Families and Caregivers Resources​

 The following handouts may be printed and provided to patients in your practice. Please note that these handouts were not necessarily developed by the AAP, but were identified as good resources for parents and caregivers by the EBCD Leadership Workgroup.​

Handouts

​	​“Face” time and Caregiver Mental Health (Initial Visit)
​	​Emotions are the First Language (9 month visit)
​	​Tantrums, Time Out, and Time In (18 month visit)
	​Building Emotional Intelligence (36 month visit)
​	Tips to Promote Social-Emotional Health Among Young Children​

Videos

Science in Seconds Videos (from the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative): These brief videos provide easy to understand information for families and caregivers

Early Brain Development: This Science in Seconds video examines sensitive periods in early brain development and the impact of childhood attachments on long-term health.

Epigenetics: This Science in Seconds video explores how experience and genetic predisposition affect children’s brain foundations and lifelong behavior.

Children’s Mental Health: This Science in Seconds video illustrates how early distress disrupts children’s brain architecture and their ability to regulate stress.

Early Education: The Ounce provides videos of early education teaching moments.

More Resources for Families and Caregivers

• Zero to Three (National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families)
• Little Kids, Big Questions Podcast Series
• Your Child's Development - a series of age-based handouts
• HealthyChildren.org (the AAP consumer Web site), for information on parenting, child development, brain development, and toxic stress
• More resources for families and caregivers are available on the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
• Early Literacy Tips (the Ounce)
• Partnering with Parents: Apps for Raising Happy, Healthy Children (Institute for Safe Families – supported in part by the AAP)