Sharing Web Resources

www.zerotothree.org 

The Zero to Three Newsletter this week offers Developmental Charts for ages 0-12 mo, 12-24 mo, 24-36 mo.  These are helpful as it provides activities to do with children those ages.

On the website, I found that November is military family month. When clicking on the FREE resources for families, I found professional materials for me to use as a teacher and supply to parents, other downloads parents can use, and free printable fliers.  I feel that these resources are important to me because I have not grown up in a military family and have not had many families in my programs with military dads, but am comforted to know where I can get free resources to help me be a better teacher and to give to families to support them through tough and or transition times. 

The Zero to Three Public Policy section advocates for good health, strong families, and positive early learning experiences.  This speaks to all three sectors to me because neuroscientist will advocate for good health, economists will advocate for strong families, and politicians for great early learning systems.  They can use these platforms to provide (or receive) each sector with the necessary information needed to promote good public policy for infants and toddlers.  This section has a plethora of resources – state policies, federal, infant facts, webinars, and how to support. 

One section I want to explore more is called Little Kids, Big Questions which is a series of podcasts answering hot questions from parents like Shh, Shh, It’s Okay: Coping With Crying in Babies and Toddlers.  The podcasts are presented by leaders in the early childhood field!!