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Questions About Kids
on the topics of Social and Emotional Growth, Challenging Behaviors, and Mental Health

Thumbnail of Questions About Kids Questions About Kids tackles common issues of concern to parents and caregivers. These free flyers provide answers to important questions that parents of infants and toddlers have about their children's development. Written by experts at the University of Minnesota, they are short and easy to read and have the most up to date information about the psychological development of infants and toddlers. Many are available in Spanish, Somali, and/or Hmong.

Questions About Kids can be downloaded and reproduced as necessary, with no copyright restrictions. Hand them out to families, use them to foster group discussion, or use them to follow up on a conversation. Link to this page from your website, print and use the Questions About Kids, and share these great resources with others. Alternative formats, including text only, are available upon request.

You can also distribute this flyer, listing all Questions About Kids topics.

CEED also publishes a series of one-page Tip Sheets for early childhood and special education professionals working with young children.

   

You will need to have the free download of Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view the pdf versions of these publications.

 

Am I spoiling my baby?

  • English
  • Somali
  • Can a mom's depression affect her baby or toddler?

  • English
  • Can I help my baby remember?

  • English
  • Can I make my baby smarter?

  • English
  • Do dads really make a difference?

  • English
  • Hmong
  • Spanish
  • How can I get my baby to sleep through the night?

  • English
  • How can I guide my child's TV viewing?

  • English
  • How can I help my baby or toddler to move around?

  • English
  • How can I help my child to be more considerate?

  • English
  • How can I help my child understand death?

  • English
  • How can I help my young child to become a reader?  

  • English
  • Hmong
  • Somali
  • How can I survive these temper tantrums?

  • English
  • How can I teach my child responsibility?

  • English
  • How can parents and caregivers support a baby's healthy development?

  • English
  • How can trauma affect my young child?

  • English
  • Spanish
  • How do I get to know my newborn?

  • English
  • Is It normal for children to be afraid?

  • English
  • Is It okay to leave her home alone?

  • English
  • Is my child ready for kindergarten?

  • English
  • Is this stress? What can I do?

  • English
  • What can I do about sibling rivalry?

  • English
  • What does it mean when my young child is “assessed”?  

  • English
  • Hmong
  • What is meant by "infant mental health"?

  • English
  • What should I teach my child about money?

  • English
  • What's going on in my baby's brain?

  • English
  • Spanish
  • What's the difference between discipline and punishment?

  • English
  • Why are the "twos" so terrible?

  • English
  • Why can't this kid find something to do?

  • English
  • Why is his only word "no!"?

  • English
  • For an additional resource on a variety of preschool topics, see the CEED Tip Sheets.


    Reprint Requirements

    The information contained in Questions About Kids may be reproduced without charge for education/training or related activities. There is no requirement to obtain special permission for such uses. We do, however, ask that the below citation appear on all reproductions:

    Copyright © 2009 by Center for Early Education and Development (CEED)

    Reprinted with permission of the Center for Early Education and Development (CEED), College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 1954 Buford Avenue, Suite 425, St. Paul, MN 55108; phone: 612-625-3058; fax: 612-625-2093; http://cehd.umn.edu/ceed

    CEED also publishes a series of one-page Tip Sheets for early childhood and special education professionals working with young children.
     

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