The following resources are designed to educate parents about practices that promote children’s healthy development and safety, including supporting age-appropriate self-regulation, using developmentally appropriate discipline, and safely encouraging child independence. Resources for parents of children with social, emotional, or health challenges are also provided.
The Importance of Positive and Responsive Interactions with Caregivers
- Building a Healthy Brain (Public Broadcasting Service)
- Serve and Return Interactions (Center on the Developing Child)
Build Children's Resilience by Creating Positive Childhood Experiences
- Positive childhood experiences can reduce the negative impact of stress (American Society for the Positive Care of Children)
The Benefits of Reading to Infants and Toddlers
- Reading to Babies (Cleveland Clinic)
- Reading Books to Children (Kids Health)
Positive Parenting by Age
- Positive Parenting Tips (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Modeling Healthy Emotion Regulation
- Calm Voices, Calmer Kids (Child Mind Institute)
Supporting Child Independence
- How to Safely Support Child Independence (Child Mind Institute)
Parent–Child Communication
- Talking to Toddlers (Child Mind Institute)
- How to Give Effective Instructions to Young Children (Child Mind Institute)
The Importance of Routine for Young Children
- Creating Structure and Rules (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Identifying Appropriate Emergency Contacts
- Emergency Contacts for Families with Young Children (Ovia Health)
Parenting a Child with Social, Emotional, or Health Challenges
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- Crying & Colic (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Colic Relief Tips for Parents (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Shaken Baby Syndrome: Protect Your Infant from Abusive Head Trauma (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Developmental and Language Delays
- Assessing Developmental Delays (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Language Delays in Toddlers: Information for Parents (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Sensory Processing Issues
- Sensory Processing Issues (Child Mind Institute)
Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Autism (Child Mind Institute)
- What should an evaluation for Autism look like? (video) (Child Mind Institute)
ADHD
- Preschoolers and ADHD (Child Mind Institute)