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Keeping a balance:
Resources for families and staff Where can I go for further information? The following book contains further information on keeping a balance: Gerhardt, S. (2004). Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby’s brain. Routledge London and New York. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is USA based organisation. Its 80,000 members are teachers, administrators, parents, educators and policy makers. Young Children is a peer-reviewed professional journal published bimonthly by the NAEYC with useful and practical articles to assist families and staff care and educate young children. Articles on a range of issues relevant to children’s development are available at www.naeyc.org/yc such as:
ff Florez, I. R. (2011) Developing Young Children’s Self-Regulation through Everyday Experiences. Young Children, p51. Available at: www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201107/Self-Regulation_Florez_ OnlineJuly2011.pdf
ff Gillespie, L. G., Seibel, N. L. (2006) Self-Regulation: A Cornerstone of Early Childhood Development Available at: www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200607/Gillespie709BTJ.pdf Raising Children Network, funded under the Australian Government’s Stronger Families and Communities Strategy, is a national website aimed at helping families care for their children. Articles on a range of issues relevant to children’s development are available at www.raisingchildren.net.au. Articles on a range of issues relevant to helping children keep a balance are available on this website. Website address details are provided below or click on the ‘grown-ups’ tab to access the articles:
The Centre for Community Child Health supports and empowers communities to improve children’s health and wellbeing. It operates clinical services, research and programs. A range of resources and publications are available at www.rch.org.au/ccch – See ‘Childcare and Children’s Health’ in the ‘Resources and Publications’ tab on the toolbar on the lefthand side of the page. Articles on a range of issues relevant to helping children keep a balance are available on this website. Direct links are provided below:
ff Responsive caregiving for infants www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/ ecconnections/CCH_P_Sept2007_ English.pdf
ff The social baby www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/ ecconnections/SocialBaby_May04_ English.pdf Kidscount, developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation, is a website for parents and carers that provides useful information about supporting children’s development. It is available in a range of languages at www.kidscount.com.au. A direct link to ‘Children’s fears and anxieties’ is provided below:
ff www.kidscount.com.au/english/ chapter21.asp
This resource and further information on the national KidsMatter Early Childhood initiative is available to download at www.kidsmatter.edu.au. The KidsMatter Early Childhood team also welcomes your feedback which can be submitted through the website.
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Information for families and early childhood staff Component 4 – Helping children who are experiencing mental health difficulties
