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Brain Development Language: English
Author: Chudler, Eric
Publisher: University of Washington
Description: This article discusses how the brain develops and includes many diagrams and graphs. It also includes a listing of resources for further information and links to studies, articles, and videos.
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National Association for Gifted Children Language: English
Publisher: National Association of Gifted Children (2008)
Description: This website provides information about the unique needs of all children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences.
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Recognition and Response: Pathways to School Success for Young Children Language: English
Description: RecognitionandResponse.org is a comprehensive online resource that provides educators with information about this cutting edge approach to early education. This site offers information and resources to help early educators address the needs of young children (3 to 5 year-olds) who show signs that they may not be learning in an expected manner, even before they begin kindergarten.
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Standardized testing for young children? Not Yet! Language: English
Publisher: Childhood Education (Spring 1991)
Description: This position paper outlines reasons why standardized tests may not be a good means of assessment of young children. This article is dated but the points are relevant and concise.
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ABC Books for Beginners Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading.
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Ability to Catch Dyslexia Early May Help Stem Its Effects Language: English
Author: Norton Lasley, Elizabeth
Publisher: Dept 2009 (The Dana Foundation)
Description: New educational approaches and advances in brain-based research are making it possible to detect dyslexia even in children too young to read. Though it is not a cure, stepping in early with targeted intervention could prevent reading problems from derailing a child’s education.
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Algebra in the Early Years? Language: English
Author: Taylor-Cox, Jennifer
Publisher: Young Children (NAEYC) (2003)
Description: This article from Young Children discusses what is needed for success in learning formal algebra is found in interconnected concepts that are developmentally appropriate and very applicable to early childhood education. The major concepts in the national algebra standards; patterns, mathematical situations and structures, models of quantitative relationships, and change, need to be fundamental aspects of an early childhood mathematics program. Information is provided on how to integrate mathematics into every day routines.
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Alphabet Block Play Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and includes information on how they can support babies's in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies using ABC blocks.
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Aspergers Disorder (Desorden de Asperger) Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (March 2011)
Description: The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has provided this piece with information on Asperger's Disorder. This development disorder has commonly been confused with Autism. For children suffering from Asperger's Disorder, there are many treatment programs and special education is available. Also available in Spanish, Desorden de Asperger at http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/informacion_para_la_familia/desorden_de_asperger_no_69. This has not been updated (1999).
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Baby Facts for Each State Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: Zero to Three and American (2011)
Description: This series of factsheets for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia provide information for early childhood professionals and policymakers about the status of infants, toddlers, and families in their state. The State Baby Facts present infant and toddler data in the framework of good health, strong families, and positive early learning experiences.
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Brain Based Learning Language: English
Publisher: ASCD Electronic (2011)
Description: ASCD Web site offers an "electronic topic pack" of informative articles and excerpts from ASCD resource materials, Educational Leadership magazine, ERIC, and other resources on brain development and brain-based teaching and learning.
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Brain Builders
Language: English
Author: Shonkoff, Jack
Publisher: First Five Years Fund (2012)
Description: This animated video from Invest In US, is a project of the First Five Years Fund and is based on research by Jack Shonkoff (Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University). It discusses the importance of early childhood years in later development and success.
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Brain Hero Language: English
Publisher: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2010)
Description: This youtube video adapts the visual sensibility of interactive game models to a video format and portrays how actions taken by parents, teachers, policymakers, and others can influence life outcomes for both the child and the surrounding community.
2:59 minute visual presentation that would be a good for community partnership meetings.
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Bridges to Literacy: Early Routines That Promote Later School Success Language: English
Publisher: Zero to Three (2002)
Description: This Zero to Three publication describes foundations of literacy and discusses strategies
that early childhood professionals can use to facilitate its development. A number of bridges to literacy can now be built with confidence!
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Bright Futures Family Tip Sheets Language: English
Description: Developmentally appropriate tools to help families promote the health and well-being of their children. Downloadable brochures broken down into age categories. 1-21 yrs. Available in color or black and white.
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Building Baby's Brain: Easy-Reading Series
Language: English
Author: Bales, Diane
Publisher: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension (1998)
Description: These fact sheets are part of the "Building Baby's Brain" series. These publications are written in an easy reading format and focuses on things that parents can do to encourage their child's learning and development.
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Building Baby's Brain: Prime Times for Learning
Language: English
Author: Bower, Don
Publisher: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension (1998)
Description: This fact sheet is part of the "Building Baby's Brain" series. This publication offers information on how children learn and tips for parents about what they can do to encourage their child's learning.
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Building Baby's Brain: Ten Myths
Language: English
Author: Bales, Diane
Publisher: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension (1998)
Description: This fact sheet is part of the "Building Baby's Brain" series. This publication lists ten false beliefs that are commonly held about children's brain development. Some of the myths discussed are whether the size of your baby's head has anything to do with intelligence and how what happens before birth affects learning.
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Building Baby's Brain: The Basics
Language: English
Author: Bales, Diane
Publisher: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension (1998)
Description: This fact sheet is part of the "Building Baby's Brain" series. This publication discusses the basics of infant brain development and offers tips for parents and caregivers to nurture positive brain development.
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Building Baby's Brain: The Role of Music
Language: English
Author: Bales, Diane
Publisher: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension (1998)
Description: This fact sheet is part of the "Building Baby's Brain" series. This publication describes how music can be beneficial for brain development.
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Building Baby's Brain: What Child Care Can Do
Language: English
Author: Bower, Don
Publisher: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension (1998)
Description: This fact sheet is part of the "Building Baby's Brain" series. This publication describes how child care can influence brain development. It offers criteria for quality care and discusses the possible results of poor quality care.
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Building Baby's Brain: What Parents Can Do
Language: English
Author: Bales, Diane
Publisher: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension (1998)
Description: This fact sheet is part of the "Building Baby's Brain" series. This publication focuses on things that parents can do to encourage their child's learning and development.
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Building Your Baby's Brain: A Parent's Guide to the First Five Years (Como Estimular el Cerebro Infantil) Language: Spanish, English
Author: Trister Dodge, Diane
Publisher: Teaching Strategies, Inc. (2001)
Description: This easy to read booklet is packed with illustrations and charts that explain brain development and the simple things parents can do to make a big difference for their babies. Sections in the book include prenatal care, vision and hearing, touching your baby, teaching your baby about feelings, relating to others, talking with your child and sharing books, moving and doing, play, music and math, and art. This book is available online in English and Spanish (Como Estimular el Cerebro Infantil at http://www.teachingstrategies.com/content/pageDocs/spanbuilding.pdf ) or for purchase in English or Spanish from Teaching Strategies.
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Changing Times, Changing Play: Why Does It Matter? Language: English
Author: Levin, Diane
Publisher: ChildcareExchange.com (Sept/Oct 2012)
Description: This article highlights the benefit of play and how play has changed over time. Early childhood professionals have long recognized the vital role of play in children’s social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development and learning. Recommendations are included on how to promote real opportunities for play in childhood.
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Child Abuse and Neglect: Effects on child development, brain development, and interpersonal relationships Language: English
Author: Becker-Weidman, Arthur
Publisher: International Adoption Articles Directory (Nov 2005)
Description: This study give a brief overview of the effects of child abuse and neglect on brain development, attachment, and relationships.
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Children and Pets Language: English
Author: Rogers, Fred
Publisher: The Fred Rogers Company (2011)
Description: This article is excerpted from “The Mister Rogers Parenting Book” the last book Fred Rogers worked on before his death in 2003. In this book he wanted to support parents in their most important work of parenting and to help them better understand their young children.
The information focuses on pets. It includes information on learning to respect animals, what children can learn from pets, and helpful hints.
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Children are Born Mathematicians: Encouraging and Promoting Early Mathematical Concepts in Children Under Five Language: English
Author: Geist, Eugene
Publisher: International Conference on Logical Mathematical Thinking (2006)
Description: In this presentation the author proposes that just as Chomsky has shown strong evidence for an innate "language acquisition device" that provides humans with a framework for learning language, there is a "mathematics acquisition device" that provides a framework for mathematical concepts. He offers evidence to support his claim.
