Child Development

Child Mind Institute  https://childmind.org/ 

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

Pathways   https://pathways.org/ 

Zero to Three   https://www.zerotothree.org/ 

Children's Book Lists

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Children's Books   

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/staff-picks/good-books-for-preschoolers/ 

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) Book List  http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/documents/booklist.pdf

Embrace Race Children's Books  

https://www.embracerace.org/resources/childrens-books 

Social Justice Books for Early Childhood  

https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/early-childhood/ 

Conversations & Connection

Conversations that Matter: Talking with Children About Big World Issues, NAEYC  https://www.naeyc.org/resources/blog/conversations-that-matter  

Talking to Young Children About Race and Racism, PBS  https://www.pbs.org/parents/talking-about-racism

Talking with Children About Difficult Things in the News, Fred Rogers Institute https://www.fredrogersinstitute.org/files/resources/7/respondingtodifficultcurrentevents2022.pdf 

When Difficult Things Happen, Fred Rogers Institute  https://www.fredrogersinstitute.org/files/resources/36/difficultthings2022_compressed.pdf 

Somatics

Generative Somatics  https://generativesomatics.org/

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma by Kathy L. Kain and Stephen J. Terrell

Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection by Deb Dana

Somatic Experiencing®    https://traumahealing.org/

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma  by Bessel Van Der Kolk

The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice  by Staci K. Haines

Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing—Infancy through Adolescence by Peter A. Levine and Maggie Kline

Trauma-Proofing Your Kids: A Parent’s Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy and Resilience by Peter A. Levine and Maggie Kline

Attachment

Five Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return, Harvard Center on the Developing Child  https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/how-to-5-steps-for-brain-building-serve-and-return/ 

Parenting from the Inside Out  by Dr. Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell

The Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships by Diane Poole Heller

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Proven Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind  by Dr. Daniel J. Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson

What is Your Attachment Style?   https://dianepooleheller.com/attachment-styles/ 

Infant Early Childhood Mental Health

Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health  

https://www.allianceaimh.org/ 

Zero to Three Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

https://www.zerotothree.org/issue-areas/infant-and-early-childhood-mental-health/ 

Anti-Bias Practice in Early Education

Anti-Bias Leaders in Early Childhood Education  https://www.antibiasleadersece.com/ 

Embrace Race  https://www.embracerace.org/

Learning for Justice   https://www.learningforjustice.org/ 

Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education (PRIDE) https://www.racepride.pitt.edu/

Trying Together Anti-Racism Tools 

https://tryingtogether.org/community-resources/anti-racism-tools/

Early Childhood Advocacy & Research

Child Care Aware of America  https://www.childcareaware.org/

Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University  https://developingchild.harvard.edu/

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)  http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/

First Up: Champions for Early Education  https://www.firstup.org/ 

Trying Together (Western PA)  https://tryingtogether.org/