Infant / Toddlers

Understanding Early Childhood Mental Health: A Practical Guide for Professionals

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:57:26 -0400

Enhance child outcomes by weaving best practices in mental health into early childhood services. This accessible text from more than a dozen top experts gives early childhood professionals a primer on key issues in infant mental health and research-based guidelines for practice. From Brookes Publishing.

Spotlight on Infants and Toddlers

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:47:13 -0400

Quality child development programs for infants and toddlers tailor their care to meet the particular characteristics and developmental needs of this age group. This collection of engaging articles from NAEYC’s journal Young Children provides relevant and current information for anyone who works with or in support of infants and toddlers and their families. Authors offer practical, research-based strategies and observations of these very young children in action. The book includes study guides with many of the articles, as well as a comprehensive resource list.

Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction for Teachers of Infants & Toddlers

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:40:11 -0400

Developmentally appropriate practice is so fundamental to the early childhood field that all new educators need a sound grasp from the very start. While DAP’s basic concepts aren’t difficult or arcane, they can be understood wrongly or incompletely—and often are! This engaging little book describes the core concepts and makes them meaningful to everyday practice for teachers of infants and toddlers. College instructors, directors, and trainers will find this an invaluable tool for introducing learners to the foundation of the early childhood field.

How I Learn: Milestones of Child Development (Poster)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:12:01 -0400

Follow the milestones of average child development from a child's perspective through motor, language, and social skills from birth to 8 years. This poster (18"x24", laminated) is based on NAEYC's brochure “Toys: Tools for Learning”. From Learning ZoneXpress.

How I Learn: Milestones of Child Development (Tablet, English/Spanish)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:23:28 -0400

Learn the milestones of average child development from a child’s perspective. Based on the NAEYC brochure “Toys: Tools for Learning”, this tablet (8½”x11", 50 sheets per tablet) covers motor, language, and social skills from birth to eight years old. English front, Spanish back. From Learning ZoneXpress.

Voices: Caring for Infants and Young Toddlers (DVD)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:35:21 -0500

Interlaced with real-life classroom video, this powerful DVD offers practical ideas and experienced insights from seasoned professionals who speak with the passion and perspective that can only come from years of working with directors, teachers, young children, and their families. Provides a rich platform for staff development and training sessions that will inspire, motivate, teach, provoke new thinking, and generate lively discussions.

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Ten Things Every Child Needs for the Best Start in Life (DVD)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:47:03 -0400

This fascinating and highly acclaimed DVD explains how a parent's or caregiver's earliest interactions influence a child's brain development. Ten Things Every Child Needs features child development experts and prominent brain researchers including Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, Dr. Bruce Perry, and Dr. Barbara Bowman. From Brazelton.

Our Family of Films: The Read to Me Collection (DVD)

root — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:02:36 -0400

Our Family of Films shows how the rewards and pleasures triumph over the often challenging realities when introducing reading and books into the lives of babies. This DVD contains three videos:

Touchpoints (DVD)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:45:40 -0400

Touchpoints is a three-part guide that offers keen insights for parents and caregivers of infants and toddlers. In volume one Dr. T. Berry Brazelton addresses the common concerns of expectant and new parents. Volumes two and three guide parents through their infant or toddler’s physical, emotional, and behavioral development. Essential viewing for both parents and caregivers. 132 min. From Brazelton.

Infant CPR

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:50:26 -0500

The Infant CPR poster (laminated, 18"x24") features step-by-step instructions for conducting CPR on infants under one year old. Photographs and text clearly explain how to safely resuscitate an infant. From Learning ZoneXpress.