Resources in this kit include:

1. Beginnings Workshop Book - Child Development - $24.00
   The Beginnings Workshop Book - Child Development contains informative articles on meeting children's needs, brain research, building self-image, children's mental health, resiliency in children and building character.
2. Beginnings Workshop Book - Child Development II - $24.00
   The Beginnings Workshop Book - Child Development II contains insightful articles on fitness & health, nurturing optimism, nutrition, imagination and humor.
3. Intellectual Emergencies: Some Reflections on Mothering and Teaching - $24.95
   Lilian Katz has spent many years conducting workshops for teachers, parents, and students all over the world. During those workshops, she often refers to her son Stephen, and what she has termed the "intellectual emergencies" she experienced during the years he was growing up. Her responses to these "emergencies," the moments when he analyzed her actions and challenged her decisions as a parent and a teacher, are presented in this reflective, witty book.
4. Little Kids, Big Worries: Stress-Busting Tips for Early Childhood Classrooms - $24.95
   Research shows that stress in the crucial early years of a child's life can pose dramatic, lasting challenges to development, learning, and behavior. This is the practical book early childhood professionals need to recognize stress in young children—and intervene with proven relief strategies before pressures turn into big problems.
5. Places for Childhoods: Making Quality Happen in the Real World - $33.00
   This exceptional book demonstrates how centers can face real-world challenges and make quality care a reality. Special selections authored by recognized child care experts enhance this collection of updated articles written by Jim Greenman for Child Care Information Exchange. Readers will be empowered by new ideas on how to make child care programs work for children, families, and staff.
6. Teaching Four-Year-Olds: A Personal Journey - $24.00
   What does every young child need to be a well-adjusted, happy person? From Carol Hillman's years of experience and wisdom comes the answer: Help each child discover a world where play, creative freedom, self trust, and personal responsibility open the child's mind and heart to the excitement of learning and the enjoyment of sharing it with others.
7. The Intentional Teacher - $10.00
   This Beginnings Workshop includes five great articles on teaching. Article topics include: what it means to be an intentional teacher, helping children develop intentionality, using the principles of intentional teaching to communicate effectively with parents, program practices that support intentionality in teaching, and training suggestions