The Infant Toddler Temperament Tool (IT3): Supporting A "Goodness of Fit"
This tool supports parents and caregivers in understanding temperament. Discover simple best practice tips adults can use to foster the unique temperament of each child.
This tool supports parents and caregivers in understanding temperament. Discover simple best practice tips adults can use to foster the unique temperament of each child.
Explore Family Connections, a preventive, systemwide mental health consultation and training approach to strengthen the capacity of Early Head Start and Head Start staff. Staff can use these resources in working with families dealing with parental depression and related adversities.
This fact sheet provides information on healthy active living. It discusses the importance of physical activity, a healthy diet, and quality sleep to the overall growth, development, and learning of young children.
Learn about health literacy and how to help families obtain, process, and understand basic health information and health care services to make good health choices.
Learn how to support healthy breathing. Share information with families about asthma and how to avoid asthma triggers.
All children can exhibit challenging behavior sometimes. How parents respond can be key to how a child develops. Find ways to help parents and staff positively respond to children's behavior.
Learn the facts about Enterovirus, how to prevent it and what to do if someone in your program has it.
This video clip shows staff and family reflections on their conversations. Mary, a parent, and Ms. Jefferson, a teacher, are asked questions about the impact of this type of conversation on their relationship with each other. Watch this clip to see reflection in action and to understand how using specific Motivational Interviewing strategies can help to deepen your relationships with families.
Watch this short webinar to learn about why the VEEC is important, who contributed to it, and to get a quick overview.
Health Services Advisory Committees (HSAC) help programs make decisions about health services. Use this kit to help plan, recruit, engage, and evaluate the work of the HSAC.