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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Why Are Motor Skills Important? | Motor skills are used everyday throughout our lives. They help us move and do everything from lifting heavy items to typing on a keyboard. Motor skills and motor control begin developing after birth, and will progress as children grow. Check out this guide from Pathways.org. | Website |
| Why Becoming a Good Parent Begins in Infancy | Social skill acquisition is profoundly important in attaining personal satisfaction in relationships and achieving success in many spheres of life, including parenting. Professionals, who are uniquely positioned to observe and help shape relationship skills, have a special responsibility to be aware of those educational opportunities and of the context in which relationship education of parents, children and youth is occurring. | Document |
| Why Do Babies Like Boxes Best? | Why do babies like gift boxes best? The answer lies in their development. While the toys and presents can be cute and interesting to adults, babies can't do much with them and they do not offer the endless opportunities that the box and the paper do for exploring with all the senses. Children at one year of age are in the stage of development Piaget (a psychologist who studied child development) called sensor motor play when babies actively explore toys and other objects first with their eyes, then with their hands and mouths. | Website |
| Why Hurry? Respecting Development and Learning | There is a lot of pressure on parents and teachers to have children ready for school. Families are inundated with a barrage of information from websites, television commercials, and well-meaning friends about buying or doing certain things so that their children will be successful. Teachers are being pushed to make sure they are instructing children, even babies, in the skills they need to be "ready" for the next step, whether it is preschool or kindergarten or reading. However, David Elkind (1987) states, no authority in the field of child psychology, pediatrics, or child psychiatry advocates the formal instruction, in any domain, of infants and young children. In fact, the weight of solid professional opinion opposes it and advocates providing young children with a rich and stimulating environment that is, at the same time, warm, loving, and supportive of the child's own learning priorities and pacing. It is within this supportive, non-pressured environment that infants and young children acquire a solid sense of security, positive self-esteem, and a long-term enthusiasm for learning. | Document |
| Why Interaction Must Come Before Language | Every family member is eager to hear their child use words and start putting sentences together. But did you know that the road to successful communication begins long before children start using words? | Website |
| Wilder Child Guidance Center - NW Branch | The Wilder Child Guidance Center NW Branch site has descriptions of Wilder's Youth, older adults, community and neighborhood, affordable housing, cross-culture support, anti-violence, and welfare to work programs. There is a very handy intrasite search engine, volunteer opportunities, consulting, a newspaper, research center, and other publications available on-line. | Website |
| Working with Infants and Toddlers: The Importance of Family Partnerships | Tips for building partnerships with family members of infants and toddlers. | Tipsheet |
| Xaasaasiyadda Cuntada (Food Allergies) | Calaamadaha iyo astaamaha xasaasiyadda cuntada ee ugu badan carruurta yaryar iyo xeelado looga hortago soo-gaadhista. Signs and symptoms of the most common food allergies in young children and strategies to prevent exposure. | Tipsheet |
| Xeelado Kahortagaya Dabeecadaha Adag (Strategies to Prevent Challenging Behaviors) | Xeeladaha tageerada wanaagsan waxay kahortagi karaan dabeecadaha adag caruurtaadana xanaanada ku wanaajin kara. Good support strategies can prevent difficult behaviors and improve your child's care. | Tipsheet |
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