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Our resource library is here to make your job easier. Whether you’re a teacher, director, caregiver, parent, case worker, or early interventionist, you’ll find practical tools, expert advice, and helpful strategies to tackle what each day brings with supporting young children. From research-backed insights to ready-to-use solutions, we’re here to support you as you make a difference in the lives of children and families.

Resources

Behavior
Aggression
  • The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children book Amazon listing
Behavior Management
  • Visual Supports for Routines, Schedules, and Transitions
  • Transition Visual Cards
  • Providing Positive Feedback and Encouragement
  • 6 Preschool Transition Activities article / website
  • How can we help kids with transitions from Child Mind Institute website
  • Parenting and Behavior Management Strategies (Preschooler) from First 5 California
  • PBIS Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports website
  • Prevent and Respond to challenging behavior
  • Volume Scale Printable
  • Types of Attention
  • ABA in School Youtube Channel 
  • Responsive Learning handout 
  • Parent-child Interaction Therapy with Toddlers (PCIT-T) website
  • BackpackConnection_behavior_meltdown.pdf
  • prevent-respond-challenging-behavior (1).pdf
  • Soothe Method.pdf
  • talking-w-families-dos-donts.pdf
  • Support Children with Transitions
  • Visual Schedules
  • I Can Be A Super Friend
  • Schedules and Routines
Biting
  • Toddler Biting: Finding the Right Response
  • Teeth Are Not for Biting board book Amazon listing
Compliance/Disobedience
  • Three Step Guided Compliance Example and Information #1
  • Three Step Guided Compliance Example and Information #2
  • Setting the bar.pdf
Elopement
  • Visual Supports for Elopers – It Is Not Ok to Run Away
  • Article on Active Supervision in Head Start 
Feeding
  • Feeding Toolkit from Melanie Potock
  • Speech/Feeding Video Course Library from Melanie Potock
Schedules/Routines
  • Schedules and Routines – Family Child Care Learning Environments website
  • Routines and Transitions 
  • Routine cards home
  • Support Children with Transitions
  • Visual Schedules
  • Schedules and Routines
  • Visual Supports & ASD
Sensory
  • Bath Time routine
  • Sensory Integration & Processing Jargon Guide
Toileting
  • Toileting Sequence Cards
  • ABA Therapy video on potty training
  • Toileting Sequence for Autism from Little Learners
Developmental
Developmental
  • Tips for Talking with Parents about Developmental Concerns.pdf
Fine Motor
Gross Motor
  • Indoor Gross Motor Activities/IDEAL Response by Karen Pruvis
Milestones
  • MECIC Developmental Screening Day by appointment flyer 
  • Tips for Talking with Parents about Developmental Concerns
  • Tips for Child Care Providers to Communicate with Parents Their Concerns about a Child’s Development
  • Ability Checklist from Pathways
  • Milestones Checklist from Pathways
  • Your Baby at 2 Months through 5 years
  • Watch Me! Milestones and Sharing Concerns – from Learn the Signs Act Early
  • Parent Flyer – Are you concerned about your child’s development?
  • CDC Milestone App
  • CDC Milestones website 
  • Free materials from CDC
Play
  • Brochure on Play from Pathways
  • Vestibular Activities from the OT Toolbox
  • Engaging in Musical Play with Young Children
Speech and Language
  • Walk & Talk parent and child activity instructions form Sesame Street
  • Brochure – An Introduction to Speech and Language Development
  • Communication Temptations
  • Language Development handout for families from MECIC
  • Speech Milestones 18 to 24 Months in Spanish from ASHA
  • Speech Milestones One to Two Years
  • Speech Milestones Two to Three Years
  • Learning More Than One Language
  • SEL for English Language Learners
  • Social Emotional Learning in a Bilingual Home – Flashcards
  • Selective Mutism Resources
  • Start a Language Program
Home and Family
Divorce
  • Divorce with an Under 3 in the House
  • Supporting kids during divorce
  • Children and Divorce – Helpguide.org
Behavior
  • Talking with Families About Challenging Behavior Do’s and Don’ts
