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Resource Name	Description	Resource Type
How to Discipline Toddlers	As they test their independence, setting and enforcing limits lays the groundwork for good behavior.	Document
How to Handle Tantrums and Meltdowns	In order to help a kid who’s having a meltdown or tantrum, parents need to understand what’s causing it. This is hard because it could be fear, anger, frustration, or something else. Here is a helpful article from the Child Mind Institute.	Document
How to Help Your Child Develop Empathy	Practical tips on how parents and caregivers can help infants and toddlers develop empathy, and understand that others have different thoughts and feelings than they do.	Document
How to Talk about Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health	Zero to Three, developed an infographic on Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH), that can help professionals talk about social and emotional development.	Document
How Toddlers Learn Self-Control from 12 to 24 Months	Developing self-control begins at birth and continues throughout childhood. Learn what you can do to help your toddler develop and practice self-control.'" Learn more in this article from Zero to Three.	Website
How-to: 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return	Did you know that you can help build a child’s brain – starting even before babies can talk? Simple serve and return interactions between adults and young children help make strong connections in developing brains. And, it’s easy and fun to do! This how-to video, from the Center of the Developing Child at Harvard University, breaks down serve and return into 5 simple steps.	Website
I is for Independent Play	"Independent play offers big benefits to little ones. But how to do it? Here are some strategies from Rebecca Parlakian from Zero to Three to try."	Website
IDEA	This site was created to provide a "one-stop shop" for resources related to IDEA and its implementing regulations, released on August 3, 2006.	Website
IDEA Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association	The IDEA website includes information regarding IDEA as it pertains to infants/toddlers. Position statements, surveys, reports and publications are all available on the site.	Website
IDEA Part C Primary Referral Source: Child Care	Early care and education professional's role as a primary referral source defined and described.	Tipsheet