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Adult Child Relationship

mother speaking to child

COVID-19 Parenting Pep Talk: Be With Your Child’s Big Feelings

Learning and Growing Together
mom coloring with child

COVID-19 Parenting Pep Talk: Make Time for Connection

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
child playing with blocks

COVID-19 Parenting Pep Talk: (Re)focus on Positive Guidance

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Keep Young Children Learning at Home During Trying Times

Keep Young Children Learning at Home During Trying Times

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
parents watch child play with toy

Learning at Home During Trying Times

Resource Lists
drawing of parent touching child's head

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Be Thoughtful

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
little girl with teddy bear and blanket

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Take a Break and Calm Down

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
parent talking with child

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Plan Ahead

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
drawing of adult talking with child

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Be Consistent

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
child with toy

The Impact of Trauma on the Lives of Young Children (Part 2)

Podcasts
child hugging mother

The Impact of Trauma on the Lives of Young Children (Part 1)

Podcasts
girl and boy on bed

Supporting Families with Young Children Experiencing Homelessness

Tool Kits
mother and newborn

The Newborn Period

Illinois Early Learning Moments
child playing with other children

Self-Regulation: Foundation of Development

Illinois Early Learning Moments
child standing outdoors holding dandelion

Lots of Dandelions

Benchmark Videos
baby crying

Social and Emotional Development

Illinois Early Learning Moments
young boy painting with hands

‘Look at Your Lines!’

Benchmark Videos
teacher helping student at table

Maybe We Can Make a Road!

Benchmark Videos
child engaged in messy play

Look at It Go!

Benchmark Videos
child looking at toy in adult's hands

Look What This Can Do!

Parenting Videos
Sing Pío, Pío, Pío

Sing Pío, Pío, Pío

Parenting Videos
What Can You Tell Me Baby?

What Can You Tell Me Baby?

Parenting Videos
Let’s Write a Grocery List

Let’s Write a Grocery List

Parenting Videos
Toot, Honk, Splish

Toot, Honk, Splish

Parenting Videos
children in a class

Attendance

Resource Lists
Try and Try Again (audio)

Try and Try Again (audio)

Podcasts
Try and Try Again

Try and Try Again

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
How Do Family Mealtimes and Other Daily Routines Enhance a Child's Well-Being?

How Do Family Mealtimes and Other Daily Routines Enhance a Child’s Well-Being?

Resource Lists
Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Resource Lists
Handling Challenging Behaviors in Child Care and at Home: Autism

Handling Challenging Behaviors in Child Care and at Home: Autism

Resource Lists
Helping Children Develop “Impulse Control”

Helping Children Develop “Impulse Control”

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
You Made It

You Made It

Guidelines Videos
Roll Them Up

Roll Them Up

Guidelines Videos
Ready? Boing!

Ready? Boing!

Guidelines Videos
Press Here

Press Here

Guidelines Videos
Waylon and Grandpa: A Continuous Contingent Interaction

Waylon and Grandpa: A Continuous Contingent Interaction

Parenting Videos
Papa and Wayne: A Simple Game With Baby

Papa and Wayne: A Simple Game With Baby

Parenting Videos
Screen Time and Young Children

Screen Time and Young Children

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Supporting Adult-Child Relationships

Supporting Adult-Child Relationships

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Parent-Child Relationships

Parent-Child Relationships

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Continuity of Contact

Continuity of Contact

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Insight as Part of Teaching Young Children

Insight as Part of Teaching Young Children

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Encouraging Words

Encouraging Words

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Please Don’t Go! Separation Anxiety and Children

Please Don’t Go! Separation Anxiety and Children

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Making the Holidays Memorable and Meaningful

Making the Holidays Memorable and Meaningful

Tip Sheets
Fuss Management: Comforting the Irritable Child

Fuss Management: Comforting the Irritable Child

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Say What You Mean! Talking Straight to Children

Say What You Mean! Talking Straight to Children

Tip Sheets
Manners and Preschoolers

Manners and Preschoolers

Tip Sheets
Engaging Every Child

Engaging Every Child

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Talking Straight to Children

Talking Straight to Children

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
The Newborn Period: A Developmental Perspective on the First Four Months

The Newborn Period: A Developmental Perspective on the First Four Months

Illinois Early Learning Guidelines: For Children Birth to Age Three (IELG)
Tearless Transitions

Tearless Transitions

Tip Sheets
child with magnifying glass

The Curious Child

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Dealing with Parental Guilt

Dealing with Parental Guilt

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets

About IEL

The Illinois Early Learning Project Web site is a source of evidence-based, reliable information on early care and education for parents, caregivers, and teachers of young children in Illinois.

Funded by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

View IEL staff information, contact IEL online, or call (877) 275-3227.

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