ZERO TO THREE's podcast series, Little Kids, Big Questions, addresses some of the most common (and challenging) issues facing parents of babies and toddlers, such as: helping a baby learn to sleep through the night; dealing with a picky eater; and learning to set limits on children's behavior. Each of the 12 podcasts in this series features an interview with an expert that focuses on how to apply the research of early childhood development to daily interactions with babies and toddlers. Little Kids, Big Questions is hosted by Ann Pleshette Murphy, a past contributor to ABC's Good Morning America Parenting Segment and author of several parenting books.
Why do youth abuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs? How can you tell when a young person is using, and how should you respond? What if a student tells you that someone else is using drugs? This hands-on resource provides an overview of the substances kids are most likely to use (including over-the-counter drugs and increasingly popular inhalants), concise descriptions of effects and warning signs, and a guide to working with youth, parents, the school, social workers, and law enforcement. Comprehensive, realistic, and optimistic, it follows the entire cycle of substance abuse, from experimentation to recovery.
Providing clear messages about belonging, rules, and relationships are part of a parent’s job description. The challenge for parents is to recognize the need for a parental shift as the child grows and develops, to encourage self-discipline and self-confidence. Parents need to move from protectors to key adults who assist and guide as the child achieves his or her own potential. The Red-Yellow-Green Framework, is a systematic way for parents to deliver direct and clear messages, establish necessary rituals and routines, and communicate family values, benefits and expectations. How a family functions matters more than how it is structured.
In a new brief, Early Childhood Policy Focus: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity, Child Trends reviews recent data and current research on nutrition and exercise habits of young children under the age of six.
Provides demographic and geographic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children for all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
You are invited to propose a presentation for the 20th Annual International Conference on Parent Education and Parenting sponsored by the Center for Parent Education at the University of North Texas
One out of three girls & one out of six boys will be sexually abused by their 18th birthday (and most often by family member or friends of the family). This heartwarming book teaches how to recognize, protect and respond to child sexual abuse. A must read for potenital heroes everywhere.
