This webinar discusses how providers can work to support all children in becoming empathetic community members.

Preschool Democracy for a Civil Society: Teaching Democratic Life Skills, Dan Gartrell, Ed.D. – Early Childhood Webinars

Consider: How do the principles of safety needs and growing needs influence how you plan your program? How can you prioritize building secure attachment with the children in your program?

This nine-part course (approximately 3 hours and 45 minutes) from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network will teach participants about “early childhood social-emotional development; the impact of stress and trauma; reflect on the possible meanings of children’s behaviors; explore the influence of culture on families’ socialization goals; and become familiar with a number of strategies aimed to promote secure attachment and safe socialization practices.”

Providers will need to sign up for a free account to access this resource.

Attachment Vitamins: Interactive Course on Early Childhood Attachment, Stress, and Trauma (nctsn.org)

Learn, Share, and Grow series cover a particular topic over a series of short video segments.  So if you only have 5 minutes, you can watch one, and if you have more time you can watch a whole series. Check out these short professional development segments on topics of interest to family child care professionals on the Professional Development page.