Parenting Resources

A few resources for the awesome, but sometimes challenging, job of parenting.

• Zero to Three — articles & information on the early years

• Oregon Montessori Association – Montessori information for parents, in addition to finding a program in the Portland area.

• American Montessori Society – Montessori information for parents and families

• Janet Lansbury – articles and podcast

• Amy Lang presents the Birds & Bees & Kids  — how to talk about sex (and bodies) with children

• Montessori Services — items for preparing home environment
  Small Hands

• Vroom - Brain building. App with activities. 
  Vroom provides science-based tips and tools to inspire families to turn shared, everyday moments into Brain Building Moments

  Harvard link:  https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/vroom/ (Articles & videos particularly on brain development)

• Books for Kids about new siblings (Recommendations by other parents - send in your favorites and we'll add them to the list)

• There is a House Inside my Mummy by Giles Andreae

• Waiting for the Baby by Rachel Fuller

• I'm a Big Brother by Joanna Cole
  I'm a Big Sister by Joanna Cole

• You're the Biggest by Lucy Tapper

• Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats

• The New Baby by Mr. Rogers

• One Special Day by Lola Schaefer

• You Were First by Patricia Machlachlan

• The New Small Person by Lauren Child

• Mail Harry to the Moon by Robie Harris

• Too Small for Honey Cake by Gill Lobel

• Daniel Tiger: The Baby is Here by Angela Santomero

• Pecan Pie Baby by Jacqueline Woodson

• A Child is Born by Lennart Nilson (photographs of baby in utero week by week)

• For Parents: Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

Books about Where Babies Come From

• It's Not the Stork by Robie Harris

• My Puppy is Born by Joanna Cole

• 11 Kid-Friendly Books on the "Birds and Bees"

Talking about Race & Racism

• OPB – How to Talk Honestly with Children About Racism 

• 60+ Resources for Talking to Kids About Racism

• 6 Things White Parents Can do to Raise Racially Conscious Children

• Teaching Young Children About Bias, Diversity, and Social Justice

• Combating Stereotypes: How to talk to your children

• 100 Race-Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child to Advance Racial Justice

• Dr. Kira Banks – Talk About Race with Your Kids: My Parenting Mistake -- Video

• Dr. Kira Banks Resources - Books for adults & kids, podcasts

• BOOKS FOR KIDS

• OPB – 13 Children’s Books About Race & Diversity  

• 12 excellent children's books to start conversations about prejudice and discrimination

• A Kid's Book About Racism by Jelani Memory