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Infants

mom and child playing with blocks

Including Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities in Child Care

Podcasts
mother and newborn

The Newborn Period

Illinois Early Learning Moments
child playing with other children

Self-Regulation: Foundation of Development

Illinois Early Learning Moments
baby crying

Social and Emotional Development

Illinois Early Learning Moments
child looking at toy in adult's hands

Look What This Can Do!

Parenting Videos
child using a drum

Drumming in the Kitchen

Parenting Videos
Peekaboo!

Peekaboo!

Parenting Videos
Who Is in the Mirror?

Who Is in the Mirror?

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
Cognitive Development

Cognitive Development

Illinois Early Learning Moments
Language Development, Communication, and Literacy

Language Development, Communication, and Literacy

Illinois Early Learning Moments
Physical Development and Health

Physical Development and Health

Illinois Early Learning Moments
Toddlers and Tantrums

Toddlers and Tantrums

Resource Lists
Encouraging Literacy Development in Infants and Toddlers

Encouraging Literacy Development in Infants and Toddlers

Resource Lists
Bonding Books and Children

Bonding Books and Children

Resource Lists
children playing with balls

Best Practices for Infant and Toddler Care

Resource Lists
Healthy Teeth! Early Brushing and Early Visits to the Dentist

Healthy Teeth! Early Brushing and Early Visits to the Dentist

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Cooking with Spinach

Cooking with Spinach

Project Approach, Project Examples
Creativity, Inventiveness, and Imagination

Creativity, Inventiveness, and Imagination

Illinois Early Learning Moments
drawing of parent and child reading

Tech Time for Infants and Toddlers

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Press Here

Press Here

Guidelines Videos
Waylon and Grandpa: A Continuous Contingent Interaction

Waylon and Grandpa: A Continuous Contingent Interaction

Parenting Videos
Toddlers and Boxes: “Hi! Hi!"

Toddlers and Boxes: “Hi! Hi!”

Parenting Videos
Roll, Evie, Roll!

Roll, Evie, Roll!

Parenting Videos
Papa and Wayne: A Simple Game With Baby

Papa and Wayne: A Simple Game With Baby

Parenting Videos
Let Baby Play

Let Baby Play

Parenting Videos
Feeding Baby Brother His Carrots

Feeding Baby Brother His Carrots

Parenting Videos
Baby Meets Books

Baby Meets Books

Parenting Videos
SIDS: Back to Sleep

SIDS: Back to Sleep

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Choosing Child Care for Infants & Toddlers

Choosing Child Care for Infants & Toddlers

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
Age-Appropriate Play for Young Children

Age-Appropriate Play for Young Children

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
A Mother's Story: Birth to 2

A Mother’s Story: Birth to 2

Blogs, Dual Language Learners
Sharing Books with Your Baby

Sharing Books with Your Baby

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
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)
mother with baby

Is My Child OK?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
No More Diapers: Getting Started

No More Diapers: Getting Started

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Dental Health for Babies

Dental Health for Babies

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Development in Young Children

Development in Young Children

Questions and Answers (Q&A)

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