Croft will offer insights into some of the responses that may come from a family when they are told there are red flags in their child’s development. As parents grapple with developmental information, they will need ongoing support and understanding from the early educator and program staff. We can be an important partner in a journey that is just beginning.	Podcast
Family Child Care Licensing	From The Twin Cities Public Television program Almanac - Season 2024 Episode 33Kaomi Lee examines hurdles facing a family childcare provider in Minneapolis.	Website
Family Connections: A Mental Health Consultation Model	Explore Family Connections, a preventive, system-wide mental health consultation and training approach to strengthen the capacity of early care and education professionals. These resources can be used when working with families dealing with parental depression and related adversities, working with children in classrooms and in the home, and engaging and supporting parents struggling with adversities.	Website