(Lecture presented at the International Conference on Logical Mathematical Thinking)
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Clinical Depression and Children/Adolescents Language: English
Publisher: National Mental Health Association (2006)
Description: A fact sheet describing clinical depression in children and adolescents including links and other resources about depression.
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Cool Math: Get Ready for Kindergarten Language: English
Publisher: Coolmath.com, Inc. (2010)
Description: This website provides fun activities that relate to children and mathematics. It provides information and ideas for parents and teachers that can be done in the course of a typical day.
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Curiosity: The Fuel of Development Language: English
Author: Perry, Bruce
Publisher: Scholastic (2010)
Description: This article by Dr. Bruce Perry discusses how curiosity is a necessary part of learning and how teachers can support children in their discoveries.
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Diaper-Changing Games Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
This practice involves using a routine daily activity to build a child’s skill at listening and interacting with adults — important skills for communication. This is done by playing simple word-and-movement games as part of diaper changing. It includes some ideas you can try to make diaper changing time a fun activity.
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Does Early Head Start Support Math and Science Development with Infants and Toddlers? Early Head Start Tip Sheet No. 29 Language: English
Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Head Start Family Literacy Center (2010)
Description: This fact sheet from Head Start discusses considerations for providing math and science development for infants and toddlers. The considerations serve as a useful guide for programs and teachers. Resources for additional information are also provided.
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Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative Language: English
Publisher: Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2010)
Description: The Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative is home to a number of projects that focus on educating and raising young children. ECAP hosts research, technical assistance, and service projects and provides publications and information to the worldwide early childhood and parenting communities.
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Early Childhood Development and Public Policy: Closing the gap between what we know and what we do Language: English
Author: Shonkoff, Jack
Publisher: Cambridge Trust Thought (2008)
Description: Listen to a podcast by pediatrician Dr. Jack Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. He explains the impact of early experience on brain development and the implications of compelling new findings for public policy.
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Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins Mathematics Language: English
Author: Fromboluti, Carol
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) (June 1999)
Description: The activities in this booklet are designed to promote learning in all the thinking and content math standards. The thinking standards focus on the nature of mathematical reasoning, while the content standards are specific math topics. Each of the activities in this booklet touches one or more content areas and provide you with activities for young children that will help to get them ready for kindergarten. The activities build language skills, increase thinking and problem-solving abilities, develop social skills, promote large and small muscle development, and increase general knowledge.
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Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers: Recommendations for States Language: English
Publisher: Zero to Three (2008)
Description: ZERO TO THREE presents recommendations to assist states in creating or
revising Early learning Guidelines for infants and Toddlers (ElG/iTs). These guidelines consist of “widely accepted expectations for learning” for children from birth to three.
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Early Learning: Preschool and Kindergarten Ahead (Antes de comenzar el preescolar y el jardín de infantes -- Aprendiza je Temprano)
Language: Spanish, English
Author: Oesterreich, Lesia
Publisher: Iowa State University Extension (2009)
Description: This four page brochure discusses six simple ways to help prepare your child for preschool and kindergarten. Discussion on skills that are needed and ways that you can support your child in developing those skills are provided.
Also available in Spanish (Antes de comenzar el preescolar y el jardín de infantes -- Aprendiza je Temprano) at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM2081A(S).pdf.
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Early Puzzle Play: A Predictor of Preschoolers' Spatial Transformation Skill Language: English
Author: Levine, Susan Cohen
Publisher: Developmental Psychology (October 2011)
Description: This research summary discuses the relationship between early puzzle play and later math ability. It shows that the frequency and quality of early puzzle play varies across children and that engagement in puzzle play is associated with demographic variables as well as high levels of parent language input. It also shows that puzzle play predicts children’s later performance on a spatial transformation
task, even controlling for demographic factors and parent language input.
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Every Day Counts® Everyday in Pre-K: Math Research Base Language: English
Publisher: Education Group a Division of Houghton Mifflin Co (2005)
Description: This article is a reveiw of research regarding the acquisition of mathematical understanding by children. Written by Pre-K Now, it provides an overview of mathematics and how children learn about math.
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Everyday Infant Fingerplays Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
Baby games that combine simple, rhyming phrases and interesting movements help infants become familiar with the meanings of sounds and words.
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First Picture Books Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading.
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First Word Books Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading.
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Five Numbers to Remember About Early Child Development Language: English
Publisher: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2012)
Description: This feature highlights five numbers to remember about the development of young children. Learn how the numbers illustrate such concepts as the importance of early childhood to the learning, behavior, and health of later life and why getting things right the first time is easier and more effective than trying to fix them later.
This feature is also available in a web-based slideshow format at http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/multimedia/interactive_features/five-numbers/
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From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development Language: English
Author: Shonkoff, Jack
Publisher: The National Academies Press (2000)
Description: An elctronic copy of a book by the National Academies Press on the human development of young children.
The body of research that the committee reviewed is extensive, multidisciplinary, and more complex than current discourse would lead one to believe. It covers the period from before birth until the first day of kindergarten. It includes efforts to understand how early experience affects all aspects of development—from the neural circuitry of the maturing brain, to the expanding network of a child's social relationships, to both the enduring and the changing cultural values of the society in which parents raise children. It includes efforts to understand the typical trajectories of early childhood, as well as the atypical developmental pathways that characterize the adaptations of children with disabilities.
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Games Babies Play Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
Made-up lap games can be just as much fun as “tried-and-tested” games. This practice guide includes an example of a game played by a child care teacher whose infant had just learned to reach for things. The description will give you some ideas about lap games you can play with the children with whom you work
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Getting Ready to Read: Helping Your Child Become a Confident Reader and Writer Starting from Birth Language: English
Author: Parlakian, Rebecca
Publisher: Zero to Three (2008)
Description: This Zero to Three publication focuses on what parents can do to support their children's literacy development. It contains information on what's going on with the baby and what adults can do to support their development at the different ages. It includes information for children from birth to age 5. A book list is also included.
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Healthy Children (American Academy of Pediatrics) Language: English
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics (2008)
Description: This Website provides a list of resources, publications, and links for families on a variety of safety and child development topics.
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Healthy Minds: Nurturing Your Child’s Healthy Development from 0 to 2 Months Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2003)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a chart that describes many of the things your baby is learning between 0 and 2 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of his development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/0-2meses.pdf?docID=322&JServSessionIda004=ibnf46h9u1.app213c.
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Healthy Minds: Nurturing Your Child’s Healthy Development from 12 to 18 Months Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2003)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a chart that describes many of the things your baby is learning between 12 to 18 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of his development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/12-18meses.pdf?docID=332&JServSessionIda004=ly85fgjke1.app213c.
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Healthy Minds: Nurturing Your Child’s Healthy Development from 18 to 24 Months Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2003)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a chart that describes many of the things your baby is learning between 18 to 24 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of his development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/18-24meses.pdfdocID=333&JServSessionIda004=ly85fgjke1.app213c.
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Healthy Minds: Nurturing Your Child’s Healthy Development from 2 to 6 Months Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2003)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a chart that describes many of the things your baby is learning between 2 and 6 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of his development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/2-6meses.pdf?docID=329&JServSessionIda004=ibnf46h9u1.app213c.
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Healthy Minds: Nurturing Your Child’s Healthy Development from 24 to 36 Months Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2003)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a chart that describes many of the things your baby is learning between 24 to 36 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of his development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/24-36meses.pdf?docID=334&JServSessionIda004=ly85fgjke1.app213c.
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Healthy Minds: Nurturing Your Child’s Healthy Development from 6 to 9 Months Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2003)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a chart that describes many of the things your baby is learning between 6 and 9 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of his development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/6-9meses.pdf?docID=330&JServSessionIda004=ibnf46h9u1.app213c.
