Building Babies’ Brains through Play (Resource for Parents)

Building Babies’ Brains Through Play: Mini Parenting Master Class from the Harvard University Center on the Developing Child offers helpful research based video clips, research summaries, handouts and more to show parents how easy it can be to help their baby’s brain grow during serve-and-return interactions. Check it out at the following link: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/building-babies-brains-through-play-mini-parenting-master-class/

The ICC-Recommended Early Start Personnel Manual (ESPM) describes core knowledge and role-specific competencies needed for early intervention service provision, incorporating current research and evidence in the field of early intervention. To access the ESPM, CLICK HERE.

This resource is related to the following ESPM knowledge-level competencies:

Core Knowledge (CK):
- CK2: The role of primary social and emotional relationships as the foundation for early learning.
- CK5: The importance of play as context, method, and outcome of learning.
Individualized Family Service Plan Development and Review (IFSP-i):
- IFSP-i2 (EIS): Understands the individual nature of child learning styles and the importance of adapting intervention strategies.