Use the following resources to identify new ways to support children’s social-emotional development. Share the resources with families to extend social-emotional learning at home.

• Zero to Three 

  The article Tips for Promoting Social-Emotional Development shares information with families on how to enhance responsive interactions and resolve conflicts in healthy ways.

• Talking is Teaching

  The article, Six Ways Parents Can Raise Empathetic Children shares information about how to discuss emotions during daily interactions with children in your family child care environment (or with your own children) to encourage them to be more empathetic towards others. You may want to share this blog with the families of children in your care.

• Trying Together

  The website, Trying Together, provides a variety of resources for families including information, activities and tools on social-emotional development, encouraging positive self-esteem and self-confidence, supporting children with challenging behaviors, and self-care strategies.