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Healthy Minds: Nurturing Your Child’s Healthy Development from 9 to 12 Months Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2003)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a chart that describes many of the things your baby is learning between 9 and 12 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of his development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/9-12meses.pdf?docID=331&JServSessionIda004=ibnf46h9u1.app213c.
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Helping Your Child Learn
Language: English
Publisher: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (2003)
Description: This fact sheet lists ways that parents can be involved with their child's school and classroom.
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Helping Your Child Learn to Talk Language: English
Publisher: Zero to Three (2012)
Description: This Zero to Three article describes learning to talk, a process that starts at birth, when your baby experiences how voices can sound. By two years, most babies have a large vocabulary and can put words together to express their needs and ideas. Information is included on how this process unfolds and what you can do to encourage your baby’s ability to communicate.
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Hot Topic: Children and Money
Language: English
Publisher: CYFERnet (2012)
Description: This Hot Topic contain useful information on teaching children to manage money. Links are provided to fact sheets, activity ideas, and managing money for the holidays.
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How Early Experiences Get Into the Body: A Biodevelopmental Framework Language: English
Publisher: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2010)
Description: This interactive feature explains how early experiences are biologically embedded in the development of the brain and other organ systems and have lifelong impacts on learning, behavior, and both physical and mental health. To do that in simple terms, it offers an organizing structure, or "biodevelopmental framework," for thinking about these particular biological and developmental processes and their long-term effects.
To down load a flip chart of this graphic go to
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/download_file/-/view/745/.
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Human Growth and Development - A Matter of Principles
Language: English
Author: Ruffin, Novella
Publisher: Virginia Cooperative Extension Virginia Tech (2009)
Description: This fact sheet focuses on human growth and development. It provides a set of principles that characterizes the pattern and process of growth and development. These principles or characteristics describe typical development as a predictable and orderly process; predicting how most children will develop and that they will develop at the same rate and at about the same time as other children. Although there are individual differences in children's personalities, activity levels, and timing of developmental milestones, such as ages and stages, the principles and characteristics of development are universal patterns.
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Infant Lap Games Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies. Both familiar and made-up lap games introduce infants to the wonderful world of playful interaction with others. These games develop a child’s emerging understanding of how to play with others and get someone to do something fun and interesting.
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Infant Nursery Rhymes Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
This practice guide includes nursery rhymes that are likely to be especially engaging and entertaining to infants and young children. Repeating nursery rhymes is one way you can help infants learn about sounds, words, and simple stories.
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Infant Nursery Rhymes and Fingerplays Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
This practice involves using a routine daily activity to build a child’s skill at listening and interacting with adults — important skills for communication. This is done by playing simple word-and-movement games as part of diaper changing. It includes some ideas you can try to make diaper changing time a fun activity.
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Infant Nursery Rhymes and Fingerplays Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
Games that include rhymes and other repetitions help infants become familiar with sounds and words. This practice guide includes ways you can use fingerplays and nursery rhymes to help infants become “talkers.
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Infant Scribbling Activities Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading. This practice guide includes ideas for helping infants develop the building blocks for beginning writing.
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Infants Sound Awareness Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their care. These practice guides illustrate ways that practitioners can promote infants abilities to listen and notice different sounds.
Newsletter topics include Infant Lap Games, More Infant Lap Games, Games Babies Play, Diaper-Changing Games, Infant Nursery Rhymes and Fingerplays, Nursery Rhymes for Play and Learning, Everyday Infant Fingerplays, and Infant Nursery Rhymes. This link includes all the newsletters together but they can also be downloaded individually at http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/pgpracts.php#infants.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 1 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Un Mes)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes your baby at one month old, and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as caring properly for yourself at this busy time.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/17957/your-1-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Un Mes" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/9d/CJAT_MONTH1_51811_LR.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 10 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Diez Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be ten months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16994/your-10-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Diez Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/9e/CJAT_Month_10-0.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 11 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Once Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be eleven months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/16993/your-11-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Once Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/1/13/CJAT_Month_11-0.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 12 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Doce Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be twelve months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/16992/your-12-month-old-child and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Doce Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/2/2f/CJAT_Month_12-0.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 2 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Dos Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like for your baby at two months and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/17956/your-2-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Dos Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/9d/CJAT_MONTH1_51811_LR.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 3 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Tres Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be three months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/17000/your-3-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Tres Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/d/d2/CJAT_Month_3-0p.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 4 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Cuatro Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be four months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16999/your-4-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Cuatro Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/e/ec/CJAT_Month_4-0p.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 5 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Cinco Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be five months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16998/your-5-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Cinco Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/1/14/CJAT_Month_5-0p.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 6 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Seis Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be six months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16997/your-6-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Seis Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/d/d2/CJAT_Month_6-0p.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 7 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Siete Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be six months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16798/your-7-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Siete Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/e/e7/CJAT_Month_7-0.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 8 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Ocho Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be eight months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16996/your-8-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Ocho Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/6/6c/CJAT_Month_8-0.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 9 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Nueve Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be nine months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16995/your-9-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Nueve Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/6/6c/CJAT_Month_8-0.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 13-14 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 13 y 14 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be thirteen and fourteen months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23188/your-toddler:-13-14-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 13 y 14 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/0/08/13-14moSpJITP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 15-16 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 15 y 16 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be fifteen and sixteen months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23169/your-toddler:-15-16-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 15 y 16 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/3/38/15-16mSP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 17-18 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 17 y 18 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be seventeen and eighteen months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23151/your-toddler:-17-18-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 17 y 18 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/0/0c/1718-SpJITP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 19-20 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 19-20 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be nineteen and twenty months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/5/5c/19-20_month.pdf and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 19-20 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/c/c0/19-20_moSP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 21-22 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 21-22 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be twenty-one and twenty-two months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/5/5c/19-20_month.pdf and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 21-22 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/9d/21-22moSP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 23-24 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 23-24 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be twenty-three and twenty-four months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23095/your-toddler:-23-24-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 23-24 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/7/7b/23-24moSpJITP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 25-26 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 25-26 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be twenty-five and twenty-six months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23078/your-toddler:-25-26-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 25-26 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/e/e5/25-26moSpJITP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 27-28 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 27-28 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be twenty-seven and twenty-eight months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23061/your-toddler:-27-28-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 27-28 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/2/2b/27-28moSpJITP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 29-30 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 29-30 Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be twenty-nine and thirty months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23041/your-toddler:-29-30-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 29-30 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/e/eb/JITP29-30moSP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 31-32 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 31-32 Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be thirty-one and thirty-two months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23022/your-toddler:-31-32-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 31-32 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/2/20/31-32mo_sp.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 33-34 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 33-34 Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be thirty-three and thirty-four months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23003/your-toddler:-33-34-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 33-34 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/d/d6/33-34mo_sp.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 35-36 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 35-36 Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be thirty-five and thirty-six months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22984/your-toddler:-35-36-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 35-36 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/b/b7/JITP_35-36months_SP-72910L.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 37-38 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 37-38 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be thirty-seven and thirty-eight months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22964/your-child:-37-38-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 37-38 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/d/d2/JITP_37-38months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 39-40 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 39-40 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be thirty-nine and forty months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22951/your-child:-39-40-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 39-40 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/a/af/JITP_39-40months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 41-42 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 41-42 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be forty-one and forty-two months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22939/your-child:-41-42-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 41-42 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/9c/JITP_41-42months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 43-44 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 43-44 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be forty-three and forty-four months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22927/your-child:-43-44-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 43-44 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/3/37/JITP_43-44months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 45-46 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 45-46 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be forty-five and forty-six months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22916/your-child:-45-46-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 44-46 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/9b/JITP_45-46months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 47-48 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 47-48 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be forty-seven and forty-eight months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22904/your-child:-47-48-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 47-48 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/c/c2/JITP_47-48months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 49-50 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 49-50 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be forty-nine and fifty months old (four year olds) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22890/your-child:-49-50-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 49-50 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/mediawiki/files/5/59/JITP_49-50months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 51-52 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 51-52 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be fifty-one and fifty-two months old (four year olds) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22878/your-child:-51-52-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 51-52 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/7/7d/JITP_51-52monthsSP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 53-54 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 53-54 Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be fifty-three and fifty-four months old (four year olds) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22868/your-child:-53-54-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 53-54 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/4/42/JITP_53-54months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 55-56 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 55-56 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be fifty-five and fifty-six months old (four year olds) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22856/your-child:-55-56-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 55-56 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/b/b9/JITP_55-56months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 57-58 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 57-58 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be fifty-seven and fifty-eight months old (four year olds) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22845/your-child:-57-58-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 57-58 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/0/02/JITP_57-58months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 59-60 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 59-60 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be fifty-nine and sixty months old (four year olds) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22834/your-child:-59-60-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 59-60 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/91/JITP_59-60_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Newborn (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Recién Nacidos)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be a newborn and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Recién Nacidos" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/4/41/CJAT_NEWBORN_51811_LR.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Prenatal 1st Trimester (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Recién Nacidos)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be pregnant with a new baby. It includes tips and information.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/22604/your-prenatal-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Prenatal 1er Trimestre" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/6/6d/Spanish1er_trimestre.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Prenatal 2nd Trimester (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Prenatal 2do Trimestre)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be pregnant with a new baby. It includes tips and information.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/22590/your-prenatal-baby:-second-trimester and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Prenatal 2do Trimestre" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/e/e8/CJAT_2do_tri_51811_LR.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Prenatal 3rd Trimester (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Prenatal 3er Trimestre)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be pregnant with a new baby. It includes tips and information.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/22634/your-prenatal-baby:-third-trimester and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Prenatal 3er Trimestre" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/b/b2/3rd_Trimester_-_SPANISH.pdf.
