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Free Resource Library

Explore our Free Resource Library created for parents and teachers of young children. You’ll find engaging and educational materials including printable pamphlets and research spotlights — all designed to support early childhood development.

What a Chatterbox!

Research Spotlight
English

Celebrates a child’s growing vocabulary, offering guidance on supporting expressive language and meaningful conversations.

Testing 1, 2, 3

Research Spotlight
English

Discusses how toddlers test rules to understand boundaries and expectations.

Tantrums Happen!

Research Spotlight
English

Offers strategies for handling toddler tantrums while supporting emotional regulation and self-expression.

Tell Me a Story!

Research Spotlight
English

Encourages storytelling as a way to boost creativity, comprehension, and language development in young children.

Talking to Baby

Research Spotlight
English

Emphasizes the importance of early conversations, explaining how talking to babies supports language development and bonding.

Peek-a-boo!

Research Spotlight
English

Highlights how interactive play fosters early social skills, emotional bonding, and cognitive development.

It's a Stressful Life!

Research Spotlight
English

Provides strategies to help children manage stress and build emotional resilience.

I'm Embarrassed!

Research Spotlight
English

Helps parents understand childhood embarrassment and how to nurture self-confidence and emotional security.

Snuggle Up for Reading!

Research Spotlight
English

Highlights the benefits of reading aloud, fostering literacy skills, imagination, and emotional bonding through shared stories.

Are You Okay Daddy?

Research Spotlight
English

Explores the role of attachment in child development, highlighting how secure connections with caregivers shape emotional well-being and resilience.

Mommy Is This Okay?

Research Spotlight
English

Explores how children rely on parents for emotional security and guidance in new situations.

Look Who's Talking!

Research Spotlight
English

Explores speech and language milestones, providing tips on encouraging early communication and verbal expression.

I Want My Mommy!

Research Spotlight
English

Explores attachment and separation anxiety, helping parents support their child’s need for comfort while fostering independence.

I Know This Word!

Research Spotlight
English

Supports vocabulary building, offering strategies to help children recognize, understand, and use new words in daily life.

Getting in Tune with Baby

Research Spotlight
English

Highlights how parents can strengthen emotional bonds by recognizing and responding to their baby’s cues and signals.

Give Your Child Wings

Research Spotlight
English

Encourages independence by balancing support with opportunities for exploration and decision-making.

Born to Feel

Research Spotlight
English

Explores the role of emotions in child development and how parents can guide children in recognizing and expressing feelings.

Copycats

Research Spotlight
English

Reinforces how children learn social behaviors and emotional responses by imitating caregivers.

Baby See, Baby Do!

Research Spotlight
English

Explores how babies learn by watching and imitating caregivers, reinforcing the power of modeling behavior.

Keep Talking!

Research Spotlight
English

Encourages parents to engage in continuous communication with their child, reinforcing language skills and emotional connection.

Learning from Dad!

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Celebrates a father’s role in a child’s emotional, social, and cognitive development.

Copycats!

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Discusses how children mimic adult actions, emphasizing the importance of positive role modeling in early development.

Keep Talking!

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Encourages continuous verbal engagement to support cognitive and social growth.

It's a Stressful Life!

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Provides strategies to help children manage stress and build emotional resilience.

Recognizing Emotions

Parenting Pamphlets
English

Highlights reading as a calming activity that nurtures cognitive and emotional growth.

Recognizing Emotions

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Encourages fostering independence while maintaining a supportive and loving environment.

Take a Break with Books

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Highlights reading as a calming activity that nurtures cognitive and emotional growth.

Mommy Is This Okay?

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Examines how children look to parents for cues on safety, boundaries, and emotional regulation.

Tell Me a Story!

Parenting Pamphlets
English

Encourages storytelling as a way to boost creativity, comprehension, and language development in young children.

I Know This Word!

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Supports vocabulary development by introducing and reinforcing new words in daily life.

Talking to Baby

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Encourages early conversations to boost language skills and strengthen parent-child connections.

Learning from Dad!

Parenting Pamphlets
English

Highlights the benefits of reading aloud, fostering literacy skills, imagination, and emotional bonding through shared stories.

Responding to Baby

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Highlights the importance of timely, nurturing responses in fostering a secure parent-child bond.

Getting in Tune with Baby

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Focuses on recognizing and responding to a baby’s cues to strengthen attachment and early communication.

Here Comes a Tantrum!

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Offers guidance on recognizing early signs of frustration and helping children manage emotions.

Testing 1, 2, 3...

Parenting Pamphlets
English/Spanish

Explains how young children test limits as part of their learning process and offers guidance on setting boundaries.