Baby Talk: Issue No. 60 May 2016

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 60, May 2016   New, Free Audiovisual Modules and Resources I-LABS Outreach has recently made available a new website and a set of online training modules that explore the latest science of child

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Baby Talk: Issue No. 59 April 2016

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 59, April 2016   Electronic Baby Toys Associated with Decrease in Quality and Quantity of Language in Infants Electronic toys for infants that produce lights, words and songs were associated with decreased quantity

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Baby Talk: Issue No. 58 March 2016

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 58, March 2016   Teaching Babies to Pay Attention Scientists have known that infants’ early learning experiences may positively affect later development through processes called “developmental cascades.” For example, walking and fine motor

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Baby Talk: Issue No. 57 February 2016

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 57, February 2016   Free Video Resources to Support Early Brain Development: Daily Vroom Interested in free, high-quality, evidence-based videos that provide ideas for how to support early brain development on a

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Baby Talk: Issue No. 56 January 2016

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 56, January 2015     What Your Baby’s Smile Can Tell You About Her/His Development Infants’ earliest grins are a primitive impulse but become a communication tool. This article provides an evidence-based overview

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Baby Talk: Issue No. 55 December 2015

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 55, December 2015       “I Helped Too!” Cooking With a Tiny Helper Click on the link below for 10 tips to use in the classroom and at home to make cooking

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Baby Talk: Issue No. 54 November 2015

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 54, November 2015   I Said I Want a Red Bowl: Responding to Toddlers’ Irrational Behavior Amelia, told that she can’t have a fifth book before bedtime, shouts: “You are the meanest mommy!

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Baby Talk: Issue No. 52 September 2015

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 52, September 2015     New Parent Portal at ZERO TO THREE A new Parent Portal from ZERO TO THREE offers resources grounded in science to help parents and caregivers have the most

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Baby Talk: Issue No. 51, August 2015

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 51, August 2015     Milestones Checklists Use these milestones checklists to help family and staff as they track the developmental progress of children ages three months to five years. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html   Talk, Read, Sing

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Baby Talk: Issue No. 50, July 2015

Baby Talk: Resources to Support the People Who Work With Infants and Toddlers Issue No. 50, July 2015 Depression in Mothers: More than the Blues This toolkit from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) delivers background in-formation about depression and offers ideas that providers can

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