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Hepburn, Kathy Seitzinger – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2004
The purpose of this tool kit is to provide guidance, tools, and resources that will assist communities in building culturally and linguistically competent services, supports, programs, and practices related to young children, their families. By offering services in culturally and linguistically meaningful ways, communities can engage all families…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, School Readiness, Linguistic Competence, Cultural Awareness
Wright, Kynna; Kuo, Alice; Regalado, Michael; Halfon, Neal – 2001
As part of a series of reports designed to support the implementation of Proposition 10: The California Children and Families Act and to provide comprehensive and authoritative information on critical issues concerning young children and families in California, this report examines how child health services can be improved to support two related…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Child Health, Health Programs
Iscoe, Louise; Kihnel, Barbara – 1985
Part of the Child Health and Safety Series, this module for parents and adults who work with children discusses child development in three age group sections: (1) 6 through 8 years; (2) 9 through 11 years; and (3) 12 through 15 years. Information on physical, mental, social, and emotional development, as well as ways to identify and handle…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Lally, J. Ronald, Ed.; Mangione, Peter L., Ed.; Greenwald, Deborah, Ed. – WestEd, 2006
Leading experts in infant/toddler development have contributed succinct essays drawn from research, theory, clinical case studies, and carefully documented practice. Each essay represents current thinking in the field of infant/toddler development and care. Individually and as a collection, the essays provide a springboard for reflection,…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Young Children, Child Development
Minnesota State Dept. of Health, Minneapolis. Services for Children with Handicaps. – 1990
This booklet contains guidelines to help families coordinate health care of a child with diabetes. The first section provides general information covering what diabetes mellitus-Type I is, the symptoms of diabetes, causes of Type I diabetes, and effects of diabetes. A section on health care focuses on the membership and functions of the Family…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Chronic Illness, Developmental Stages
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Edelstein, Susan B. – 2001
As part of a series of reports designed to support the implementation of Proposition 10: The California Children and Families Act and to provide comprehensive and authoritative information on critical issues concerning young children and families in California, this report examines the current situation for children who have been maltreated by…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies
Halfon, Neal; Shulman, Ericka; Hochstein, Miles – 2001
As part of a series of reports designed to support the implementation of Proposition 10: The California Children and Families Act and to provide comprehensive and authoritative information on critical issues concerning young children and families in California, this report reviews the research about early childhood brain development, examines the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Brain, Child Development
International Federation on Ageing, Washington, DC. – 1987
This guidebook provides information, exercises, and self-assessment instruments for training elderly people about the theory and practice of child care and development so that they can become caregivers in their homes or in community centers. The guide's eight units cover: (1) physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development; (2)…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Child Development
de la Brosse, Beatrice – 1988
The Spanish translation of this guide offers information to Spanish-speaking family day care providers who desire to expand their knowledge of early childhood development in order to work with infants and young children with special needs in their day care settings. The first of four chapters answers common questions and concerns of day care…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Developmental Disabilities
Minnesota State Dept. of Health, Minneapolis. Services for Children with Handicaps. – 1991
This booklet contains guidelines to help families coordinate health care of a child with asthma. The first section provides general information covering what asthma is, the signs and symptoms of asthma, effects of asthma, and the use and effects of various medications. A section on health care focuses on the use of the Family Centered Health Care…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asthma, Child Development, Children
Swenson, Janet, Ed.; Rosenthal, Gail, Ed. – 1980
A training manual, intended to foster cooperative, coordinated approaches to resolving Indian child welfare cases, uses the case study approach to help tribal social service and court workers recognize strengths of American Indian and Alaska Native families. The first chapter covers primary aspects and needs of children of all cultures, from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Case Studies
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Planty, Michael; Hussar, William; Snyder, Thomas; Kena, Grace; KewalRamani, Angelina; Kemp, Jana; Bianco, Kevin; Dinkes, Rachel – National Center for Education Statistics, 2009
To ensure reliable, accurate, and timely data capable of monitoring the progress of education in the United States, Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report, "The Condition of Education." This year's report presents 46 indicators of important developments and trends in U.S.…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Enrollment Trends, Age Differences, Child Development