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Learn the Signs - Act Early: Developmental Milestones Language: English
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010)
Description: This portion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website focuses on the typical progression of development of young children. It includes developmental milestones checklists, and interactive milestones chart, and a video on milestones. There is also links for other related resources.
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Learn the Signs - Act Early: If You’re Concerned Language: English
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010)
Description: This portion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website focuses what to do if you are concerned about your child's development. It includes developmental milestones checklists, information on how to share your concerns with your doctor, and where to go for referrals. It provides tips on what to say to professionals, how to keep track of who is saying what, and what to do while you wait for an evaluation. There is also links for other related resources.
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Learning Disabilities Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (Jan 2011)
Description: This briefing paper defines learning disabilities and discusses how often it occurs in the general population, what are signs of learning disability, how to work with your schools, and tips for parents.
Also available in HTML at http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/ld and Spanish at http://nichcy.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/spanish/fs7sp.pdf (2010).
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Learning Disabilities Language: English
Publisher: Mental Health America (Nov 2006)
Description: This information sheet discusses learning disabilities in children. It includes information on warning signs and how to get help if you suspect your child has a learning disability. Early detection and treatment are important.
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Learning Readiness Language: English
Author: Rogers, Fred
Publisher: The Fred Rogers Company (2011)
Description: This article is excerpted from “The Mister Rogers Parenting Book” the last book Fred Rogers worked on before his death in 2003. In this book he wanted to support parents in their most important work of parenting and to help them better understand their young children.
The information focuses on learning readiness. It includes information on tools for learning, parents' expectations, and helpful hints.
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Let Little Fingers Do the Drawing Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading. This practice guide includes ideas for helping infants develop the building blocks for beginning writing.
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Literacy-Rich Experiences for Infants Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These Literacy-Rich Experiences newsletters are especially for practitioners working with infants and toddlers. These practice guides illustrate ways that practitioners can arrange environments and provide activities in order to encourage infants to listen, communicate, and begin to develop the skills that are the building blocks for early literacy.
Titles include: Literacy-Rich Classroom and Community Activities, Literacy-Rich Word Activities, Literacy-Rich Outings, and Literacy-Rich Home Activities.
All 4 can be downloaded together at this URL or separately at http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/pgpracts.php.
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Make the Most of Playtime Language: English
Publisher: CSEFEL at Vanderbilt University (2010)
Description: The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) has published a new Family Tool to help family members and caregivers understand that for babies and toddlers, play is their “work.” It is through play and repetition that babies and toddlers try out and master new skills. Through play, they learn what can happen as a result of an action, explore their imagination and creativity, learn to communicate, and learn about relationships with other people. All children learn through play, and any play activity can be adapted to meet a child’s unique needs. Play suggestions are included.
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Making the Most of Math: Math in the Early Childhood Program
Language: English
Author: Weigel, Dan
Publisher: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (2010)
Description: This fact sheet provides an overview of math skills that are learned in the early childhood years and how adults can support their development of math concepts.
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Math Access for Teachers and Home Child Care Providers Language: English
Publisher: National Louis University (2011)
Description: This website focuses on math resources for teachers and caregivers of young children. It provides math knowledge as it relates to young children as well as how to set up your environment, math activities, and resources.
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Mathematics and Science in Preschool: Policy and Practice Language: English
Author: Brenneman, Kimberly
Publisher: National Institute for Early Education Research (March 2009)
Description: This report addresses the development of mathematics and science understanding in preschool children, reviews the current knowledge base on educational practices in these domains, identifies areas that require further study, and outlines recommendations for early education policy in mathematics and science.
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More Infant Lap Games Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies. Both familiar and made-up lap games introduce infants to the wonderful world of playful interaction with others. These games develop a child’s emerging understanding of how to play with others and get someone to do something fun and interesting.
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Mother Goose Programs: Math & Science Resources Language: English
Publisher: Vermont Center for the Book (2010)
Description: This website provides articles, resources, and activities that relate to children and mathematics. It provides information and ideas for parents and teachers.
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Nursery Rhymes for Play and Learning Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books, reading and language. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies.
Nursery rhymes that include repetitious sounds accompanied by adult hand movements often have tremendous child entertainment value! Rhymes can be used to provide infants opportunities to listen to and hear sounds that are similar and different
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Persistent Fear and Anxiety Can Affect Young Children’s Learning and Development Language: English
Publisher: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (Feb 2010)
Description: Science shows that early exposure to circumstances that produce persistent fear and chronic anxiety can have lifelong consequences by disrupting the developing architecture of the brain. Unfortunately, many young children are exposed to such circumstances. While some of these experiences are one-time events and others may reoccur or persist over time, all of them have the potential to affect how children learn, solve problems, and relate to others. This report from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child summarizes in clear language why, while some of these experiences are one-time events and others may reoccur or persist over time, all of them have the potential to affect how children learn, solve problems, and relate to others.
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Pre-Kindergarten Math Concepts
Language: English
Author: Bixler, Mikki
Publisher: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (2006)
Description: This fact sheet provides information on pre-kindergarten math concepts. It explains why you would teach math to young children and gives examples of how parents can help their children learn math skills.
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Puzzle Play Helps Boost Learning Math - Related Skills Language: English
Author: Levine, Susan Cohen
Publisher: University of Chicago (February 2012)
Description: This article highlights puzzle play that was found to be a significant predictor of spatial skill after controlling for differences in parents’ income, education and the overall amount of parent language input.
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Recognition and Response: Pathways to School Success for Young Children Language: English
Description: RecognitionandResponse.org is a comprehensive online resource that provides educators with information about this cutting edge approach to early education. This site offers information and resources to help early educators address the needs of young children (3 to 5 year-olds) who show signs that they may not be learning in an expected manner, even before they begin kindergarten.
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Repeated Storytelling Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading.
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School Library Journal's Best Books 2011 Language: English
Publisher: School Library Journal (Dec 2011)
Description: The School Library Journal has chosen 65 books for the Best Books of 2011, chosen from the more than 6000 books reviewed this year. Titles include picture books, nonfiction, teen and young adult, fantasy and fiction.
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School Readiness Begins with Babies Brain Development - Current Research
Language: English
Publisher: CYFERnet (2011)
Description: By age two, structures in the brain that influence how children will learn have already been created. Brain structure is shaped, either positively or negatively, by a baby's day-to-day interactions with those who principally provide the child's care. Current brain research has highlighted the importance of infant and toddler development on "readiness" and ability to succeed in school. These resources provide information for parents and caregivers on infant and toddler development.
