Emotional Development

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Emotional Development

Resource Lists
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Helping Children with Big Feelings in the Classroom

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
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Helping Children with Big Feelings

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Little girl holding a teddy bear looking out a window

“I’m Missing My Friends!” Supporting Young Children’s Emotions During the Pandemic

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Woman and children at a table with masks on

Families, Social-Emotional Learning, and the Pandemic

Podcasts
child and mother baking

Helping Young Children Understand Changing Holiday Traditions

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
child showing anger

Challenging Behaviors in Young Children

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

Learning and Growing Together
children stacking toys

Returning to Early Childhood Programs During COVID-19

Tool Kits
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
dad and child playing with blocks

Helping Young Children With Disabilities During a Trying Time: Adding Structure and Routine

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
drawing of parent touching child's head

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Be Thoughtful

Graphic 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, Tip Sheets
parent talking with child

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Plan Ahead

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
drawing of adult talking with child

Positive Guidance for Young Children: Be Consistent

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
child hugging mother

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

Podcasts
boy painting at art table

Waiting to Paint

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
baby crying

Social and Emotional Development

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Child on a tricycle

Try and Try Again (audio)

Podcasts
Try and Try Again

Try and Try Again

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Cartoon angry face

Feelings Are Fantastic (audio)

Podcasts
Mother and child hugging

Young Children’s Mental Health

Resource Lists
Toddler crying to the camera

Toddlers and Tantrums

Resource Lists
Imagination and Fantasy in Early Childhood

Imagination and Fantasy in Early Childhood

Resource Lists
Child looking through a chain-link fence

Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Resource Lists
Child sitting on a step with their face in their hands

Supporting Young Children with Challenging Behaviors

Resource Lists
Child laying under a blanket on the couch

Supporting Children with Autism in Child Care and at Home

Resource Lists
Project Work as a Context for Social Development

Project Work as a Context for Social Development

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Cartoon sad face

Feelings Are Fantastic (blog)

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Two Trains

Two Trains

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
A Tower Together

A Tower Together

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Snack Time

Snack Time

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
I Don't Like That

I Don’t Like That

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Blue or Purple

Blue or Purple

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
A Big Tower

A Big Tower

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Papa and Wayne: A Simple Game With Baby

Papa and Wayne: A Simple Game With Baby

Parenting Videos, Videos
Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations

Tattoos and Teakettles: “Housekeeping” Conversations

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play

“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
The Right Word: Conversation and Print During Pretend Play

The Right Word: Conversation and Print During Pretend Play

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops

Keep It Moving: Playing With Hoops

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
When Children Mourn

When Children Mourn

Tip Sheets
drawing of adult with child

Supporting Adult-Child Relationships

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Cartoon faces with different emotions

Feelings Are Fantastic

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Helping Children Handle Disappointment

Helping Children Handle Disappointment

Tip Sheets
Children in Refugee Families Need Extra Care, Attention

Children in Refugee Families Need Extra Care, Attention

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
child in playhouse

Time to Play, Time to Dream: Unscheduling Your Child

Tip Sheets
Please Don’t Go! Separation Anxiety and Children

Please Don’t Go! Separation Anxiety and Children

Tip Sheets
boy watching screen

Teachers Can Support Young Children’s Mental Health

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Using Words to Discipline Children

Using Words to Discipline Children

Tip Sheets