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Serving Biracial and Multiethnic Children and Their Families (2003 edition) Video Early Childhood Educator's Guide Family Portraits (set of five, 11 x 17 posters) A Video and Educator's Guide designed to assist child care providers to integrate activities and materials that focus specifically on biracial and multiethnic children into an existing multicultural curriculum; for child care providers assisting children with the important task of developing positive racial and cultural identity. Package includes five portraits of biracial/multiethnic children and their families. See order form. Click here for a video clip from "Serving Biracial and Multiethnic Children and Their Families" Windows Media (56K) Quicktime Movie (56K) Windows Media (256K) Quicktime Movie (256K) Table of Contents includes: Stages of Identity Development Identifying and Responding Racial and Cultural Labeling The Impact of Environmental Factors Ensuring Cultural Sensitivity in Child Care Integrating Materials and Activities Resources: Websites, Videos, Multicultural Curricula, Suggested Reading Health-E News A quarterly e-newsletter providing news on a variety of subjects - all pertinent to the health, child care and education communities. Click here to read the latest issue of Health-E News. You may also wish to sign up for our mailing list. TRAINING IN HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES IS JUST THE BEGINNING by Marsha Sherman, MA, MFT, with editorial assistance from Susan S. Aronson, MD, FAAP The current emphasis on assuring that children are ready to learn when they enter kindergarten includes attention to child health and safety. A child who is not healthy due to frequent or chronic illnesses or injuries faces a greater challenge to learn and thrive. To assure that all children are ready and able to learn, quality early education and child care programs must include health and safety practices integrated into the daily activities. State child care regulations set only a minimum level of quality for legal operation. Today, more and more child care providers are reaching toward the “best practices,” a higher standard than that set by Licensing. Providers are stepping up to provide quality care and to the challenge to nurture the physical, social, emotional and intellectual growth of very young children in out-of-home care. To accomplish this, early education professionals must learn to integrate healthy and safe practices into their daily care of the children. Click here to view an excerpt of this article which will appear in a coming issue of Child Care Exchange (http://www.ccie.com). Co-Sleeping Safely with Your Baby Some mothers have their infants sleep with them in bed following delivery and several months after. Some parents may co-sleep with their babies as a personal choice. Many families prefer co-sleeping to promote maternal bonding, breastfeeding, and a better response to baby’s cries and needs. This fact sheet is designed to provide parents with safe guidelines for co-sleeping with their babies. This fact sheet from the Mendocino County Department of Public Health Nursing Division is designed to provide parents with safe guidelines for co-sleeping with their babies. Babies Sleeping Safely (English) Babies Sleeping Safely (Spanish) Child Care Lead Poisoning Prevention (1997 edition) An instructor's manual and informational guide on preventing lead poisoning in child care. There are two versions of this publication - one specific to California and one applicable anywhere. See order form. Table of Contents includes: Why lead poisoning is an issue Child care activities to promote health and reduce exposure to lead Painting, repairing or remodeling your child care environment Nutrition and childhood lead poisoning prevention How to talk to parents Promoting handwashing Hazard Hunt activity Promoting lead screening and testing SKIP Pages These Safe-and-healthy Kids Information Pages are available free upon request. (See order form.) CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION This handout covers behaviors suggesting abuse or neglect, what to do if you suspect abuse, reporting, talking to parents, helping prevent abuse, and physical and behavioral indicators of abuse. YOUNG CHILDREN AND DISASTERS A how-to handout for providers and families on dealing with children ages 1 through 11 following disaster or trauma. More to come Health and Safety Policies and Procedures for the Child Care Community Currently in development, this interactive CD and manual will assist child care programs in offering the highest quality care. SKIP Pages: parent and provider-focused information pages on behavioral health and other health and safety issues. See the Order Form page for information on obtaining these publications, or email us at publications@childcarehealth.org.