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Scribbling and Drawing: Infant Finger Drawing Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest in pre-writing skills. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
This handout is filled with ideas for helping your baby learn pre-writing skills.
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Scribbling and Drawing: Scribble Scribble Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest in pre-writing skills. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
About the same time infants use a spoon to eat, they often show an interest in trying to use crayons. Babies often become fascinated with writing instruments and how to mark and scribble with them.
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Severe and/or Multiple Disabilities Language: English
Publisher: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) (January 2004)
Description: This fact sheet provides information for those wanting to learn more about severe and/or multiple disabilities. Included are a definition, incidence of occurance, characteristics, medical implications, educational implications, resources, and organizations.
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Stories and Listening: Baby’s First ABC Book Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
The topic is store-bought or homemade ABC books to involve their babies in learning to enjoy stories.
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Stories and Listening: Baby’s First Picture Books Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
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Stories and Listening: Baby’s First Word Books Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
The topic is baby's first word books, connecting pictures with words.
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Stories and Listening: Tell Me More, Tell Me More Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
The topic is baby's first stories and how they love to hear the same stories again and again.
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Stories and Listening: The Right Touch Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for parents of infants and includes information on how parents can support babies's in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that parents can do with their babies and suggestions to evaluate if the practices have worked to improve babies's skills.
The topic is touch-and-feel books to involve an infant in looking at, touching, and exploring books.
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Talking to Children About Money
Language: English
Publisher: eXtension (July 2010)
Description: This web article provides information on how to talk to children about money. Specific topics and information are provided for children of various ages.
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Talking To Kids About Mental Illnesses Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2008)
Description: This publication explains to parents how to talk to their children about mental illness. This is also available in pdf.
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The Anxious Child (El Nino Ansioso) Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Nov 2004 (Spanish version 2000))
Description: The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has provided this piece with information for parents about what to do if they feel they have an overly anxious child. If a child consistantly begs to stay home from school, has extreme fears of being away from a parent etc., there may be a cause for concern about the child having extreme levels of anxiety. There is help for children who suffer from extreme anxiety, and in the long run it will help their social and emotional development if they recieve help at an early age. Also available in Spanish, El Nino Ansioso at http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Informacion+para+la+Familia&name=El+Nino+Ansioso+-+No.+47
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The Case For Action: The Science of Early Childhood Development Language: English
Author: Shonkoff, Jack
Publisher: Harvard University (2009)
Description: This pdf of a powerpoint presentation made to the National Governors Association details the science of early childhood development explaining brain development, stresses impact on brain development, mental health risk due to stress, intervention supports and brain development.
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The Child With Autism (El Nino Autista) Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (May 2008 (Spanish version 1999))
Description: The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has provided this informative piece on Child Autism. This short piece describes possible symptoms and ways to identify if your child may be autistic. In addition, it provides suggestions for parents if their child is diagnosed as having Autism. Also available in Spanish, El Nino Autista at http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Informacion+para+la+Familia&name=El+Nino+Autista+No.+11
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The Environment of Childhood Poverty
Language: English
Author: Evans, Gary
Publisher: CYFERnet Editorial Board (May 2009)
Description: Gary Evans examines the role of physical and social factors in the lives of children growing up in poverty, arguing that the confluence of risks add up to a toxic mix for child development.
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Touch-and-Feel Books Language: English
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2010)
Description: These newsletters are especially for practitioners of infants and toddlers and includes information on how they can support babies' in their interest of books and reading. It includes activities that caregivers can do with the babies regarding print awareness and reading.
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Understanding Growth and Development Patterns of Infants
Language: English
Author: Ruffin, Novella
Publisher: Virginia Cooperative Extension Virginia Tech (2009)
Description: This fact sheet focuses on patterns of infant growth and development. An understanding of the rapid changes in a child's developmental status prepares parents and caregivers to give active and purposeful attention to the preschool years and to guide and promote early learning that will serve as the foundation for later learning. Understanding child development is an important part of teaching young children.
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Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Brain Development Language: English
Publisher: Child Welfare Information Gateway (Nov 2009)
Description: This bulletin provides basic information on brain development and the effects of abuse and neglect on that development. The information is designed to help professionals understand the emotional, mental, and behavioral impact of early abuse and neglect in children who come to the attention of the child welfare system.
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You and Your Child Parenting Guides Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh (Nov 2009)
Description: This Web site contains links to 50 guides for parents on a variety of topics. You may also request a free set of 50 guides in hard-copy form (for non-profit use only).
The fact sheets are available in Spanish also at http://www.ocd.pitt.edu/Default.aspx?webPageID=89&parentPageId=5.
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Your Baby Is Smarter Than You Think Language: English
Author: Gopnik, Alison
Publisher: New York Times (Aug 2009)
Description: This op ed piece by Alison Gopnik, a professor of psychology at Berkeley, new studies that demonstrate that babies and very young children know, observe, explore, imagine and learn more than we would ever have thought possible. In some ways, they are smarter than adults.
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Your Baby's Development: 12 to 15 Months Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2008)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a information on what your baby can do from 12 to 15 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of their development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Span12-15.pdf?docID=6090&JServSessionIda004=ly85fgjke1.app213c.
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Your Baby's Development: 15 to 18 Months Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2008)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a information on what your baby can do from 15 to 18 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of their development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Span15-18.pdf?docID=6091&JServSessionIda004=ly85fgjke1.app213c.
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Your Baby's Development: 18 to 24 Months Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2008)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a information on what your baby can do from 18 to 24 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of their development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Span18-24.pdf?docID=6092&JServSessionIda004=ly85fgjke1.app213c.
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Your Baby's Development: 24 to 30 Months Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2008)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a information on what your baby can do from 24 to 30 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of their development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Span24-30.pdf?docID=6101&JServSessionIda004=ly85fgjke1.app213c.
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Your Baby's Development: 3 to 6 Months Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2008)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a information on what your baby can do from 3 to 6 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of their development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Span3-6.pdf?docID=6087&JServSessionIda004=ly85fgjke1.app213c.
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Your Baby's Development: 30 to 36 Months Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2008)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a information on what your baby can do from 30 to 36 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of their development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Span30-36.pdf?docID=6102&JServSessionIda004=ly85fgjke1.app213c.
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Your Baby's Development: 6 to 9 Months Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2008)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a information on what your baby can do from 6 to 9 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of their development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Span6-9.pdf?docID=6088&JServSessionIda004=ly85fgjke1.app213c.
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Your Baby's Development: 9 to 12 Months Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2008)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a information on what your baby can do from 9 to 12 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of their development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Span9-12.pdf?docID=6089&JServSessionIda004=ly85fgjke1.app213c.
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Your Baby's Development: Birth to 3 Months Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: Zero to Three and American Academy of Pediatrics (2008)
Description: The newsletter for parents includes a information on what your baby can do from birth to 3 months and what you can do to support your child in all areas of their development.
Also available in Spanish at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Span0-3.pdf?docID=6086&JServSessionIda004=ly85fgjke1.app213c.
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Your Child's Brain: The Crucial Early Years
Language: English
Author: Oliver, Kathy
Publisher: Ohio State University Extension (2007)
Description: This fact sheet describes how parents can best support their child's early brain development. It also offers references for further reading.
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Other Resources
Growing Strong the Sesame Way Language: English
Publisher: CYFERnet (2011)
Description: Keynote speaker Jeanette Betancourt at the 2011 USDA / DoD Family Resiliency Conference discusses how children must first be healthy and resilient in order to learn. This keynote presentation describes Sesame Workshop’s outreach efforts around the physical and emotional well-being of young children and their families. Harnessing the power of Sesame Street, outreach initiatives motivate children and their families to take simple steps to make healthy habits a part of their everyday routines and to build strength through life challenges. Participants will learn useful messages promoting good nutrition and physical activity. They will also explore social-emotional strategies through current topics such as military deployment, grief, and coping with a parent’s injury.
