Resources for Children Birth to Preschool

The first five years of life are a period of incredible growth in all areas of a child's development. Below, you will find information from national organizations on topics such as early brain development, how young children build social and emotional skills.

MILESTONES

• ​​Developmental Milestones by Age
• Learn the Signs of Autism (Screen Your Child Here)​

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

• ​Amazing Me - It's Busy Being 3!
• Family Tools - Center on the Social and Emotional Foundation for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
• Premature Baby Developmental Milestones
• Teaching Pyramid

• Zero to Three (Sign up for newsletter here)
• Healthy Minds: Nurturing Your Child’s Healthy Development
• Tips on Nurturing Your Child's Social-Emotional Development
• Babies and Their Senses
• 9 Ways to Help Your Child's Language Development
• 12 Way to Support Language Development in Infants and Toddlers
• Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development
• Language: Encouraging Development​

SOCIAL SKILLS

• Activities to Help Your Child with Social Skills
• Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers
• How to Help Kids Make Friends
• Social Language Skills (Pragmatics)​

PARENTING

• ​ADD/ADHD Parenting Tips
• Disability Etiquette: Engaging People with Disabilities
• Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers (CDC)
• How to Improve Emotional Self-Regulation Among Children with Autism and Attention Disorders
  
• How to Teach Chores to Your Special Needs Child
• Inclusion Resolution
• Social Emotional Tips for Providing Caring for Toddlers
• Special Occasions and Special Needs Kids
• Special Needs and Special Occasions - Making Family Gatherings Good, Not Ghastly​

ACTIVITIES

• ​​Teaching Your Child Feelings (Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning)
• Brain Building Basics (Vroom)​