August 2024 Early Start Newsletter
The Department of Developmental Services’ Early Start Newsletter provides quarterly updates on Early Start events, resources, and other important material for families, … Read more
April 2024 Early Start Newsletter
The Department of Developmental Services’ Early Start Newsletter provides quarterly updates on Early Start events, resources, and other important material for families, … Read more
Reducing the Risk of Choking in Young Children at Mealtimes
The US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service offers a colorful infographic to share with families, Reducing the Risk … Read more
The Grand Connector: Grandparent Resources
Zero to Three has a great collection of resources, entitled The Grand Connector, focusing on all things “grandparent.” The site … Read more
Early Screen Time Associated with Delays at Ages Two and Four
Last year the Journal of the American Medical Association: Pediatrics (JAMA:P) published a study of over 7000 young children in … Read more
Emotional Literacy of Infants & Toddlers
Emotional Literacy for Infants and Toddlers, from HeadStart.gov (formerly known as Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center), offers an array … Read more
Healthy Steps Resources to Share with Parents
Healthy Steps, a program from our friends at Zero to Three, offers a collection of “Early Learning Handouts” professionals can … Read more
Designing Messy Play for Infants & Toddlers
Designing Messy Play for Infants and Toddlers comes to us from the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and … Read more
Childhood Fears
Our featured article, Childhood Fears, from Zero to Three, states, “Fear is a typical part of a child’s development in … Read more
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