Part II: Topic Specific Resources: Family Members — Other Resources for Family Members and Those Working with Families
- A Parent’s Guide to the Head Start Home-Based Program Option
(http://www.ehsnrc.org/PDFfiles/EHS-Home-Parents.pdf [PDF format]) 
Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families
Information and worksheets are available here for parents on how they can help their children grow.
- Book List—Using Books to Support Social Emotional Development
(http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/resources/strategies.html#list)
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
- Bright Futures for Families Materials/Resources
(http://www.brightfuturesforfamilies.org/materials.shtml)
Bright Futures for Families, Family Voice
These family materials on a child’s overall health complement materials provided to health care professionals. These family-friendly materials provide valuable information about child development and what to expect, from infancy through adolescence, help families form partnerships with their providers, empower families to advocate for the health care needs of their children, and encourage families to help their children gradually assume responsibility for their own health care.
- Building Blocks Materials
(http://www.bblocks.samhsa.gov/store/)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
These materials from Building Blocks for a Healthy Future, an early childhood substance abuse prevention program developed by SAMHSA, educate parents and caregivers about the basics of prevention in order to promote a healthy lifestyle. They include a family book, a guide, a sing-along CD, a coloring book, books to read with your children, and flash cards for facilitating discussions.
- Definition of Family-Driven Care
(http://systemsofcare.samhsa.gov/headermenus/deffamilydriven.aspx)
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
Systems of Care provides a definition of family-driven care, guiding principles, characteristics, and Web references.
- Emotional-Wellness
(http://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/emotional-wellness/Pages/default.aspx)
American Academy of Pediatrics
These articles and podcasts for parents support their children’s emotional-wellness and ability to cope with stress.
- Emotions and Behaviors
(http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/index.html)
KidsHealth
KidsHealth provides help for your child to cope with life’s ups and downs, from dealing with divorce to preparing for new siblings. It also helps you understand your child’s behavior, whether it’s toddler tantrums or teenage depression.
- Evidence-Based Social-Emotional Curricula and Intervention Packages for Children 0-5 Years and Their Families (http://www.challengingbehavior.org/do/resources/documents/roadmap_2.pdf [PDF format])
Technical Assistance Center for Social Emotional Intervention
- Family Peer to Peer Support Programs in Children’s Mental Health—Critical Issues Guide
(http://ffcmh.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/pdffiles/FamilyPeertoPeerSupportProgramsinChildrensMentalHealthCriticalIssuesGuide.pdf [PDF format])
National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
- National Alliance on Mental Illness Child & Adolescent Resource Guide (http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=CAAC&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=38462 [MS Word .doc format])
National Alliance on Mental Illness
These recommended resources include books and Web sites for children and adolescents living with mental illnesses and their families.
- National Initiative for Parent Support Providers
(http://www.ffcmh.org/national-initiative-for-parent-support-providers/overview/)
National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
- Parenting Info
(http://projectabcla.org/resources/parenting.php)
Project ABC
These positive parenting tips address healthy child development by age range, as well as information on nurturing, attachment, children’s emotional intelligence, and the myth of bad parenting.
- Parenting Portal
(http://www.cdc.gov/parents/)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information from across all of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is compiled here to cover everything from safety at home and the community to immunization schedules and developmental milestones for all age ranges of children.
- Parenting Videos and DVDs
(http://store.parentsactionstore.org/prostores/servlet/Categories?category=DVDS)
Parents Action for Children
These parenting videos, developed by renowned film director Rob Reiner, are focused on the critical role the prenatal period through the first early years plays in a child's healthy development.
- Pregnant Teen and Teen Parent Resources
(http://projectabcla.org/resources/teen_parent_resources.php)
Project ABC
- Resources and Support for Families
(http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/ecdh/Mental%20Health/Resources%20&%20Support%20for%20Families)
Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families
These guides, modules, and tip sheets include information on parental depression; grandparent and parent involvement in children’s mental health; and national, state, and local resources to support the mental health needs of young children.
- Resources for Helping Children, Families, and Early Childhood Educators Build Coping Skills (http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200809/CopingSkillsResources.pdf [PDF format])
National Association for the Education of Young Children
- ZERO TO THREE: Parenting Resources
(http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=par_parents&AddInterest=1148)
ZERO TO THREE
These resources provide information on brain development, child care, child development, school readiness, social-emotional development, temperament, and behavior.
