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SEEC's Parent to Parent (P2P) program is a free and confidential service designed to connect Montgomery County parents and caregivers of children with special needs (age birth to 21) with trained volunteer mentors who have experience raising children with disabilities. It is based on the philosophy that peer support from veteran families is often the most helpful way to provide emotional support and practical information to parents in need. The P2P program connects parents on a one-to-one basis where contact may be made by phone, face-to-face, or via email.

Parent Perceptions of the Language Development of Toddlers With Developmental Delays Before and After Participation in Parent-Coached Language Interventions

WonderBaby.org, a project funded by Perkins School for the Blind, is dedicated to helping parents of young children with visual impairments as well as children with multiple disabilities. Here you'll find a database of articles written by parents who want to share with others what they've learned about playing with and teaching a blind child, as well as links to meaningful resources and ways to connect with other families.

Parent resource sponsored by CAST, Reading Rocket, Benetech and other organizations with information on child development, school and learning, family supports, technology resources and much more. The site is available in Spanish and English and also has built in text to speech supports.

Screen Sense: Setting the Record Straight: Research-based guidelines for children under 3 years of age

Parents play a key role in their child's success in Reading comprehension, an essential component in reading success, is important throughout a child's education and beyond.

With the increased recognition that an important part of brain development occurs within the first three years of a child's life, and that reading to children enhances vocabulary and other important communication skills, the group, which represents 62,000 pediatricians across the country, is asking its members to become powerful advocates for reading aloud, every time a baby visits the doctor.

Early experiences with books predict later reading success, and an interactive shared reading style called ''dialogic reading'' is especially beneficial to emergent literacy. Electronic console (EC) books, CD-rom books, and e-book apps are designed to teach preschoolers preliteracy skills, but research has yet to systematically explore the impact of these types of books on established predictors of positive literacy outcomes.

This parent newsletter out of Colorado, is not necessarily geared toward Early Childhood, but does have many wonderful articles and is available online in both Spanish and English.

This BriefCASE contains strategies to assist individuals using a coaching style of interaction to refine their skills when supporting parents, care providers, and colleagues.

Scary anecdotal evidence about addiction to screens

Westgate draws on the behavioral model, but whether by training or by personality, she is much more laid back. She showed us how to tap on Violet's cheeks with our fingers or a small teething toy and then make our way over to her lips, encouraging her to gum on the toy as long as she could tolerate it.

Early Learning: Talk, Read, and Sing Together Every Day!

Found this great story about a family who really understands what it means to spark creativity and play with their children. Check it out! "Every year, my wife and I devote the month of November to convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life. It began modestly enough. The kids woke up to discover that the dinosaurs had gotten into a box of cereal and made a mess on the kitchen table."