Professional Library

Books and Articles

Berk, L. E. (2013). Child development. Boston: Pearson Education.
Examines development fromconception to adolescence and considers culture within the context
of child development. Provides an informational look into the different types of family structures
present in modern society in relation to child development.
Bojczyk, Kathryn E., Shriner, Bethanne M., Shriner, Michael. (2012). Supporting Childrens
Socialization: A Developmental Approach. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.

Offers a summary of the child frominfancy through elementary school and examines the
relationships that work to further development. The author explores the roles of family, school,
and the community in supporting proper development in order to maximize the childs learning
potential.
Florez, I. R. (2011). Developing Young Childrens Self-Regulation Through Everyday
Experiences. Young Children. Retrieved fromhttp://www.naeyc.org /files/yc/file
/201107/Self-Regulation_Florez_OnlineJ uly2011.pdf
An NAEYC article which focuses on how caregivers can support self-regulation skills during
early childhood. The article also provides specific examples of strategies in supporting
promoting self-regulation in children.
Marotz, L.R. & Allen, K. E. (2013). Developmental profiles: pre-birth through adolescence (7
th

ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
Provides an overview of child development fromconception to adolescence and includes
developmental milestones in being able to properly monitor growth. Includes information on the
strategies and environments that best promote development in making sure the child achieves
success both in and outside the learning environment.
Piper, T. (2012). Making Meaning, Make Sense: Childrens Early Language Learning. San
Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.
Provides an in-depth look into how children develop the skills they need in language from
infancy to early childhood. Focuses on strategies caretakers should use in facilitating language
acquisition in young children.
Siegler, R.S. & Alibali, M. W. (2005). Children's Thinking (4th ed). Pearson Learning
Solutions.
The author offers information on the cognitive and brain development of children frominfancy
to middle childhood. Informs of the variations in which children gain the mental capacity needed
in performing tasks.
Turner, P. & Welch, K. (2012). Parenting in contemporary society (5th ed). Pearson Learning
Solutions.
This source provides a detailed account of parenting frominfancy through old age while also
focusing on the nature of the parent-child relationship. Explores parenting within different
cultures and families.

Websites

American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org

An independent site that advocates for the proper health needs of children frombirth to
adolescence. The organization of pediatricians provides preventative care information to the
general public in an attempt to help support childrens overall development.

American Speech, Language, Hearing Association (ASHA) www.asha.org

ASHA is an organization dedicated to ensuring that all people, frombirth to old age, receive
proper support in alleviating problems associated with speech, language, and hearing. Provides
information on development and offers additional resources in properly meeting the needs of the
public.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) www.naeyc.org

The NAEYC is dedicated to providing information that serves toward meeting the developmental
needs of the early childhood group of children. The site provides resources and strategies to
families and professionals in ensuring childrens overall development.

National Education Association. http://www.nea.org

The NEA is an organization of education professionals seeking to meet the educational need of
students frompreschool to college. Offers strategies to parents on handling issues present in the
learning environment in order to promote the success of every child.


National Parent Information Network (NPIN) www.nhsa.org

The NPIN provides information on parenting and parental involvement in promoting
development within early childhood education. Offers information through conferences that
focus on how families and the community can support childrens learning.

ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families www.zerotothree.org

ZERO TO THREE is a national organization that provides parents and professionals with
information in promoting development within infants and toddlers. The goal is to provide
strategies that ensure that young children receive developmental experiences that put themat an
advantage froma very young age.



Videos

Kuhl, P. (2011, February). The Linguistic Genius of Babies [Video file]. Retrieved from
http://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_kuhl_the_linguistic_genius_of_babies?quote=906
Linguist Patricia kuhl discusses her discovery through studies performed on babies that children
are able to learn language by listening to humans around themand taking Statistics on the
sounds they need to know in order to speak their native language. Kuhl offers insight on how to
promote language during infancy.
PathwaysAwareness. (2013, February 6). 6 month Old Babies: Typical and Atypical
Development [Video file]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUO6baJ 0FcA
This video provides a visual of typical and atypical development in infancy. Using Different
positions, babies illustrate the difference in development.
tvoparents. (2009, March 29). Parenting Across Cultures: The Different Ways We Raise Our
Children [Video file]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ ic9NrYk0Y
Expert panel discussion on immigrant families and how culture influences parenting styles. Panel
members discuss origins of parenting styles: although the discussion does not specify, the
information provided can apply frominfancy to adolescents.
Tvoparents. (2012, August 30). Nurturing Your Childs Early Brain Development [Video file].
Retrieved fromhttp://www .youtube.co m/watch?v=t4Z omIKxRNE&index=9&list=
PLWKHwuaIaUngWb_bUc2l2eK_68dx2vejL
Chaya Kulkarni discusses the importance of supporting brain development frominfancy to early
childhood and provides strategies for parents in supporting childrens development during the
first three years of development. This video gives parents specific examples to employ in making
sure their children achieve secure attachment.
National Institute for Early Educational Research. (2002, September). Growing and learning in
preschool [Video file]. Retrieved fromhttp://nieer.org/publications/nieer-videos/video-
growing-and-learning-preschool

This video shows the qualities to look for in a preschool programthat properly supports early
childhood learners. The video also discusses the importance of play as well as the importance of
qualified teachers.

YouTube. (2011). How to assess your childs self-esteem. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube
.com/watch? v=WlqwCSLZVZE

This video discusses self-concept and self-esteemfromearly childhood to adolescence. The
video also gives parents strategies to use in promoting self-esteemand clues to look for in
assessing childrens self-esteem.