Early Childhood Guide Now Available!
 In 2002, MACMH published A Teacher's Guide toChildren's Mental Health so that educators of children ages 5–18 would have accurate, reliable, and easy-to-understand information about children's social and emotional development. Ever since that publication, we have been asked by early childhood professionals when there would be a comparable publication that addressed the healthy social and emotional development of children ages 0–5.
We are please to announce that such a guide is now available! Our latest publication, A Guide to Early Childhood Mental Health, presents information about the importance of healthy social and emotional development and emphasizes the need for early intervention when a problem does become apparent. The early childhood guide, because it recognizes that mental health exists on a continuum, examines both the common, everyday concerns that caregivers address on a daily basis (such as aggressive behavior, eating, and temper tantrums), but it also provides detailed information about what to do when a caregiver becomes concerned that a child might be exhibiting symptoms of a mental health problem.
The Guide also describes the most common mental health disorders experienced by children ages 0–5 and provides effective strategies and resources to help childcare providers respond appropriately and effectively to the children in their care.
Although the book is written primarily to early childhood care providers, we hope it will also be useful for parents and other caregivers. In fact, we had several parents review a draft of the book and they commented that the "Common Concerns" sections and the mental health disorder fact sheets were especially informative. Order your Guide to Early Childhood Mental Health now! |
Thanks to All Those Who Helped Make This Guide Possible!
As we set about to write A Guide to Early Childhood Mental Health we knew we would need the support and expertise of many people. Funding from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) made much of this publication possible and Kate Shields Stenzinger took on the task of researching and writing much of the text.
We were also fortunate to have several professionals in the field of early childhood mental health contribute both their time and expertise to the project. Thanks to Terrie Rose, Ph.D., L.P.; Tonya White, pediatrician, psychiatrist, and assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota; Glenace Edwall, Psy.D., Ph.D., L.P, and director of ChildrenÕs Mental Health at the Minnesota Department of Human Services; and L. Read Sulik, M.D. and medical director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of St. Cloud Hospital Behavioral Health Services.
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