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Mental Health

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Returning to Early Childhood Programs During COVID-19

Tool Kits
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COVID-19 Parenting Pep Talk: Make Time for Connection

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
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Learning at Home During Trying Times

Resource Lists
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Positive Guidance for Young Children: Be Thoughtful

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Young Children’s Mental Health

Young Children’s Mental Health

Resource Lists
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
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When Children Are Homeless or Housing Insecure: How Preschool Teachers and Caregivers Can Help

Resource Lists
Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Resource Lists
Helping Children Develop “Impulse Control”

Helping Children Develop “Impulse Control”

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
When Children Mourn

When Children Mourn

Tip Sheets
Teachers Can Support Young Children’s Mental Health

Teachers Can Support Young Children’s Mental Health

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Starting Kindergarten? Help Make It a Good Experience!

Starting Kindergarten? Help Make It a Good Experience!

Tip Sheets
Young Children’s Mental Health: What Is Essential?

Young Children’s Mental Health: What Is Essential?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Small Child, Big Stress?

Small Child, Big Stress?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Supporting Young Children in Military Families

Supporting Young Children in Military Families

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Making and Keeping Friends

Making and Keeping Friends

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.

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