Keyword: Mental Health
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Supporting Children Who Experience Community Violence
This list provides resources on how to support children and families affected by community violence.
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Refugee Families
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Mindfulness for Educators
This list contains resources about mindfulness practices for early childhood educators.
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Helping Children with Big Feelings
Big feelings such as frustration or being upset can lead to strong reactions in adults and children. For children who have little control over their environment, these feelings can occur for reasons adults see as inconsequential or silly. Regardless of what causes a meltdown, teaching, modeling, and supporting them to calm down in that big…
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Families, Social-Emotional Learning, and the Pandemic
In this podcast, we speak with Kelly Russell, the program director of CU Early, which serves infants, toddlers, and expectant parents in Champaign, Urbana, and Mahomet. We explore how the pandemic has changed service delivery for home visits, developmental screenings, and support groups. We also delve into the changing social and emotional needs of families…
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Returning to Early Childhood Programs During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed our lives. Our routines have been changed. We have been unable to see our loved ones. We are concerned for our health and the health of others. As children and families slowly transition back to work and child care, families and caregivers may have concerns about how to best…
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COVID-19 Parenting Pep Talk: Make Time for Connection
Before the COVID-19 situation, many of us, myself included, were used to taking our young children to childcare or preschool on working days. Now, we may be working from home or different hours, and we may have lost many of our predictable daily routines. In addition, many family, friends, and coworkers are no longer part…
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Keep Young Children Learning at Home During Trying Times
Many families with young children are seeking resources about learning at home with young children as the COVID-19 situation evolves in our communities. This is a trying time for programs and families as they work together to keep young children safe, healthy, and learning.
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Learning at Home During Trying Times
Many families with young children are seeking resources about learning at home with young children as the COVID 19 situation evolves in our communities. This resource list provides information from the Illinois Early Learning Project and other reliable sources to help during this time.
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Positive Guidance for Young Children: Be Thoughtful
Young children are learning to manage their behaviors and feelings. Your responses matter to children in these moments. Sometimes adults need to stop behaviors that are unsafe or extremely disruptive and help children understand how to behave appropriately.
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Young Children’s Mental Health
This list contains a variety of resources associated with the mental health of young children.
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Family Mealtimes: Benefits for Child Well-Being
This list contains a variety of resources associated with how family mealtimes enhance a child’s well-being.
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When Children Are Homeless or Housing Insecure: How Preschool Teachers and Caregivers Can Help
This list contains a variety of resources associated with how teachers and caregivers can help children who are homeless or who have insecure housing arrangements.
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Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
This list contains a variety of resources associated with supporting resilience in children exposed to domestic violence.
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Helping Children Develop “Impulse Control”
Excitement, joy, anger, frustration, and disappointment are all part of growing up.
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When Children Mourn
Though you cannot shield children from grief, you can help guide and comfort them.
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Parent-Child Relationships
In this document, we respond to a variety of questions about parent-child relationships.
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Teachers Can Support Young Children’s Mental Health
Caregivers, teachers, and family members all have roles to play in fostering young children’s mental health. In this Q&A, we address questions about children’s mental health.
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Starting Kindergarten? Help Make It a Good Experience!
Starting kindergarten can be an anxious or an exciting experience for children.
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Young Children’s Mental Health: What Is Essential?
Caregivers, teachers, and family members all have roles to play in fostering young children’s mental health.
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Small Child, Big Stress?
You can help your child learn to recognize and cope with the feelings of frustration, sadness, worry, and anger that can lead to stress or be signs of stress.
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Supporting Young Children in Military Families
This Q&A addresses common questions concerning military families with young children.
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Making and Keeping Friends
Knowing how to make and keep friends is an important skill for young children to learn.