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This article originally appeared in the July-August 2005 issue of the
Children's Advocate, published by Action Alliance for Children.
Heart start
Resources for social and emotional development
By Jessine Foss
For child care teachers and providers
Training
- California Association for the Education of Young Children:
training and resources for child care teachers on social and emotional
development and cultural diversity, http://www.caeyc.org/
- WestEd offers
- Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers: includes discussion
of cultural differences in childrearing, families' feelings, and
building close relationships with families, 415-289-2300, http://www.pitc.org
- Project Relationship: training for child care teachers
about handling behavior problems http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pg/16
- Contact the Center for Prevention and Early Intervention,
Sue Bollig, 916-492-4009, mbollig@wested.org
for a list of early mental health websites
- Your local community college
Mental health information
- Child care mental health consultants
- Child Care Health Program: statewide hotline offers advice
and resources for child care teachers, including issues related to social-emotional
and mental health, 800-333-3212, http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org
Classroom curricula
- Center on Social and Emotional Foundations for Learning offers
training modules in English and Spanish that address social and emotional
needs in young children, http://www.csefel.uiuc.edu/modules.html
- Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
offers resources and curricula about social emotional learning, http://www.casel.org/
Resources
- How You Are is as Important as What You Do discusses infant-toddler
mental health for people who work with children by exploring common
situations and how adults might respond. By Jereee Pawl and Maria St.
John; available from Zero to Three, (800) 899-4301
- Discussing Infant Mental Health and School Readiness with Funders and Policymakers, Zero to Three, PO Box 960; Herndon, VA 20172; (800) 899-4301; http://www.zerotothree.org/bookstore
- Emotional Connections: How Relationships Guide Early Learning offers
tools for building responsive relationships with very young children
and their families. By Perry McArthur Butterfield and Carole Martin,
available from Zero to Three, (800) 899-4301; summary online at http://www.zerotothree.org/bookstore
- Encouraging Healthy Social and Emotional Development discusses
young children's social and emotional development, including research,
tips and exercises, and assessment tools. $55. By Sarah Landy, available
from Brookes Publishing, (800) 638-3775; summary online at http://www.brookespublishing.com/store/books/landy-577x/index.htm
- Fostering children's social competence suggests how teachers
can strengthen children's social skills, includes ways to address difficulties
and build community in the classroom. By Lilian Katz and Diane McClellan,
available from Gryphon House, http://www.ghbooks.com/Showbook.cfm?code=25030
- Mental Health Consultation in Infant-Toddler Child Care offers suggestions for improving the quality of infant-toddler care by improving relationships between directors, staff, parents, children, and mental health consultants. Includes real-life examples. $40. Zero to Three, PO Box 960; Herndon, VA 20172; (800) 899-4301; http://www.zerotothree.org/bookstore
- Zero to Three offers many resources about infant mental health,
social and emotional development, and school readiness Discussing
Infant Mental Health and School Readiness with Funders and Policymakers
and Promoting Mental Health in Child Care
http://www.zerotothree.org/prof_az.html#I
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For parents
- Zero to Three offers resources about children's brain development,
social emotional development, and school readiness, including Brainwonders,
Getting Ready for School Starts at Birth (English and Spanish),
and Bringing Up Baby: Three Steps to Making Good Decisions in Your
Child's First Years, http://www.zerotothree.org/ztt_parents.html
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Research
- Building Academic Success on Social and Emotional Learning
examines the relationship between social-emotional development and school
success. By Joseph Zine, available from Teachers College Press, (800)
575-6566; summary online at http://store.tcpress.com/0807744395.shtml
- Emotions Matter: Making the Case for the Role of Young Children's
Emotional Development for Early School Readiness discusses the importance
of social-emotional skills in school readiness -- and the effectiveness
of early parenting, child care, and school-based interventions. By Cybele
Raver, from Social Policy Report, Volume XVI, Number 3, 2002,
http://www.srcd.org/spr.html
- From Neurons to Neighborhoods: Science of Early Childhood Development
discusses brain research about how kids learn to think and regulate
their behavior -- and how the child's family, early care and education,
and community affect this. Edited by Jack Shonkoff and Deborah Phillips,
National Academies Press, 2000, online at books.nap.edu/catalog/9824.html
- Prekindergarteners Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Prekindergarten
Systems, a study by the Yale University Child Study Center, finds
teachers half as likely to expel children from preschool for behavior
problems when they have an ongoing relationship with a behavioral consultant.
http://fcd-us.org
- Ready to Enter: Research About Strategies to Promote Social and
Emotional School Readiness discusses research about effective interventions
for children at risk of poor social, emotional, and behavioral development.
National Center for Children in Poverty, http://nccp.org/publications/pub_485.html
- Set for Success: Building a Strong Foundation for School Readiness
Based on the Social-Emotional Development of Young Children discusses
the importance of social and emotional school readiness and programs
are helping prepare young children for school. Kauffman Early Education
Exchange, www.emkf.org/pdf/eex_brochure.pdf
- Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships discusses
research on child development -- and the importance of relationships
with parents, caregivers, and other children. National Scientific Council
on the Developing Child, http://www.developingchild.net/
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Policy change
- Addressing Social-Emotional Development and Infant Mental Health,
from the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities,
recommends that infant mental health be integrated into early care and
education, health care, family support. Includes policy recommendations.
Online at http://www.healthychild.ucla.edu/
Publications/NationalCenterPubs.asp
- Building Services and Systems to Support the Healthy Emotional
Development of Young Children-An Action Guide for Policymakers describes
how policymakers can help promote health development in young children.
National Center for Children in Poverty, http://nccp.org/publications/pub_369.html
- Recommendations to Promote Healthy Social Environments, National
Guideline Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
from American Journal of Preventive Medicine, April 2003.
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Efforts in California
- California Infant, Preschool, and Family Mental Health Initiative:
helps eight county mental health departments develop mental health services
and relationship-based intervention for children under five and their
families (participating counties: Alameda, Fresno, Humboldt, Los Angeles,
Riverside, Sacramento, San Francisco, Stanislaus), http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/207
- Desired Results Training discusses how California Department
of Education evaluates child care and development programs -- including
how well children are learning social and emotional skills. Sonoma State
University, http://www.sonoma.edu
- Early Interventions for School Success: statewide program that
provides interventions for young children (preschool to second grade),
teacher training, and parent education. Offers an assessment tool based
on standards related to child development. Evaluations show participating
children increase social and learning skills and are less likely to
be held back or in special education. Orange County Department of Education,
Cathy Wietstock, 714-966-4325, http://www.eissonline.com
- First Five California: school readiness initiative promotes quality early care and education, family support, health and social services, and schools' readiness for children. http://www.ccfc.ca.gov
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