Demystifying Children's Expression of Behavior Through a Trauma Informed Lens

Web resources

• California Early Childhood Educator Competencies and Videos
• Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
• Center of Disease Control Milestone Moments
• Center on the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning - Preschool Training Modules
• Finding Words for the Unspeakable: Repairing the Effects of Trauma on Young Children and Their Parents- National Child Traumatic Stress Center
• Head Start Program Performance Standards
• MIECHV & Part C- Early Childhood Development
• National Child Traumatic Stress Center
• Recognizing and Addressing Trauma in Infants, Young Children, and their Families- Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation 
• Zero to Three

Recommended Good Reads

• A Child Called “It” – Dave Pelzer
• A Terrible Thing Happened - Margaret M. Holmes
• Born for Love – Dr. Bruce Perry
• The Body Keeps Score – Bessel Van Der Kol
• The Boy Who Was Raised as A dog- Dr. Bruce Perry
• Culturally Responsive Self-Care Practices For Early Childhood Educators – Julie Nicholson, Priya Shimpi Driscoll, Julie Kurtz, Domenica Marquez, and LaWanda Wesley
• The Emotional Life of The Brain – Richard J. Davidson, PhD & Sharon Begley
• Trauma-Informed Practices For Early Childhood Educators; Relationship-Based Approaches that Support Healing and Build Resilience in Young Children –Julie Nicholson, Linda Perez, and Julie Kurtz

Videos

• Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (2011, September 29). 1. Experiences Build Brain Architecture [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/VNNsN9IJkws
• Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (2011, September 29). 3. Toxic Stress Derails Healthy Development [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVwFkcOZHJw

Articles and Books

• Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. (2018). Fostering Emotional Literacy in Young Children: Labeling Emotions. What Works Briefs, 21. https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/mental-health/article/fostering-emotional-literacy-young-children-labeling-emotions#FosteringEmotionalLiteracyinYoungChildrenLabelingEmotions
• Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. (n.d.). Teaching Your Child to: Identify and Express Emotions. http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/documents/teaching_emotions.pdf
• Macdonald, C. (n.d.). The Role of Values in Wisdom. Wisdom Page. http://www.wisdompage.com/roleofvalues.html
• National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2004). Children’s Emotional Development Is Built into the Architecture of Their Brains: Working Paper No. 2. https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/childrens-emotional-development-is-built-into-the-architecture-of-their-brains/
• Nicholson, J., Perez, L., & Kurtz, J. (2019). Trauma-Informed Practices for Early Childhood Educators: Relationship-Based Approaches that Support Healing and Build Resilience in Young Children. New York: Routledge.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2020, May 4). Studies Back Trauma-informed Approaches in Homeless Services. https://www.samhsa.gov/homelessness-programs-resources/hpr-resources/studies-back-trauma-informed-approaches