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Essential Living Skills: Understanding Your Child's Development

by Bradford B. Wiles

S134J

This publication in the Essential Living Skills series focuses on child development milestones. It also includes suggestions for soothing a crying baby and how to tell if your infant is ill. 12 pages, color.

Published Date: Oct 2016

Soft Skills Are Success Skills

by Elaine Johannes Nora Rhoades

MF3287

Social emotional skills, or soft skills, include self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. These skills are important contributors to success in school, at work, and in personal relationships. This lesson explains the concepts and provides activities for helping youth develop their soft skills. 8 pages, color.

Published Date: Dec 2016

Choosing Care for Your Children: Child Care Centers and Preschools

by Kiawna Williams Bradford B. Wiles

MF3176

Selection of child care is an important task for Kansas parents. This publication in the series Choosing Care for Your Children includes factors to consider when selecting a child care center or preschool. 4-page, color.

Published Date: Dec 2014

Building Strong Families: Family and Child Development Strong Families Display

by Elaine Johannes Charlotte Shoup Olsen

MF3220

Display suitable for fairs and other events lists qualities of strong families, program materials to promote those qualities, and includes data about the state of the family in Kansas. 3-panel, 17x26", 2-color.

Revision Date: Aug 2016

Qualities of Strong Families Cards

by Elaine Johannes Charlotte Shoup Olsen

MF3221

Cards, approximately 3” by 5”, include tips for developing strong families. A companion piece to the Strong Families display or can be used separately. 2-color.

Revision Date: Aug 2016

New Screen Time: Beyond Television and Into the Future

by Bradford B. Wiles Laura Schachtner

MF3248

Smartphones and tablets have become part of the culture, and parents need to make decisions about appropriate screen time for their families. Includes suggestions for all ages of children as well as adults. 4-page, color.

Published Date: Dec 2015

Hable Lea Juegue (Talk Read Play; Spanish)

by Bradford B. Wiles

MF3113S

Build your child’s language skills through everyday activities. 2-page, color.

Published Date: Mar 2014

Emergent Literacy: Helping Young Children's Development Through Reading

by Bradford B. Wiles

MF3161

Helps parents learn to build pre-reading skills intentionally by the way they interact with their children through reading and other activities. 4-page, full color.

Published Date: Jul 2014

Emergent Literacy: Helping Young Children's Development Through Reading, Leader's Guide

by Bradford B. Wiles

MF3162

Includes activities to help adults implement the techniques described in the fact sheet. 4-page, b/w.

Published Date: Jul 2014

Choosing Care for Your Children: Child Care Homes

by Kiawna Williams Bradford B. Wiles

MF3175

Selection of child care is an important task for Kansas parents. This publication in the series Choosing Care for Your Children includes factors to consider when choosing in-home child care. 4-page, color.

Published Date: Dec 2014

Understanding Challenging Behavior and Building Positive Relationships (Presentation slides)

by Rebecca McFarland

MF2842

Presentation slides to educate teachers and others who work with young children, to improve children's behavior. 26-page, color.

Published Date: Oct 2008

Understanding and Managing Challenging Behavior, Support Materials

by Gail E. Joseph Phillip S. Strain

MF2843

Includes parts of: Inventory of Practices for Promoting Childrens Social Emotional Competence, and Building Positive Relationships with Young Children.

Published Date: Aug 2008

Managing Challenging Behavior, Teaching Guide (Child Care)

by Rebecca McFarland

MF2844

Training material for teachers of young children. Suggestions for classroom environment, rules, and routines to improve childrens' behavior.

Published Date: Sep 2008

Managing Challenging Behavior by Creating Supportive Environments

by Rebecca McFarland

MF2845

Presentation slides to train teachers and others who work with young children. Suggestions for classroom environment, rules and routines to improve childrens' behavior.

Published Date: Oct 2008

Talk Read Play

by Bradford B. Wiles

MF3113

Encourages parents to engage in activities with their children that build reading readiness skills. 2-page, color.

Published Date: Mar 2014

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