Unit 5: Social–Emotional Development is part of the ZERO TO THREE Growing Brain Participant Manual series and focuses on how relationships, emotional regulation, and attachment develop in the earliest years. This 32-page digital manual includes summaries, interactive prompts, and guided reflections to help professionals apply evidence-based strategies that nurture strong emotional foundations in young children.

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.

Unit 6: Understanding Behavior is part of the ZERO TO THREE Growing Brain Participant Manual series and explores how brain development influences behavior in infants and toddlers. This 42-page digital manual includes presentation highlights, guided reflections, and interactive prompts to help early childhood professionals understand and respond to challenging behaviors in developmentally appropriate ways.

Over There is a supportive tool created to help families navigate the emotional challenges of military deployment. Designed for young children, this comforting board book uses simple, reassuring language and includes a photo insert for the deployed parent to help maintain connection across the distance. It serves as a practical resource for preparing children for separation, sustaining emotional bonds during deployment, and supporting a smooth, loving reunion.

Gather Round activities are designed to help families build their child’s language and literacy skills while supporting all areas of development. With recommended children’s books and related activities for three age groups (birth to 12 months, 12–24 months, and 24–36 months), this resource gives professionals a practical tool to promote early learning through book-sharing and playful, age-appropriate interactions.

A foundational bestseller in infant and early childhood mental health, Don’t Hit My Mommy! is a trusted and practical resource for professionals. It offers clear, trauma-informed guidance for addressing behavioral and mental health challenges in young children exposed to violence within their closest relationships. Grounded in clinical expertise and real-world experience, the book provides actionable strategies for intervention and healing, making it an essential tool for practitioners across disciplines.

Caregivers need practical, easy-to-use resources that help them feel confident in their important role. Our Born Ready to Learn 24–36 Months Wheels highlight the skills young children are building across four key domains: thinking, social-emotional development, communication, and early literacy. These growing abilities form a strong foundation for school readiness and continued learning.

Unit 7: The Everyday Play is the final module in the ZERO TO THREE Growing Brain Participant Manual series, focusing on how play supports brain development in infants and toddlers. This 31-page digital manual includes summaries, reflections, and interactive prompts to help professionals recognize the power of play in fostering cognitive, language, social, and emotional growth.

This valuable book outlines the key steps in creating a system of reflective supervision within an early childhood program to improve services, support staff, and better meet the needs of children and families. With chapters written by leading experts, this book provides answers to the critical questions that every program needs to know to launch reflective supervision and lists activities that can be used to build the reflective capacity within a staff.

Over There is a supportive tool created to help families navigate the emotional challenges of military deployment. Designed for young children, this comforting board book uses simple, reassuring language and includes a photo insert for the deployed parent to help maintain connection across the distance. It serves as a practical resource for preparing children for separation, sustaining emotional bonds during deployment, and supporting a smooth, loving reunion.