Parenting

teacher and child wearing protective masks

Getting Your Child Ready to Return to Childcare

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
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
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
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
child with blocks

Rights of Families Experiencing Homelessness

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
girl and boy on bed

Supporting Families with Young Children Experiencing Homelessness

Tool Kits
mother and child sitting on a bed

Resource Directory for Illinois Families with Young Children Experiencing Homelessness and Housing Insecurity

Tool Kits
mother and newborn

The Newborn Period

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
Let’s Write a Grocery List

Let’s Write a Grocery List

Parenting Videos
Toot, Honk, Splish

Toot, Honk, Splish

Parenting Videos
Advocacy, Communication Important at Each Step of the Journey

Advocacy, Communication Important at Each Step of the Journey

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Diverse Families and the Transition to Kindergarten

Diverse Families and the Transition to Kindergarten

Podcasts
drawing of ABC

Get Them to School Every Day

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
drawing of child standing on book

Going to Kindergarten?

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Try and Try Again (audio)

Try and Try Again (audio)

Podcasts
Try and Try Again

Try and Try Again

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Sibling Relationships

Sibling Relationships

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
Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Resource Lists
Making Pizza Together

Making Pizza Together

Parenting Videos
Let Baby Play

Let Baby Play

Parenting Videos
Going Camping

Going Camping

Parenting Videos
Dads Read

Dads Read

Parenting Videos
Connecting with Concepts and Skills

Connecting with Concepts and Skills

Parenting Videos
Birthdays, Holidays, and Family Gatherings

Birthdays, Holidays, and Family Gatherings

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Helping Siblings Get Along

Helping Siblings Get Along

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Encouraging Words

Encouraging Words

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Using Words to Discipline Children

Using Words to Discipline Children

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Learning Activity Kits

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Learning Activity Kits

Tip Sheets
Say What You Mean! Talking Straight to Children

Say What You Mean! Talking Straight to Children

Tip Sheets
Developmental Milestones, Infant Toddler Guidelines, and Early Learning Standards: Metrics for Young Children

Developmental Milestones, Infant Toddler Guidelines, and Early Learning Standards: Metrics for Young Children

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Answering Questions About Your Child’s Special Needs

Answering Questions About Your Child’s Special Needs

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards: A Guide for Parents

Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards: A Guide for Parents

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
A Mother's Story: 3 to 5 years old

A Mother’s Story: 3 to 5 years old

Blogs, Dual Language Learners
A Mother's Story: Birth to 2

A Mother’s Story: Birth to 2

Blogs, Dual Language Learners
Learning and Fun on Family Trips

Learning and Fun on Family Trips

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Old Home, New Home, Our Home

Old Home, New Home, Our Home

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Freedom to Grow

Freedom to Grow

Tip Sheets
ZZZs, Please! Bedtime for Preschoolers

ZZZs, Please! Bedtime for Preschoolers

Tip Sheets
When the Teacher Calls…

When the Teacher Calls…

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

Dealing with Parental Guilt

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
What Makes a Good Toy?

What Makes a Good Toy?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Helping Children Develop “Impulse Control”

Helping Children Develop “Impulse Control”

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets