Sharing Web Resources

                Zero to Three is “a national nonprofit organization that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and the know-how to nurture early development (Zero to Three:  National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 2012). Zero to Three also is one of the leading organizations in the infant-family field.  Web Site : http://www.zerotothree.org/

                 As the name of the organization states its services to support children from zero to three, yet they also provide supports to families and professional development to early childhood educators. They also publish numerous professional journals every year. In the Zero to Three web site, it divided into four main focus: Behavior & development, maltreatment, care & education and public policy. In the Behavior & Development session, it develops into fourteen small information sessions not limited to brain development, challenging behavior, early childhood mental health, early literacy, school readiness, sleep, grandparents etc. Inside each small session, they have resources and recent publication related to the respective topic. They also have podcast audio sessions by early childhood specialist to discuss current issues and trends in the early childhood field or parenting questions.  Some of the resources are available in Spanish as well.

               

The “challenging behavior” issue caught my attention, as it is also the current issue of the families in my center. My teachers also went to promote social emotional training by similar agency that provides training to infant to toddler field.  However, I like the resource in Zero to Three provided bullet points of tips on the issue that makes it is easier for families to read. They also have a “Q & A” session for family or educator to post up their questions and a professional will be answering them.  

                I really love this web site as it is user friendly and resourceful for parents and educators. I would definitely share this web site to parents and my staffs. 

Reference

Zero to Three:  National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families (2012). Retrieved from: http://www.zerotothree.org/