RESOURCES LIBRARY

To learn more about supports for early childhood development, see these resources.

Early Childhood Brain Development Video:

Center on the Developing Child. Brain Architecture. Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/brain-architecture/

Center on the Developing Child. Executive Function & Self-Regulation. Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/executive-function/

Center on the Developing Child (2007). The Science of Early Childhood Development (InBrief). Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/inbrief-science-of-ecd/

Brain Map

First 5 California. Learning Center. Retrieved from http://www.first5california.com/learning-center.aspx?id=9

Mayfield Clinic. Anatomy of the Brain. Retrieved from https://mayfieldclinic.com/pe-anatbrain.htm

*Zero to Three. Brain Map (2016). Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/529-baby-brain-map

Zero to Three. Birth to 3 Months: Your Baby’s Development. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/80-birth-to-3-months-your-baby-s-development

Zero to Three. Steps Toward Crawling. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/202-steps-toward-crawling#chapter-970

Zero to Three. Supporting Brain Development From 2 to 6 Months. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/98-supporting-brain-development-from-2-to-6-months

Zero to Three. From Baby to Big Kid: Month 7. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/1235-from-baby-to-big-kid-month-7

First 5 California. Baby Chatter. Retrieved from http://www.first5california.com/activity-center.aspx?id=16&sub=124

Center on the Developing Child. Executive Function Activities for 6- to 18-month-olds. Retrieved from https://46y5eh11fhgw3ve3ytpwxt9r-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Executive-Function-Activities-for-6-to-18-month-olds.pdf

Development Phases

California Department of Education. Ages and Stages of Development. Retrieved from https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/caqdevelopment.asp

*Zero to Three. Birth to 3 Months: Your Baby’s Development. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/80-birth-to-3-months-your-baby-s-development

Zero to Three. How Emotional Development Unfolds Starting at Birth. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/276-how-emotional-development-unfolds-starting-at-birth

Center on the Developing Child. Activities Guide: Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence. Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/activities-guide-enhancing-and-practicing-executive-function-skills-with-children-from-infancy-to-adolescence/

Center on the Developing Child. The Science of Early Childhood Development (InBrief). Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/inbrief-science-of-ecd/

Zero to Three. Baby Brain Map (2016). Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/529-baby-brain-map

*Center on the Developing Child. Serve and Return. Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/serve-and-return/

Three Ingredients for healthy brain development

Center on the Developing Child. Three Core Concepts in Early Development. Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/three-core-concepts-in-early-development/

*Center on the Developing Child. Serve and Return. Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/serve-and-return/

Center on the Developing Child. 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return. Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/5-steps-for-brain-building-serve-and-return/

Center on the Developing Child. InBrief: The Science of Resilience. Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/inbrief-the-science-of-resilience/

Center on the Developing Child. A Guide to Executive Function. Retrieved from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/guide/a-guide-to-executive-function/

Center on the Developing Child. InBrief: Executive Function: Skills for Life and Learning. https://46y5eh11fhgw3ve3ytpwxt9r-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/InBrief-Executive-Function-Skills-for-Life-and-Learning-2.pdf

Language Acquisition and Multilingualism

Zero to Three. What We Know About Early Literacy and Language Development. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/300-what-we-know-about-early-literacy-and-language-development

Zero to Three. Multilingualism. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/2095-multilingualism

Zero to Three. Dual Language Development: Double the Benefit. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/303-dual-language-development-double-the-benefit

Self-Care and Mindfulness

Why Self-Care Is Essential to Parenting. Retrieved from https://childmind.org/article/fighting-caregiver-burnout-special-needs-kids/

Want to Be a Better Parent? Start by Taking Care of Yourself. Retrieved from https://health.clevelandclinic.org/want-to-be-a-better-parent-start-by-taking-care-of-yourself/

Zero to Three. Mindfulness Is a Parent Superpower. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/2677-mindfulness-is-a-parent-superpower

Self-care for the caregiver. Retrieved from https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/self-care-for-the-caregiver-2018101715003

How Parents’ Stress Can Hurt A Child, From The Inside Out. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2012/07/25/how-parents-stress-can-hurt-a-child-from-the-inside-out/#787f7bc56b38

Community Spaces

Zero to Three. What You can Do to Support School Readiness Skills: Birth to 12 months. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/146-birth-to-12-months-what-you-can-do-to-support-school-readiness-skills

Zero to Three. Tips on Helping Your Children Build Relationships. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/227-tips-on-helping-your-child-build-relationships

Zero to Three. Sociability. Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/349-sociability

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