The goal of this video's four-part strategy is to help children cope with the dozens of frustrations, conflicts, and strong feelings that they experience on a daily basis. Available in DVD and VHS formats. Includes: Study Guide

This video was developed to help parents make informed choices about child care for their young children. The video provides a comprehensive overview of the developmental needs of young children within child care settings. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

Classroom scenes show various choices in child care and identify characteristics of quality care. As choices for early child care and education increase, so does the concern for quality programs for young children. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

The purpose of this video is to present to early childhood educators general information regarding children who have been prenatally chemically exposed. It is intended to help teachers of young children identify this group of children and to understand how it feels to be a teacher working with these children. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This series show how to create a preschool classroom that helps reduce behavior problems and how to cope with challenging behavior. Also sold separately (Items 11103-11107). Available in VHS format only.

Easy and proven ways are explored in this tape to create an environment that maximizes learning gains and minimizes discipline problems. The learning environment, including room arrangement, safety and health factors, and schedules, is examined. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

In this tape you will observe three classrooms: toddlers. preschoolers, and kindergarten-aged children. In each of these situations children are busy, relaxed, and unhurried. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

Developmentally appropriate practice implies that teachers understand child development and individual uniqueness. This tape explores how teachers process all this information to come up with the best possible resolution for each situation. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

In this video teachers describe the concept of positive guidance and what they need to know about children before they find the appropriate techniques for dealing with challenging behavior. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This video examines current thinking among teachers regarding guidance and discipline, the factors that separate acceptable from challenging behavior, and why they think children's misbehavior should be considered as "mistaken" rather than "wrong." Available in DVD and VHS formats.

The tape reviews how babies have been traditionally viewed in the past, the importance of understanding and respecting development and, as the first program in the series, establishes a philosophy and approach carried out through the other programs. Available in VHS format only. Designed as a self-study course for CEU and clock hours.

A two-part video focusing upon ways to keep infants and toddlers healthy in family and center-based care environments. Available in VHS format only.

By understanding and respecting the needs and interests of infants and toddlers and by creating opportunities and interesting environments adults help babies learn. Designed as a self-study course for CEU and clock hours. Available in VHS format only.

This program looks at how adults can best guide behavior based on an understanding and respect for the developmental characteristics of infants and toddlers. Designed as a self-study course for CEU or clock hours. Available in VHS format only.

This program offers both the parent's and caregiver's perspective on issues such as the importance of understanding, respect, and communication as critical components in working together to provide the best care possible for infants and toddlers. Available in VHS format only.

Caring as a livelihood can also be stressful. In this video caregivers relate their feelings and experiences and talk about what they do to care for themselves and share strategies for alleviating some of the stresses. Available in VHS format only.

Developed to demonstrate and promote quality care for children under the age of three in family day care homes and child care centers. The series reflects the latest thinking on a variety of early-care issues and draws on the experience of care givers and the work of leading experts in the field. Designed as a self-study course for CEU or clock hours. Available in VHS format only.

Activity-Based Intervention illustrates a set of teaching strategies to turn natural daily occurrences and interactions into opportunities to maximize children's growth and development. Available in VHS format only.

The objective of this video and guide is to assist designers and child care professionals who are building a new child care center or renovating an existing one. The tape presents an overview of some important design principles that influence the effectiveness of any child care center. Includes: VHS and Resource Guide

This video reviews the program standards for high-quality child care and provides parents the information and guidance needed to make the best child care decision for their child. Available on DVD and VHS formats.

When students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are in the classroom, teachers are doubly challenged. They have to create an environment that addresses the needs of the child with ADHD without neglecting the needs of the other children. This program is designed specifically to help teachers with students who have ADHD and to help them provide a better learning environment for the entire class. Includes: VHS and Manual

Dr. Thomas Armstrong believes that many behaviors labeled as Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.) are in fact a child's active response to complex social, emotional, and educational influences. The video presents programs in action that focus on educating students by providing them with nurturing, stimulating, and encouraging interventions that are good for all children. Includes: VHS.

This book combines a theoretical foundation with a practical basis for making preschool classrooms function as therapeutic environments. It introduces an innovative method of designing curriculums that helps children integrate experience affectively as well as cognitively.

This video discusses careers in family day care. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This video seeks to help you organize your child care business, your home, and your day care day. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This video deals with the importance of your relationship with your client families, including establishing a good foundation in pre-placement interviews, problem solving, and maintaining a positive and mutually supportive relationship. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This videotape looks at how children grow and develop, and at the caregiver's role in that process. It also looks at child guidance and working with children of different ages and stages of development. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This video looks at caring for the caregiver, from resources that may be available in your community to effective ways of coping with the isolation and stress that can be part of providing family day care.

Available in DVD and VHS formats.

Additional guides for the Caring for Young Children series.

This is a five-part series developed for family child care providers, for pre-service and in-service education, and for parents. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This book was developed as a resource for child care providers who are interested in furthering their professional growth and as a ready reference for those who provide infant toddler care. Available languages: English and Spanish

With 25-page Manual. This video by George J. DuPaul and Gary Stoner demonstrates a comprehensive model for assessing ADHD in schools, emphasizing effective collaborative decision making linked to intervention planning. Presenting the case of Todd, an elementary school student with undiagnosed ADHD, the video shows how assessment team members evaluate Todd's behavioral functioning. Available in VHS format only.

This video by George J. DuPaul and Gary Stoner, using a live classroom setting, shows how teachers and other school professionals can implement a range of strategies to promote the success of children with ADHD while keeping the whole classroom functioning smoothly. Includes: VHS and Manual

This book by George J. DuPaul and Gary Stoner addresses such problems as academic underachievement, noncompliance with classroom rules, and problematic peer relationships.

With checklists, norms, and clinical interpretation, this rating scale is an instrument both for diagnosing ADHD in children and adolescents and for assessing treatment response. Includes: Manual and scale

It's a Big Step. The transition into kindergarten from home or pre-kindergarten programs stands as a major milestone for both children and their families. With 20-page guide.

The story in this children's picture book is about Chester Raccoon and his mother, and the ways love works to reassure us and give us strength in a sometimes scary world. Includes: Book and Stickers

Child Care providers, parents and teachers are all searching for ways to help children learn to better control their anger. The 2-1/2 hour What Do You Do with the Mad that You Feel? training workshop explores anger, where it comes from, and how young children can gradually learn the self-control necessary to mange their anger and channel it into productive activity.

Provides helpful hints about ways adults can help children learn self-control and learn to express their angry feelings in ways that don't hurt themselves or anyone else. Easy-to-read format. Available languages: English and Spanish

This book of easy-to-do activities is designed to complement the more that 300 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood programs broadcast on public television.

These programs are from the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Child Care Partnership for child care providers to enhance their work with the children and families whose lives they touch. Available in VHS format only.

To help children learn to express angry feelings in ways that won't hurt anybody. Closed captioned. Includes: VHS

To help children learn about cooperation and deal with difficult times of friendship. Closed captioned. Includes: VHS

To help children distinguish fantasy from reality and deal with aggresive behavior. Closed captioned. Includes: VHS

To help children with separation from their parents. Closed captioned. Includes: VHS

To familiarize children with a well-child visit to the doctor and lessen their anxieties. Closed captioned. Includes: VHS

To help develop respect for the environment. Closed captioned. Includes: VHS

Accidents, illnesses, suicides, violent acts, and natural disasters can have an overwhelming impact on children and the adults who care for them.

From the award-winning series by Fred Rogers, "Making Friends" helps children and families talk about some of the difficult times children sometimes have in learning about friendship.

This guide is a wealth of practical information for the directors and boards of directors of child care programs.