IEL Resources
- Tip Sheets:
- Tip Sheet Series: Positive Guidance for Young Children
- Tool Kits:
- Q&A: Parent-Child Relationships
- Videos: Parenting Videos
- Blogs:
Web Resources
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10 Things Every Parent Should Know About Play
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
This article offers parents information about play.
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Calming a Fussy Baby
Source: Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse
This topical guide will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse regarding calming a fussy baby.
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Encouraging Development in Everyday Spaces
(also in Spanish)Source: Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse
This resource provides information on looking at spaces to find opportunities to explore and grow together to make the most of time with children to help them grow.
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Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers
Source: Centers on Disease Control (CDC)
Get expert advice on common parenting challenges in this CDC toolkit. Designed for parents of 2-4 year olds, this resource can help you build a positive, healthy relationship, encourage good behavior, and decrease misbehavior.
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Family Fun
(also in Spanish)Source: Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse
This topical guide will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse regarding family fun.
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How I Understand
(also in Spanish)Source: Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse
This tip sheet provides a list of ways babies start to understand the world around him or her.
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How Our History Influences How We Raise Our Children
(also in Spanish)Source: Zero to Three
This podcast, by Dr. Dan Siegel, talks about how the way we are brought up influences the way we bring up our kids—the power of the past on our parenting. He also describes how parents can use reflection and self-awareness to make good parenting decisions today.
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How to Give Clear Directions
Source: National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI)
This document is a series through the Pyramid Model that addresses how to support young children to listen and follow directions.
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It’s the Little Things: Daily Routines
Source: PBS
This article explains the importance of daily routines that are responsive to children’s individual needs and create a nurturing, flexible and positive environment where children’s needs are met
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Just in Time Parenting Newsletter
Source: Just in Time Parenting
Just in Time Parenting is a free parenting newsletter that is delivered by email and specific to a child’s age and needs. They are designed so that information that’s relevant to your family is automatically delivered to you just in time!
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Little Kids, Big Questions: A Parenting Podcast Series From ZERO TO THREE™
(also in Spanish)Source: Zero to Three
This page provides links to podcasts that address some of the most common (and challenging) issues facing parents of babies and toddlers.
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Reading Tips for Parents of Preschoolers
(also in Spanish)Source: Colorin Colorado
This provides tips to offer some fun ways you can help your child become a happy and confident reader.
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Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry
Source: Center on the Developing Child (Harvard University)
This page is a guide to serve and return which is about responsive interactions between children and the people who care for them, and how those interactions help children grow and reach their full potential. In this guide, learn more about what serve and return is, the science behind it, and how easy it is to help build strong brains by engaging in serve and return with a child.