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Professional Development
Brain Based Learning Language: English
Publisher: ASCD Electronic (2011)
Description: ASCD Web site offers an "electronic topic pack" of informative articles and excerpts from ASCD resource materials, Educational Leadership magazine, ERIC, and other resources on brain development and brain-based teaching and learning.
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Head Start Math Webcasts Language: English
Author: Copley, Juanita
Publisher: Head Start (2008)
Description: This Webcast series is intended for personnel who support Head Start teaching teams: supervisors, directors, curriculum specialists, mentor-coaches, and T/TA staff. It is also appropriate for all teachers of young children including child care home providers, child care center staff, and preschool teachers. The age frame covered in these webcasts is birth to five so it is also appropriate for infant and toddler teachers.
This series includes 6 webcast sessions and recommended readings available to download.
Webcast One - Where's the Math?
Webcast Two - Number and Operations Math
Webcast Three - Geometry and Spatial Sense
Webcast Four - Measurement Math
Webcast Five - Patterns Math
Webcast Six - Putting It All Together Math
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Smart Start and Preschool Child Care Quality in NC: Change Over Time and Relation to Children's Readiness Language: English
Author: Bryant, Donna
Publisher: FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (March 2003)
Description: A new FPG study concludes that North Carolina preschoolers participating in high quality child care programs are ahead of their peers who attend low quality programs. The study shows that child care quality has increased in the study sample during the Smart Start years, Smart Start-funded activities were positively related to classroom quality, and quality was positively related to children's outcomes.
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Programming Resource
An Evidence-Based Approach to Estimating the National and State Costs of PreK-3rd Language: English
Author: Picus, Lawerence
Publisher: Foundation for Child Development (FCD) (April 2009)
Description: This policy brief from the Foundation for Child Development, the third in a new series of Policy to Action Briefs, series editor Rima Shore offers a framework for estimating the costs of doing PreK-3rd.Education finance policy researchers, Lawrence O. Picus, Allan Odden, and Michael Goetz, apply their evidence-based approach to estimate the national and state-by-state costs of PreK-3rd approaches.
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Building Strong Rungs To Build Sturdy Ladders: The Status of Preschool - 3rd Grade Systems in New Jersey Language: English
Author: Rice, Cynthia
Publisher: Association for Children of New Jersey (January 2007)
Description: This policy brief provides an overview of the impact of New Jersey's preK programs. During the last ten years, New Jersey's commitment to pre-school has grown dramatically both in scope and quality. In the 2006-2007 school year in over 150 school districts, the NJ Department of Education (DOE) has projected that in the three state supported preschool programs, nearly 33,609 four year olds and 20,254 three year olds are being exposed to experiences that support child development and are being prepared for kindergarten and beyond.
Information includes the test scores of the first cohort and also some lessons learned.
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Child Development: Creativity in Young Children
Language: English
Author: DeBord, Karen
Publisher: North Carolina Cooperative Extension (January 2007)
Description: This fact sheet discusses the development of creativity in young children and what adults can do to foster creativity. Includes recipes for creative media and a description of the stages of drawing.
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Children and Brain Development - What We Know About How Children Learn
Language: English
Author: Graham, Judith
Publisher: University of Maine Cooperative Extension (2011)
Description: This fact sheet explains some key principles of brain development and offers suggestions to support brain development in young children. It includes a chart about brain development related to vision, feelings, language and movement.
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Creativity in Young Children
Language: English
Author: Gable, Sara
Publisher: University of Missouri-Columbia Extension (2000)
Description: The objective of this publication is to broaden understanding about the
creative process for parents and others who work with children and youth. Recipes are included.
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Doing the Critical Things First: An Aligned Approach to Prek and Early Elementary Math Language: English
Author: Griffin, Sharon
Publisher: Havard Graduate School of Education (April 2007)
Description: In this interview with the Harvard Education Letter, Griffin discusses what cognitive science can teach us about aligning preK and early elementary curriculum and teaching methods with the natural development of children's mathematical thinking.
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EZ AT: Assistive Technology Activities for Children Ages 3-8 with Disabilities Language: English
Publisher: Pacer Center, Inc. (2006)
Description: This is a guide for increasing young children’s participation in daily activities and routines using assistive technology. It offers direction for making a wide range of devices and products that promote best practices for home and classroom learning.
EZ AT 2: Simple Assistive Technology Ideas for Children Ages is available at http://www.pacer.org/stc/pubs/EZ-AT-book-2011-final.pdf.
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Fighting Fade-Out Through PreK-3rd Reform Language: English
Publisher: Foundation for Child Development (FCD) (June 2009)
Description: The New America Foundation's Early Education Initiative released a seven-minute video, "Fighting Fade-Out Through PreK-3rd Reform." It makes the case for PreK-3rd reforms beginning with high-quality early childhood education programs and building on the benefits of those programs through the elementary school years and beyond.
The video features Jerry Weast, Superintendent of Montgomery County School District (Maryland), whohas successfully used PreK-3rd reform as a way to close achievement gaps and raise the academic performance of all students in the district.
Christina Satkowski of the Early Education Initiative interviewed Dr. Weast for an in-depth discussion in a second 30 minute video found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNrFCCZMnGc.
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Getting Along: Taming the TV
Language: English
Author: Oesterreich, Lesia
Publisher: Iowa State Cooperative Extension (January 2004)
Description: This fact sheet discusses the effects of television viewing on preschool-age children. The author gives parents suggestions for using TV wisely with young children.
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Growing Together: Preschooler Development
Language: English
Author: DeBord, Karen
Publisher: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (2004)
Description: This fact sheet discusses the development of preschool children broken down into sections: the body, the mind, social and emotional, moral development, and the importance of play.
