Being a parent has its up days and down days. We at Building Families want to support you through it all. Below you will find some website links, information and materials that are helpful.
Health/Safety
- Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Website
- American Association of Poison Control Centers
- National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Period of PURPLE Crying
Infant and Toddlers
Positive Parenting Tips
Preschoolers – Routine guide
Great Books by Topic (for young children)
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Materials
- CSEFEL Website: Tucker Turtle, Solution Kit, Social/Emotional Literacy & Feeling Faces
- Scripted Stories for Social Situations
- Tools for Working on “Building Relationships”
- Book List
- Book Nook
- Teaching Social Emotional Skills
- Tools for Developing Behavior Support Plans
- PBIS Backpack Connection Series - The Backpack Connection Series was created by TACSEI to provide a way for teachers and parents/caregivers to work together to help young children develop social emotional skills and reduce challenging behavior.
Helpful Links – Available through the Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention (TACSEI)
Social and Emotional Development Links
- The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
- National Center for Early Development and Learning
- Research and Training Center on Early Childhood Development Center for Evidence-Based Practice
Challenging Behaviors
- Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Positive Behavior Support (RRTC/PBS)
- The University of Oregon
- Arizona Positive Behavior Support Program
- The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and The Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of Kentucky (SERC)
- University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration, Positive Approaches to Challenging Behavior for Young Children with Disabilities
- Early Childhood Behavior Project
Finance
Early Childhood and Early Intervention
- Center for Early Education and Development (CEED)
- Child Care Plus at the University of Montana’s Center on Inclusion in Early Childhood
- Circle of Inclusion
- Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE)
- Early Childhood.com
- Early Childhood Research and Practice
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA)
- First Words Projects
- Good Start, Grow Smart
- Head Start Center for Inclusion
- National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
- Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families
- National Child Care Information Center
- Family-guided Approaches to Collaborative Early-intervention Training and Services (FACETS)
- Therapists as Collaborative Team Members for Infant/Toddler Community Services (Project TaCTICS)
Child Care Technical Assistance Network
- Child Care Aware
- Child Care Bureau Conference Management Center
- Healthy Child Care America
- National Child Care Information Center
- Tribal Child Care Technical Assistance
- Child Care Information Systems Technical Assistance Project
Children’s Health
Children’s Mental Health
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- The Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
- Research & Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health
- National Mental Health Association
- Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
Improving Outcomes for Children and Families
- Promising Practices Network for Children, Families and Communities
- Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
- Children’s Defense Fund
- Child Welfare League of America
- National Center for Children in Poverty
Family Support and Parenting
- Beach Center on Disability
- iVillage’s Parent Soup
- U.S. Department of Education/Office of Educational Research and Improvement/Office of Educational Technology
- Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute
- Parent Center
- Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
- The Center for Children & Families (CC&F) at Education Development Center, Inc.
National Resources
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
Collaborators' Links
- Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Center; Department of Child and Family Studies
- Juniper Gardens Children’s Project: University of Kansas
- Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
- Florida Center for Inclusive Communities
- Georgetown National TA Center for Children’s Mental Health
- National Implementation Research Network
Natural Disaster Resources
- Talking to Children About Wildfires and Other Natural Disasters
- Helping Children After a Wildfire: Tips for Parents and Teachers
- Trauma Related to Wildfires
- Save the Children: Disaster Support for Children
Resources for Children Ages 6-12
Resources for Teens (13-19)
Prairie Lakes AEA
