The Five-Minute Daily Playtime Ritual
Here’s a resource from NPR’s Life Kit: Tools to Help You Get It Together . . . and can’t we … Read more
Is Your Toddler Overtired?
In this informative article Jennifer Kelly Geddes, contributing writer/editor to What to Expect, and medical reviewer Tina Feeley, M.D., give … Read more
14 Talking Tips
This week’s resource, The 14 Talking Tips, comes from LENA.org, “a national nonprofit on a mission to transform children’s futures … Read more
Preverbal Skills: The Skills Your Baby Develops Before Talking
This research article was highlighted as a Part C literacy resource by ICC Chair, Dr. Marie Kanne Poulsen, for the … Read more
I is for Independent Play (Resource for Parents)
Fred Rogers once said, “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for … Read more
Babies and Screen Time: New Research Calls for Caution
An important article on the effects of screen time on young children was published in the Journal of the American … Read more
STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education (more easily referred to as STEMI2E2) is an OSEP-funded project … Read more
Serve & Return
Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child website provides a wealth of information, including a series of online guides describing … Read more
A Year of Play
Published online in both English and Spanish, “A Year of Play” from Zero to Three offers 12 months of captivating … Read more
What Is Executive Function? And How Does It Relate to Child Development?
The Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University developed a useful graphic for defining executive function and explaining its … Read more
Research Article: Young Children and Infants Read to By Parents Have Stronger Vocabulary Skills
For several years now, awareness campaigns like First 5’s “Talk. Read. Sing.” have emphasized the importance of reading to young … Read more
Babies Know When You Imitate Them – And Like It
In 2020, researchers from Lund University in Sweden published findings from their investigation of six-month-olds in their homes and how … Read more