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Caregiver Handouts: Games and Activities that Build Brains and Executive Function Skills

Here you’ll find handouts with suggestions for games and activities to do with children of different ages. They can be shared at well child visits or when caregivers are looking for support with behavior. These activities can promote child-caregiver bonding, executive function skills, and build children’s brains through play.
Caregiver Handouts: Games and Activities that Build Brains and Executive Function Skills
Handout

Executive Function: Information for Providers

This handout helps explain what executive function skills are, why they are important and how supporting their development can promote healthy child and adolescent development.
Executive Function: Information for Providers
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How to Motivate Children: Science-Based Approaches for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers

How to Motivate Children: Science-Based Approaches for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers…
How to Motivate Children: Science-Based Approaches for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers
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Maternal Depression Can Undermine the Development of Young Children

This working paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and the National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs examines why addressing the consequences of serious depression in parents and caregivers could support the future prosperity and well-being of both children and society as a whole.
Maternal Depression Can Undermine the Development of Young Children
Excessive Stress Disrupts the Architecture of the Developing Brain Persistent Fear and Anxiety Can Affect Young Children’s Learning and Development The Science of Neglect: The Persistent Absence of Responsive Care Disrupts the Developing Brain 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 
Working Paper

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

This working paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child explains how supportive relationships with adults help children develop resilience, or the set of skills needed to respond to adversity and thrive.
Supportive Relationships and Active Skill-Building Strengthen the Foundations of Resilience
Building Babies’ Brains Through Play: Mini Parenting Master Class How Children and Adults Can Build Core Capabilities for Life 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return What is Executive Function? And How Does it Relate to Child Development?