For Providers

The following resources are for use when working with pediatric trainees. In addition to important science concepts, it is equally important to teach trainees how to present certain topics when speaking with families who have experienced significant adversity. Several of the resources below are curated by the FrameWorks institute, an organization that partners with the Center on the Developing Child to effectively frame conversations on social issues. Many of these framing concepts also translate to other key audiences such as policy makers.

For Providers

Early Brain and Child Development 101: Why Peekaboo Matters

Executive Function: Information for Providers

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

How to Help Families and Staff Build Resilience During the Covid-19 Outbreak

A Guide to Toxic Stress

Key Concepts: Brain Architecture

Building Adult Capabilities to Improve Child Outcomes: A Theory of Change

InBrief: The Foundations of Lifelong Health

The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood

From Best Practices to Breakthrough Impacts

Maternal Depression Can Undermine the Development of Young Children

Strategies for Effectively Communicating about Toxic Stress

InBrief: The Science of Early Childhood Development

InBrief: The Impact of Early Adversity on Children’s Development

Moving Upstream: Confronting Racism to Open Up Children’s Potential

The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress

Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science into Lifelong Health

Capitalizing on Advances in Science to Reduce the Health Consequences of Early Childhood Adversity

Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Impacts of Racism on the Foundations of Health

Excessive Stress Disrupts the Architecture of the Developing Brain

Persistent Fear and Anxiety Can Affect Young Children’s Learning and Development

InBrief: The Science of Neglect

The Science of Neglect: The Persistent Absence of Responsive Care Disrupts the Developing Brain

InBrief: Applying the Science of Child Development in Child Welfare Systems

Applying the Science of Child Development in Child Welfare Systems

InBrief: Early Childhood Mental Health

Establishing a Level Foundation for Life: Mental Health Begins in Early Childhood

Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships

Children’s Emotional Development is Built into the Architecture of their Brain

Early Exposure to Toxic Substances Damages Brain Architecture

The Timing and Quality of Early Experiences Combine to Shape Brain Architecture

Early Experiences Can Alter Gene Expression and Affect Long-Term Development

Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined

InBrief: Understanding the Science of Motivation

Understanding Motivation: Building the Brain Architecture That Supports Learning, Health, and Community Participation

InBrief: Executive Function: Skills for Life and Learning

Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function

InBrief: The Science of Resilience

Genes, Environments, and Time: The Biology of Adversity and Resilience

Leveraging the Biology of Adversity and Resilience to Transform Pediatric Practice

Supportive Relationships and Active Skill-Building Strengthen the Foundations of Resilience

Experiences Build Brain Architecture

FrameWorks: Changing the Childhood Obesity Conversation to Improve Children’s Health

InBrief: Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body

FrameWorks: Framing Early Relational Health

FrameWorks: Reframing Children’s Mental Health

8 Things to Remember about Child Development

FrameWorks: Effectively Communicating about Toxic Stress

FrameWorks: Reframing Childhood Adversity

FrameWorks: Framing the Overload Metaphor

FrameWorks: Framing How Brains are Built

Epigenetics and Child Development: How Children’s Experiences Affect their Genes

Special Considerations for Children in Foster Care