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How the Brain Learns Best: Easy Ways to Gain Optimal Learning in the Classroom by Activating Different Parts of the Brain Language: English
Author: Perry, Bruce
Publisher: Scholastic (2004)
Description: This article discusses how neural systems in the brain become fatigued quickly and teachers need to find ways of keeping the neural systems stimulated.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 1 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Un Mes)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes your baby at one month old, and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as caring properly for yourself at this busy time.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/17957/your-1-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Un Mes" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/9d/CJAT_MONTH1_51811_LR.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 10 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Diez Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be ten months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16994/your-10-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Diez Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/9e/CJAT_Month_10-0.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 11 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Once Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be eleven months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/16993/your-11-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Once Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/1/13/CJAT_Month_11-0.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 12 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Doce Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be twelve months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/16992/your-12-month-old-child and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Doce Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/2/2f/CJAT_Month_12-0.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 2 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Dos Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like for your baby at two months and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/17956/your-2-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Dos Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/9d/CJAT_MONTH1_51811_LR.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 3 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Tres Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be three months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/17000/your-3-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Tres Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/d/d2/CJAT_Month_3-0p.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 4 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Cuatro Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be four months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16999/your-4-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Cuatro Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/e/ec/CJAT_Month_4-0p.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 5 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Cinco Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be five months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16998/your-5-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Cinco Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/1/14/CJAT_Month_5-0p.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 6 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Seis Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be six months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16997/your-6-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Seis Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/d/d2/CJAT_Month_6-0p.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 7 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Siete Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be six months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16798/your-7-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Siete Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/e/e7/CJAT_Month_7-0.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 8 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Ocho Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be eight months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16996/your-8-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Ocho Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/6/6c/CJAT_Month_8-0.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Month 9 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo Nueve Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be nine months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/16995/your-9-month-old-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo Nueve Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/6/6c/CJAT_Month_8-0.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 13-14 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 13 y 14 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be thirteen and fourteen months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23188/your-toddler:-13-14-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 13 y 14 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/0/08/13-14moSpJITP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 15-16 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 15 y 16 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be fifteen and sixteen months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23169/your-toddler:-15-16-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 15 y 16 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/3/38/15-16mSP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 17-18 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 17 y 18 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be seventeen and eighteen months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23151/your-toddler:-17-18-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 17 y 18 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/0/0c/1718-SpJITP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 19-20 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 19-20 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be nineteen and twenty months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/5/5c/19-20_month.pdf and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 19-20 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/c/c0/19-20_moSP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 21-22 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 21-22 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be twenty-one and twenty-two months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/5/5c/19-20_month.pdf and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 21-22 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/9d/21-22moSP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 23-24 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 23-24 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be twenty-three and twenty-four months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23095/your-toddler:-23-24-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 23-24 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/7/7b/23-24moSpJITP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 25-26 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 25-26 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be twenty-five and twenty-six months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23078/your-toddler:-25-26-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 25-26 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/e/e5/25-26moSpJITP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 27-28 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 27-28 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be twenty-seven and twenty-eight months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23061/your-toddler:-27-28-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 27-28 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/2/2b/27-28moSpJITP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 29-30 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 29-30 Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be twenty-nine and thirty months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23041/your-toddler:-29-30-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 29-30 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/e/eb/JITP29-30moSP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 31-32 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 31-32 Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be thirty-one and thirty-two months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23022/your-toddler:-31-32-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 31-32 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/2/20/31-32mo_sp.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 33-34 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 33-34 Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be thirty-three and thirty-four months old and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/23003/your-toddler:-33-34-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 33-34 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/d/d6/33-34mo_sp.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 35-36 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 35-36 Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be thirty-five and thirty-six months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22984/your-toddler:-35-36-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 35-36 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/b/b7/JITP_35-36months_SP-72910L.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 37-38 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 37-38 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be thirty-seven and thirty-eight months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22964/your-child:-37-38-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 37-38 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/d/d2/JITP_37-38months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 39-40 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 39-40 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be thirty-nine and forty months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22951/your-child:-39-40-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 39-40 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/a/af/JITP_39-40months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 41-42 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 41-42 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be forty-one and forty-two months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22939/your-child:-41-42-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 41-42 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/9c/JITP_41-42months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 43-44 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 43-44 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be forty-three and forty-four months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22927/your-child:-43-44-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 43-44 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/3/37/JITP_43-44months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 45-46 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 45-46 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be forty-five and forty-six months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22916/your-child:-45-46-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 44-46 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/9b/JITP_45-46months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 47-48 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 47-48 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be forty-seven and forty-eight months old (three years old) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22904/your-child:-47-48-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 47-48 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/c/c2/JITP_47-48months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 49-50 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 49-50 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be forty-nine and fifty months old (four year olds) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22890/your-child:-49-50-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 49-50 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/mediawiki/files/5/59/JITP_49-50months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 51-52 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 51-52 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be fifty-one and fifty-two months old (four year olds) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22878/your-child:-51-52-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 51-52 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/7/7d/JITP_51-52monthsSP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 53-54 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 53-54 Meses)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be fifty-three and fifty-four months old (four year olds) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22868/your-child:-53-54-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 53-54 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/4/42/JITP_53-54months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 55-56 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 55-56 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be fifty-five and fifty-six months old (four year olds) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22856/your-child:-55-56-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 55-56 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/b/b9/JITP_55-56months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 57-58 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 57-58 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be fifty-seven and fifty-eight months old (four year olds) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22845/your-child:-57-58-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 57-58 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/0/02/JITP_57-58months_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Months 59-60 (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 59-60 Meses)
Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be fifty-nine and sixty months old (four year olds) and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in http://www.extension.org/pages/22834/your-child:-59-60-months and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - 59-60 Meses" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/9/91/JITP_59-60_SP.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Newborn (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Recién Nacidos)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be a newborn and how you as a parent can best respond to their needs, as well as your own.
Also available in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Recién Nacidos" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/4/41/CJAT_NEWBORN_51811_LR.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Prenatal 1st Trimester (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Recién Nacidos)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be pregnant with a new baby. It includes tips and information.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/22604/your-prenatal-baby and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Prenatal 1er Trimestre" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/6/6d/Spanish1er_trimestre.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Prenatal 2nd Trimester (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Prenatal 2do Trimestre)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be pregnant with a new baby. It includes tips and information.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/22590/your-prenatal-baby:-second-trimester and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Prenatal 2do Trimestre" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/e/e8/CJAT_2do_tri_51811_LR.pdf.
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Just in Time Parenting - Prenatal 3rd Trimester (Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Prenatal 3er Trimestre)
Language: English, Spanish
Publisher: eXtension (2011)
Description: This publication describes what its like to be pregnant with a new baby. It includes tips and information.
Also available in html at http://www.extension.org/pages/22634/your-prenatal-baby:-third-trimester and in Spanish, "Crianza Justo a Tiempo - Prenatal 3er Trimestre" at http://www.extension.org/sites/default/files/w/b/b2/3rd_Trimester_-_SPANISH.pdf.
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Launching into Literacy and Math: What is Early Math? Language: English
Author: Ballweg, Judy
Publisher: Madison, WI public schools (Aug 2009)
Description: This website provides information on early math learning with more specific information on infants and toddlers, preschoolers, child assessments, and professional resources for teachers. Handouts are available including book lists, fingerplays and chants, Spanish resources, developmental milestones, and more.
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PreK-3rd: Teacher Quality Matters Language: English
Author: Shore, Rima
Publisher: Foundation for Child Development (FCD) (July 2009)
Description: In PreK-3rd: Teacher Quality Matters, the third in the FCD series of Policy to Action Briefs, series editor Rima Shore describes 1) Why effective teaching matters for student outcomes; 2) How schools can organize to sustain effective teaching in every classroom; and 3) What high-quality instruction looks like in PreK-3rd classrooms.
Download a copy of the policy brief (PDF) at http://www.fcd-us.org/usr_doc/PreK-3rd_Teacher_Quality_Matters.pdf.
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PreK-3rd: What is the Price Tag? Language: English
Author: Shore, Rima
Publisher: Foundation for Child Development (FCD) (April 2009)
Description: In PreK-3rd: What is the Price Tag?, the second in a new series of Policy to Action Briefs, series editor Rima Shore offers a framework for estimating the costs of doing PreK-3rd. She describes the core elements, and the steps to cost out each element based on district needs.
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Recognition and Response: Pathways to School Success for Young Children Language: English
Description: RecognitionandResponse.org is a comprehensive online resource that provides educators with information about this cutting edge approach to early education. This site offers information and resources to help early educators address the needs of young children (3 to 5 year-olds) who show signs that they may not be learning in an expected manner, even before they begin kindergarten.
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Self-Esteem in Children
Language: English
Author: DeBord, Karen
Publisher: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (2001)
Description: This fact sheet defines self-esteem and discusses how a child's self-esteem develops. The author gives some strategies for nurturing a positive sense of self and includes other resources.
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Smart Start and Preschool Child Care Quality in NC: Change Over Time and Relation to Children's Readiness Language: English
Author: Bryant, Donna
Publisher: FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (March 2003)
Description: A new FPG study concludes that North Carolina preschoolers participating in high quality child care programs are ahead of their peers who attend low quality programs. The study shows that child care quality has increased in the study sample during the Smart Start years, Smart Start-funded activities were positively related to classroom quality, and quality was positively related to children's outcomes.
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Standardized testing for young children? Not Yet! Language: English
Publisher: Childhood Education (Spring 1991)
Description: This position paper outlines reasons why standardized tests may not be a good means of assessment of young children. This article is dated but the points are relevant and concise.
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Starting Smart: How Early Experiences Affect Brain Development Language: English
Author: Hawley, Theresa
Publisher: Ounce of Prevention Fund and ZERO TO THREE (2000)
Description: This brochure examines how a child’s early experiences from birth to 3 can influence and shape brain development.
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Talking To Kids About Mental Illnesses Language: Spanish, English
Publisher: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2008)
Description: This publication explains to parents how to talk to their children about mental illness. This is also available in pdf.
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The Case for Investing in PreK-3rd Education: Challenging Myths about School Reform Language: English
Author: Shore, Rima
Publisher: Foundation for Child Development (FCD) (January 2009)
Description: This policy brief from the Foundation for Child Development (FCD), overturns three widely held assumptions about school reform. Foremost among these is the belief, despite powerful evidence to the contrary, elementary schools are doing just fine, and learning problems begin later.