  • Tips for Parents – How to Effectively use Positive Discipline Strategies from MSU Ext
  • Teaching Rules at Home 
Sleep
  • Sleep Hygiene for Children
  • Roblox Sleep Meditation
Resources
  • Support You Can See (and Feel): Teaching Children with Autism | NAEYC
Toileting
  • Toileting Sequence Cards
  • ABA Therapy video on potty training
  • Toileting Sequence for Autism from Little Learners
Literacy
Literacy
  • Reading Without Words: The Why and How of Wordless Books
  • Environmental Print activity by Reading Rockets
Services
Services
  • Compilation of resources on vision impairment from Sheila Williams
  • Autism Welcome Packet 
  • Health Services Referral Form from MS Dept. of Health
  • First Steps Early Intervention website
  • District Special Education – contact directory website
  • Mississippi Early Childhood Inclusion Center’s website
  • Healthy Bodies Toolkit – Parent Guide for Puberty in children with disabilities
  • Psychological and ABA Services website page from TK Martin
  • The Attachment Place website with resources for adoptive parents
  • MDHS.ms.gov – Find resources by county 
  • Recognizing the Warning Signs of Child Abuse and Neglect – Preschool Child
  • Abuse: Identification and Reporting
  • Banana Splits Resource Center resources and materials to use with kids from diverse families/lgbt/divorce/etc website 
  • Vroom 
  • Start a Language Program
  • Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center
  • Families as Allies
  • Support You Can See (and Feel): Teaching Children with Autism | NAEYC
Social Emotional
Social Emotional
  • Article on Shyness in kids
  • Brain-SET classroom auditing document
  • Brain-SET presentation slides – A calm Brain is a Thinking Brain: Designing Calm, Engaging, Early Learning Environments
  • Brochure on Early Social-Emotional Development from Pathways.org
  • Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation – Ideas for Teaching Children about Emotions – website
  • Development Continuum of Social & Emotional Indicators
  • How to Give Clear Directions
  • I go to Preschool social story
  • Information on Social Stories website from ECLKC
  • Plant Love Grow – social emotional pintables – website
  • Social Emotional Learning in a Bilingual Home – Flashcards
Self-Regulation
  • Co-Regulation Techniques one-page from UC Davis Health
  • 7 Ways to teach your kindergartener self-regulation
  • The Turtle Technique
  • Co-Regulation Techniques one-page from UC Davis Health
  • Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think – Calm Down Story
  • Tucker the Turtle Song and Finger Play
  • 7 Ways to teach your kindergartener self-regulation
  • Feeling Faces – Large Cards – English
  • Feeling Faces – This is how I feel today!  (English-Blank)
  • Feelings Wheel Printable from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
  • Five Finger Breathing Technique
  • Five Finger Breathing Technique
  • How to Help Little Kids Manage their Big Emotions one-page printable
  • Introducing The Turtle Technique  – A Letter for Families 
  • Play. Eat. Learn: Toddlerhood and Big Emotions
  • The Feelings Song by Miss Molly – YouTube video
  • Three books on identifying feelings 
  • Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think – Calm Down Story
  • I Can Be A Super Friend
Executive Function
  • Challenges and Solutions for Teaching Problem-Solving Skills
  • Executive Function Activities for 18 to 36 month old
  • Executive Function Activities for 3 to 5 year old
  • Executive Function Activities for 6 to 18 month old
  • Suri Spider Selects a Solution – Problem Solving Story
Relationship Skills
  • I’m A Super Friend Scripted Story
  • Strategies for Supporting the Development of Friendship Skills
Trauma
Trauma
  • Creating Trauma-Sensitive Classrooms
  • About Child Trauma from National Child Traumatic Stress Network 
  • The Three R’s: Reaching The Learning Brain one page handout
Divorce
  • Divorce with an Under 3 in the House
  • Supporting kids during divorce
  • Children and Divorce – Helpguide.org
Incarceration
  • Sesame Workshop resources for Incarceration – website

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