Early Childhood Topics: Special Needs
IDEA
Child Development
Positive Discipline
Guidance
Aggression & Biting
Tantrums
Resources
Questions
References
Resources for Families
The following resources offer
help and information on child development, special needs, and other parenting issues.
Websites:
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
American Academy of Pediatrics
The Center for Children with Special Needs
Federation for Children with Special Needs
National Dissemination Center for Children with
Disabilities
National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families (Zero to Three)
Child Development Institute
Child Development Section of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Child Developmental Milestones
National Institute of Child Health and Development
The Whole Child (PBS)
PBS Parents: Child Development
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundation for Early Learning
Books:
Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five
by John Medina, Ph.D.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.
Parenting from the Inside Out
by Daniel Siegel,
M.D., and Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies
to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
by Daniel Siegel, M.D., and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
Playful Learning: Develop Your Child's Sense of Joy and Wonder
by Mariah Bruehl.
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years
by Jim Fay and Charles Fay, Ph.D.
Parenting With Love and Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)
by Foster Cline, M.D., and Jim Fay.
Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic
by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka.