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Creating Structure and Routine
Young children thrive on structure and routine because it gives them a sense of safety and predictability in their day.
Turning Struggles Into Cooperation
Parenting comes with its share of challenges, and moments of struggle with your child can feel overwhelming.
Everyday Brain Boosters
Everyday life is full of opportunities to boost your child’s brain development in fun and meaningful ways.
Tips for Reading Aloud to Your Child
Reading aloud to young children is one of the best ways to foster a love of reading, build language skills, and bond with your child.
Resources
For information on supporting and nurturing your child’s development, parenting skills and support, and other various topics, here are some of our Parenting Educators’ favorite local and national resources.
Recommended Links
MACARONI KID SARASOTA VENICE – A community site linking all the fun events and resources for kids and families and so much more.
AHA PARENTING – Advice and information about parenting, behavior and connecting with your child.
ALL ABOUT SARASOTA KIDS – List of local resources for Sarasota families.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS – Information on physical, mental, and social health and wellbeing for infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
CENTER ON MEDIA AND CHILD HEALTH – Educates and empowers children and those who care for them to create and consume media in ways that optimize children’s health and development.
CHILDREN’S MOVEMENT OF FLORIDA– A non-partisan grassroots movement of Floridians insisting on increased investment in the first five years of all our children.
COMMON SENSE MEDIA– Provides independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.
HEALTHY CHILDREN – A website of the American Academy of Pediatrics focused on the health of children.
NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK – Tools for helping children cope with trauma and traumatic stress.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PARENTS CENTRAL – Information and resources to keep your children safe on the road.
ZERO TO THREE – Offers interactive tools, parent handouts, FAQ’s and more to help support the health and development of babies and toddlers.
Recursos Recomendados
ABRIENDO PUERTAS / OPENING DOORS – Es el primer programa de capacitación integral basado en evidencias desarrollado por y para padres latinos con niños de edades 0-5; Recursos familiares disponibles.
UNIVISION CONTIGO – Es un recurso educativo innovador para ayudar a los padres hispanos a participar en la educación de sus hijos; ofreciendo las familias hispanas información, acceso y recursos para ayudar a sus hijos a tener éxito en la escuela.
TALKING IS TEACHING– Promover la importancia del cerebro temprano y el desarrollo del lenguaje y empoderar a los padres con herramientas para hablar, leer y cantar con sus hijos pequeños desde el nacimiento.
COLORIN COLORADO – Es un proyecto nacional de multimedia que ofrece una gran riqueza de información basada en la investigación, actividades y consejos bilingües familias de estudiantes del idioma inglés (ELLs, por sus siglas en inglés).
IEL – ILLINOIS EARLY LEARNING PROJECT – Les ofrece información confiable y basada en evidencia sobre el cuidado y educación de niños pequeños a familias, cuidadores y maestros de niños pequeños en Illinois.
Recommended Reading
General
- The Happiest Baby on the Block, Harvey Karp, MD
- The Happiest Toddler on the Block, Harvey Karp, MD
- The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
- Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness, Dr. Edward Hallowell
- Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, American Academy of Pediatrics
- The Irreducible Needs of Children, Brazelton and Greenspan
- Darn Good Parenting, Jan Faull
- Your Baby, Your Child, Penelope Leach
- Touchpoints: The Essential Reference, T. Berry Brazelton, MD
- The Emotional Life of the Toddler, Alicia Lieberman, PhD
- Mind In The Making, Ellen Galinsky
Bullying
- The Bully, The Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School, Barbara Colorosso
Communication
- Just Tell Me What to Say!, Betsy Brown Braun
- Nurturing Resilience In Our Children, Dr. Robert Brooks
Discipline
- Kids Are Worth It!, Barbara Coloroso
- NO: Why Kids – of All Ages – Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It, Dr. David Walsh
- There’s Gotta Be A Better Way: Discipline That Works!, Becky Bailey
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Faber & Mazlish
Feelings
- Dealing with Disappointment: Helping Kids Cope When Things Don’t Go Their Way, Elizabeth Crary
- Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
- First Feelings, Stanley Greenspan
Newborns
- Darn Good Advice, Baby, Jan Faull
Siblings
- Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too, Faber & Mazlish
- Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings, Dr. Laura Markham
Sleep
- Sleepless In America, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
- The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep, Harvey Karp, MD
Temperament
- Raising Your Spirited Child, Mary Sheedy-Kurcinka
- Living With The Active Alert Child, Linda Budd
- Know Your Child: An Authoritative Guide for Today’s Parents, Chess, Stella & Alexander Thomas
Toilet Teaching
- Mommy, I Have to Go Potty, Jan Faull