The evidence is clear: Children are more likely to grow into independent, able learners, and to succeed in school and beyond, if they have a strong, solid PreK-3rd base that integrates planning, curricula, professional development, and assessment across these six years.
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What Counts in the Development of Young Children's Number Knowledge? Language: English
Author: Levine, Susan Cohen
Publisher: University of Chicago (Sept 2010)
Description: In this observational study, Levine and colleagues demonstrate how the number talk of 44 parents from low and high socio-economic backgrounds is significantly related to their children’s later cardinal number knowledge (e.g., understanding that when counting one, two, three, four ducks, the word four refers to the set of ducks). Cardinal number knowledge is a critical aspect of young children’s mathematical development because of its relation to counting and the ability to solve number problems. The authors show that parents’ use of number words when toddlers were between the ages of 14 and 30 months was related to children’s cardinal knowledge at 46 months. The relationship between parents’ number word use and children’s cardinal knowledge was significant above and beyond socio-economic status. This suggests that parents use of number words while children are toddlers is a key factor in supporting children’s mathematical understanding at 4 years of age, and mathematical understanding during early childhood is related to elementary academic outcomes.
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A Fair Start: Equity and Excellence in Early Childhood Education Language: English
Publisher: University of Washington (2008)
Description: This publication from the University of Washington highlights their faculty in their new Early Childhood and Family Studies program and provides information on timely early childhood topics. Resources are included with the articles. The topics include; Emotional Literacy: Rethinking Problem Behavior in Preschool, Engaging Young Children in Scientific Inquiry, Modeling Practical Programs for Students with Autism, Integrating Children with Special Needs into Preschool Classrooms, Breaking the Code: Reading Fluency Instruction for Struggling Readers, and The Predicament of Multilingual Immigrant Parents with a Special Needs Child.
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A Synthesis of Research on Reading Language: English
Author: Grossen, Bonita
Publisher: National Institute of Child Health (November 1997)
Description: The report summarizes the findings of the National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development (NICHD) reading research. NICHD conducted a long-term study in an effort to improve research done in the area of reading.
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America's Kindergartners Language: English
Author: West, Jerry
Publisher: National Center for Education Statistics (February 2000)
Description: This report provides national data on children's skills, knowledge and experiences as they enter kindergarten for the first time. The data are the first findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99. This report, using data collected in the fall of 1998 from approximately 22,000 kindergarten children attending about 1,000 public and private schools, provides estimates concerning children's cognitive skills and knowledge, their social skills, their physical well-being, their approaches to learning and their family environments and experiences. Children's developmental status across these domains was directly assessed. Parents and teachers also reported information on children's development, as well as their early care and home experiences. This descriptive report presents the information by characteristics of children and families.
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Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function: Working Paper No. 11 Language: English
Publisher: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and the National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs (Feb 2011)
Description: Being able to focus, hold, and work with information in mind, filter distractions, and switch gears is like having an air traffic control system at a busy airport to manage the arrivals and departures of dozens of planes on multiple runways. In the brain, this air traffic control mechanism is called executive functioning, a group of skills that helps us to focus on multiple streams of information at the same time, and revise plans as necessary. Acquiring the early building blocks of these skills is one of the most important and challenging tasks of the early childhood years, and the opportunity to build further on these rudimentary capacities is critical to healthy development through middle childhood and adolescence.
This joint Working Paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and the National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs explains how these lifelong skills develop, what can disrupt their development, and how supporting them pays off in school and life.
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CELLnotes: Children’s active participation in reading and storytelling Language: English
Author: Trivette, Carol
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2007)
Description: Children’s active participation in reading and storytelling can enhance early literacy learning
This Cellnotes summarizes findings reported in Robyak, A., Masiello,
T., Trivette, C. M., Roper, N., & Dunst, C. J. ( 2007). Mapping
the contemporary landscape of early literacy learning, Cellreviews
1(1), 1-11.
The findings are condensed in this newsletter for early childhood professionals. It discusses what it means to practice children's active participation in reading and story telling, what research tells us, and how to act on the evidence.
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CELLnotes: Early Literacy Learning Language: English
Author: Masiello, Tracy
Publisher: Center for Early Literacy Learning (2007)
Description: Early literacy learning can be promoted through experiences with print and language. The findings from research are condensed in this newsletter for early childhood professionals. It discusses early literacy and recent research.
This Cellnotes summarizes findings reported in Robyak, A., Masiello,T., Trivette, C. M., Roper, N., & Dunst, C. J. ( 2007). Mapping the contemporary landscape of early literacy learning, Cellreviews 1(1), 1-11.
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Connecting Neurons, Concepts, and People: Brain Development and its Implications Language: English
Author: Thompson, Ross
Publisher: NIEER (2007)
Description: This policy brief discusses brain research, current research, and policy implications.
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Do Effects of Early Child Care Extend to Age 15 Years? Results From the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development Language: English
Author: Lowe Vandell, Deborah
Publisher: National Institute of Early Education Research (May 2010)
Description: This report from the NICHD child care study found that, although the effects were small, teenagers who had the higher quality care did better academically than those given low-quality care or no care outside the home. The study also found that the more time children spent in child care outside the home, the more they were likely to engage in risky or impulsive behaviors at age 15 regardless of the quality of early care they had received. Those effects were also relatively small, and benefits did not differ between advantaged and disadvantaged children. The study's finding of persistent effects is consistent with the results of NIEER's meta-analysis of the entire literature, but also reinforces the notion that intensive educational programs are required if preschool is to make a substantive difference in the poor achievement of disadvantaged children.
The study appears in Child Development.
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From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development Language: English
Author: Shonkoff, Jack
Publisher: The National Academies Press (2000)
Description: An elctronic copy of a book by the National Academies Press on the human development of young children.
The body of research that the committee reviewed is extensive, multidisciplinary, and more complex than current discourse would lead one to believe. It covers the period from before birth until the first day of kindergarten. It includes efforts to understand how early experience affects all aspects of development—from the neural circuitry of the maturing brain, to the expanding network of a child's social relationships, to both the enduring and the changing cultural values of the society in which parents raise children. It includes efforts to understand the typical trajectories of early childhood, as well as the atypical developmental pathways that characterize the adaptations of children with disabilities.
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National Center for Early Development and Learning Language: English
Publisher: FPG Child Development Institute (2011)
Description: The National Center for Early Development and Learning focuses on enhancing cognitive, social, and emotional development of children birth through age eight.
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Relationship Between Multiple Forms of Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Mental Health in Community Respondents: Results From the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study Language: English
Author: Edwards, Valerie
Publisher: The American Journal of Psychiatry (Aug 2003)
Description: This study examines the prevalence of a history of various combinations of childhood maltreatment types (physical abuse, sexual abuse, and witnessing of maternal battering) among adult members of a health maintenance organization (HMO) and explored the relationship with adult mental health of the combinations of types of childhood maltreatment and emotional abuse in the childhood family environment. Results From the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study.
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Research Spotlight: Make Time For Free Play
Language: English
Author: Nordby, Ann
Description: Having time for unstructured play is important for child development. Free play helps to develop executive function, which regulates self-control in later life. It also fosters creative thinking, which some think will become even more important for tomorrow's jobs.
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Society for Research in Child Development Language: English
Publisher: Society for Research in Child Development (Aug 2003)
Description: The Society for Research in Child Development Web site contains information about research in the area of child development. Read their newsletter, view their press releases or learn more about their policy center by exploring this site.
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Study of Children in Rural Poverty: Risk and Protective Mechanisms
Language: English
Publisher: FPG Child Development Institute (Aug 2003)
Description: The research goal of the study of Children in Rural Poverty: Risk and Protective Mechanisms is to understand the ways in which community, employment, family poverty, family health, parent-child relationships, and individual differences in the children themselves interact over time to shape the development of multiple domains in children during the first three years of life.
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