Early Childhood

Websites

Oregon Specific

• Find Child Care Oregon & en español
• Inclusive Child Care
• Oregon Infant Mental Health Association (ORIMHA) - many free resources for parents
• Oregon Screening Project & en español

General

• CDC - so many fun downloadable resources & en español
• Circle of Security & en español - Circle of Security-related books in ORPARC's library
• Early Intervention
• Harvard Center On the Developing Child Pediatrics - many resources!
• Love.Talk.Play & en español
• Vroom & en español
• Zero to Three & en español

Recommended Books & Articles

Early Childhood-related Materials in ORPARC's library, including children's books for ages 0-4 and ages 5-7, and the noteworthy Trauma Responsive Strategies for Early Childhood by local author Katie Statman-Weil.

• 10 Ways to Encourage Your Preschooler to Read & en español by Understood
• Delaying Kindergarten: Experts Weigh In & en español by Understood
• Early Childhood Mental Health by Harvard Center for the Developing Child
• Early Childhood Trauma: Recognize the Impact...Build Resilience by Attachment & Trauma Network
• Eight Principles of Parenting the by The Adopted Infant & Young Child by Attachment Parenting International
• Everything You Need to Know About P.A.C.E. Parenting by Compass Fostering
• How Early Trauma is Unique by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
• How Infants Grieve by Kathleen K. Halverson
• MIND in the Making
  • Skill building activities & downloadable books and en español
  • Skill building opportunities and en español
• Parenting Your Adopted Preschooler by Child Welfare Information Gateway
• Prenatal Stress, Preverbal Trauma, and Developmental Trajectories: The Importance of the Attachment Relationship by Adoption Advocate
• Reflective Parenting for Resilient Nurturing Families by Dr. Amy Shriver & en español
• Serve & Return by the Harvard Center on the Developing Child
• Talk Read Engage Encourage (TREE) & some en español - many resources from the Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Helping Children with Aggression by Hand in Hand Parenting
• Toddlers & en español by Child Mind Institute
• Tree of Parenting by the APA
• U.S. Head Start Early Childhood Learning
  • Family Support & Wellbeing Articles & en español
  • Health & Mental Tips for Families & en español
• What to Expect During an Early Intervention Evaluation & en español by Understood

Toileting specific and Toileting-related materials in ORPARC's library

• Alphabet Potty Social Story by Autism Little Learners
• 3 Reasons Kids Don't Need Toilet Training & What to Do Instead - additional articles!
• Behavioral Issues with Potty Training by Colleen Beck, OT caveat: rewards not recommended. Rewards are different than encouragement.
• Easy Toilet Potty Training by Aha Parenting
• Potty Training Children with Special Needs by American Academy of Pediatrics
• Potty Training: Some Kids Call for Deeper Understanding by Deb Levy
• Potty Training Your Neurodivergent Child by Little Bunny Bear
• Sesame Street Characters Peeing in Potty Social Story by Autism Little Learners
• Toddler with Potty Learning Fears by Dr. Laura

Culturally specific

• How Racism Can Affect Child Development by Harvard Center on the Developing Child
• How to Promote Anti-Racism in Early Childhood by KidsKonnect
• Parenting Native Children - an ORPARC Resource page
• Promoting Racial Equity in Early Childhood by Zero to Three
• Supporting Healthy Racial Learning in Early Childhood by Embrace Race
• Talking About Race - an ORPARC Resource page
• Transracial Parenting & Cultural Diversity- an ORPARC Resource page

Videos & Podcasts

• The Brain Architects: Building Resilience Through Play by the Harvard Center on the Developing Child (podcast)
• Child Development Core Story by the Harvard Center on the Developing Child (video series)
• Children, Trauma & How Hand in Hand Parenting Can Help by Hand in Hand Parenting (free webinar)
• Harvard Center On the Developing Child (videos)
  • How Early Childhood Experiences Affect Lifelong Health and Learning & en español
  • In Brief: The Science of Early Childhood Development & en español
  • Play in Early Childhood
• How Every Child Can Thrive by Five by Molly Wright, TedTalk - adorable child speaker
• Serve & Return - Life Story Work with Richard Rose (video)
• Strengthening the Social-Emotional Health of Young Children Through Screening by Oregon Screening Project (video)