This compassionate and practical guide supports clinicians, educators, and caregivers as they help infants, toddlers, and preschoolers navigate the death of a parent or primary caregiver. It explores how young children experience and express grief, including responses to sudden or violent loss, and offers thoughtful, real-world case vignettes that bring therapeutic approaches to life. Grounded in clinical insight, the book provides meaningful guidance for supporting young children through one of life’s most difficult transitions.

This book offers a compassionate, practical guide for clinicians, educators, and caregivers supporting infants, toddlers, and preschoolers through the death of a parent or primary caregiver. It covers common grief responses in young children, the impact of sudden or violent loss, and provides real-world case vignettes to illustrate therapeutic approaches.

Mama’s Waves helps young children process big emotions when a parent or caregiver struggles with mental illness, addiction, or trauma. Through Ellie’s story and a gentle wave metaphor, the book provides comforting language and opens the door for healing conversations about absence, confusion, and love within families facing emotional challenges. Created for children whose parents face addiction, mental illness, or trauma.

This is the resource every early childhood leader needs on their shelf. It delivers practical, actionable strategies for strengthening relationships among program directors, staff, parents, children, and mental health consultants. More than theory, it helps you confront systemic barriers head-on while building a culture that prioritizes collaboration and mental wellness. If you are serious about improving program quality and creating healthier environments for children and families, this guide belongs in your toolkit.

Mental Health in the Early Years equips professionals with practical strategies and research-based guidance to support the emotional well-being of young children and their families. This resource addresses the real-world challenges of promoting resilience, navigating stress, and supporting families facing social-emotional, medical, or developmental needs from birth through age five.

Baby's starting to be vocal, show their personality and react to the world around them. This thoughtfully curated play kit supports your little one through this stage of rapid growth and explore their new world. With development-focused resources for adults and comforting items for baby, this kit helps make every moment count as your child explores, learns, and thrives.

Your toddler is turning 3 years old and may begin to explore on their own. They may begin to understand time concepts (past, present, and future) in addition to differentiating between letters and numbers from written squiggles. This kit focuses on differentiating objects and recognizing patterns.

At this age, toddlers begin to express their feelings using growing language skills. They begin to build friendships with other children and show affection to familiar adults. This play kit focuses on developing hand-eye coordination and includes activities to build connections with others.

Baby is on their way! This means so much growth is about to begin, for both of you. This thoughtfully designed kit supports new parents as they prepare emotionally and physically for the journey ahead, while also offering early bonding tools for their newborn. With resources to support both your well-being and your baby’s growth, this kit is a meaningful first step into parenthood.

Toddler begins to make great leaps in communication and motor skills. Behavior may change as they cultivate a newfound sense of independence. This kit includes items and activities to support language and interpersonal development.

Baby is now a toddler! They begin behaving like others around them, walk independently, and want to explore their surroundings. This play kit includes items and activities to help your toddler explore their new world safely .