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Child Development Resources & Services
Resources for parents and professionals on child development and early childhood education.
Resources for parents
Healthy Minds: Nurturing Your Child's Development
Zero to Three (2003)
Summarizes key findings of brain development research and offers suggestions to parents on how to nurture their child's healthy development.
How Behavior Changes in Babies, Ages 0-18 Months
University of Minnesota Extension Service (2002)
Discusses how behavior changes in infants from birth to 18 months. Discusses the influence of environmental factors on the development of language skills and behavior.
How Behavior Changes in Toddlers Ages 18 Months to 2.5 Years
University of Minnesota Extension Service (2002)
Discusses behavior changes parents should expect when their child enters toddlerhood.
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Resources for professionals
Advancing Child Abuse and Neglect Protective Factors: The Role of the Early Care and Education Infrastructure. Executive Summary (PDF - 385 KB)
Kagan (2003)
Recommendations for adapting current systems to facilitate child abuse and neglect prevention activities. Emphasizes consideration of child abuse and neglect issues in the development of curricula, indicators for measuring parent education and child development, family engagement efforts, licensing criteria, and the formation of a comprehensive funding plan.
Building Services and Systems to Support the Healthy Emotional Development of Young Children: An Action Guide for Policymakers (PDF - 186 KB)
National Center for Children in Poverty (2001)
Provides recommendations for communities and public policymakers seeking to provide services for emotionally challenged children, and emphasizes reasons why such services should be made available.
Caring for Infants and Toddlers
The Future of Children, (11)1, 2001
Special issue covers caregiving arrangements for children under age 3, developmental needs of infants and toddlers, and issues related to working parents and employer support.
Developmental Status and Early Intervention Service Needs of Maltreated Children: Final Report
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (2008)
Includes information on the extent of developmental problems experienced by maltreated children and services received by those children and their families.
Key Program Elements: Family Support Services (PDF - 183 KB)
Center for the Study of Social Policy (2004)
Describes how several early childhood programs have structured family support services.
Lifecourse Model
Child Trends (2004)
This "life course" model shows that varied program approaches can contribute to children's development, different approaches are appropriate at different ages, and developmental inputs build on one another over time.
Parenting, Early Childhood
Unger, Brown, & Park (2003)
In Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion
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Focuses on the need for community-based prevention and support interventions for parents of young children. Methods to support parents with young children are described and include early intervention and preschool programming.
Protecting Children by Strengthening Families: A Guidebook for Early Childhood Programs (PDF - 2090 KB)
Center for the Study of Social Policy (2004)
Guidelines for early childhood programs considering the application of the family strengths framework to develop a culture of respect among staff, design the physical space to accommodate necessary activities, involve men, collaborate with child welfare staff, deliver family support services, provide mental health consultation, and serve families and children with special needs.
Strengthening Families in America's Cities: Early Childhood Development (PDF - 290 KB)
National League of Cities (2003)
Findings on early childhood development based on examination of issues affecting children and families in American communities.
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