Recent staff accomplishments
Recent publications and presentations by CEED researchers looked at young children’s social skills, reflective supervision, autonomy-supportive parenting, and more.
Tag: infant and early childhood mental health
Creating the RIOS™ Guide: a Q & A with Christopher Watson and Deborah Ottman
Christopher Watson, PhD, and Deborah Ottman discuss the origin of the Reflective Interaction Observation Scale and how the new RIOS Guide for Reflective Supervision and Consultation in the Infant and Early Childhood Field was designed with practitioners’ needs in mind.
Our top 10 blog posts of 2022
We’re looking back at our most-read articles in 2022! Take a look and see if you missed one of these popular posts.
Tip sheets: stress behaviors in young children
These tip sheets explore causes of unmanageable stress in children and its impact on caregiving adults. They delve into the role of the brain and what children need to remain emotionally regulated. They also provide information on preventing stress in a child before challenging behaviors occur and responding when they do.
NEW tip sheets for early childhood professionals
We’re excited to introduce a new series of evidence-based Tip Sheets that explore topics of relevance to early childhood professionals. Download these free resources!
A vicious circle: how the child care staffing crisis leads to real consequences for children
CEED Director Ann Bailey reflects on a young child’s expulsion from preschool and what his story reveals about the difficult choices that child care professionals and parents are forced to make.
Building Family Resiliency: a new podcast for professionals who work with young children and their families
A new podcast from CEED and the Institute on Community Integration presents accessible information about child development and family relationships. The podcast was inspired by a desire to address the additional stressors that Minnesota families have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A preschool theater arts program goes virtual. Does it still work?
When the Children’s Theatre Company took their preschool Creative Play program virtual, they turned to CEED to evaluate its effectiveness.
“Kids don’t need us to fix everything; they need us to witness it”: Kristin Irrer on social-emotional development
Kristin Irrer is a provider of reflective supervision who teaches several of our online courses. In this Q & A, she talks about refreshing and reformatting our courses on Understanding Early Social-Emotional Development Using and Infant Mental Health Lens. She also delves into the nature of attachment relationships. She explains how early childhood professionals–even those who don’t work directly with children–can have a positive impact on children by focusing on relationships.
Did you catch Alyssa Meuwissen on KSTP?
Alyssa Meuwissen, PhD, appeared on Minnesota Live, where she shared insights into the pandemic’s impact on children’s social-emotional skills.