Documents

• An Activity-Based Approach to Developing Young Children's Social Emotional Competence - A ready-to-use, start-to-finish linked system for identifying concerns and improving young children's social-emotional health. Complete with suggested intervention activities and case studies, this book is what interventionists, educators, and other professionals need to improve outcomes for children and families.
• Assuring School Readiness by Promoting Healthy Social and Emotional Development - A draft from Zero to Three.
• Books - A list of recommended books to support social emotional development.
• Depression in adults - Signs and recommendations.
• Developmental Screenings - Article on the accurate and inexpensive developmental screenings as the first step in early intervention.
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Care - A Web-based tool designed for parents containing 34 key health and safety practices for parents and families to use when evaluating and choosing child care and/or early education programs.
• Helping young children manage anger.
• Mental health of toddlers in child care.
• Prepared for kindergarten - What does "readiness" mean?
• Promoting the healthy development of young children.
• Promoting mental health for infants.
• Stress - How to identify and help young children cope with stress.
• The Teaching Pyramid - A model for supporting social competence and preventing challenging behavior in young children.
• Wisconsin Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Plan - A blueprint for a comprehensive system of care that includes prevention, early intervention and treatment.
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Web Links

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

Children's Trust Fund

Infant Brain Development

Mental Health Association (MHA) Milwaukee County

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) - National

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) – Wis.

Ounce of Prevention

Positive Parenting Kit

Wisconsin Family Ties (WFT)

Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health

Zero to Three