Review the links below, which may be helpful in selecting articles and books for a Family Corner and/or Staff Resource area. You may also want to consider planning a joint training about challenging behavior that could include staff from other programs. - NAEYC - Guidance and Challenging Behaviors offers articles, position statements, and resources focused on developmentally appropriate guidance strategies and responding to challenging behaviors in early childhood settings. It emphasizes the role of relationships, environment, and intentional teaching in promoting positive behavior.
- Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) focuses on promoting the social-emotional development and school readiness of children from birth through age 5. The website offers resources, in English and Spanish, for families, trainers, teachers, caregivers, and states. Also includes training modules about infants/toddlers and preschoolers, and a module for parents.
- University of Minnesota Center for Early Education and Development website has resources for positive behavioral support for young children who engage in challenging behavior. The website offers tip sheets, case study examples, information for parents, and guidance on building a technical assistance team
- Guidance Matters, a Young Children column by Dan Gartrell, discusses early educators’ use of guidance to foster young children’s development and learning. The column is published in the issues of Young Children, and an archive of the columns is available online.
- National Center for Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCEDL) advances best practices in the identification, development, and promotion of the implementation of evidence-based child development and teaching and learning practices that are culturally and linguistically responsive and lead to positive child outcomes across early childhood programs. They also support strong professional development systems.
- National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI) creates free, research-based resources to help parents, caregivers, administrators, and policy makers apply best practices when working with children who have or are at risk for delays or disabilities. The website includes a glossary of terms, briefs on systems and procedures, and related links.
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