The cornerstone of Magda Gerber's work is respect for infants. In this book she offers guidance on how to "educare," to care as you educate.

Toddler's Months 19-36 is organized around 4 major areas: FamilyDevelopment, Family Health, Caring for Toddler, and Toddler Development. Included within each area are topics to be discussed on the home visit, samples of handouts for families, and additional resources.

A set of 80 tear-off handouts to accompany the Home Visiting Curriculum: Toddler's Months 28-36 (2nd half of book)

This two-volume set provides a comprehensive parenting program for fathers emphasizing the significance of his parenting role, challenges and solutions during the first five years of a child’s development. Available in DVD and VHS formats. Spanish available in VHS only. Includes: Facilitator’s Guide and Handouts

This fourth curriculum in the Partners for a Healthy Baby series incorporates neurodevelopment research, infant mental health, and evidence-based best practices during later infancy.

This curricula includes topics such as bonding and attachment, continuity of care, the effects of stress on the parents and infant, health and safety, mother's physical and emotional health, ways to promote the baby's overall development through daily care routines, toys and books, and building a trusting relationship.

This curriculum is designed to be used by home visiting programs serving families with young infants to achieve multiple goals: to help families deal with the multitude of changes a new baby brings; to foster a strong bond between both parents and their baby; to inspire families to maximize their baby’s health, social, cognitive, language and motor development; to identify early signs of problems; and to enhance parenting skills and self-esteem.

This video follows several culturally diverse families as they negotiate their health care systems. The families learn to advocate for themselves and together with their doctors they solve problems and develop strategies for dealing with complex health care systems.

In this series teen parents share their experiences during that first crucial year of baby's life from nurturing the baby, talking and playing, developing routines, to keeping him healthy and safe. Includes: VHS or DVD

This parent education program was developed for low-income parents and other parents of young infants. Topics covered are presented at a fifth-grade level. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This DVD presents Dr T. Berry Brazelton and twelve young parents with their children, from before birth to age three years. Together they define and illustrate "touchpoints." Includes 3- Volumes with indexed chapters, 132 min.

In this video a group of inner city foster parents of infants who were prenatally exposed to drugs, describe the experiences they have had using infant massage with their foster children. Available in VHS and DVD.

This video presents parents with special needs/ mental retardation who demonstrate how to make a home safe for children. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

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This video looks at the benefits of collaboration between parents with special needs/ mental retardation, their children, and the professionals that work with them. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

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The purpose of this tape is to promote discussion with parents with special needs/mental retardation that will result in increased understanding of the difficult issues of disciplining their young children. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

The purpose of this tape is to engage parents in discussions that will result in increased understanding of the most effective ways of communicating with professionals. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This video-and-guide set delivers a framework for service coordination for families who have young children or infants with disabilities or special needs. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

Handouts to accompany Partners for a Healthy Baby: Home Visiting Curriculum for New Families: Baby. Available languages: English and Spanish

Handouts to accompany Partners for a Healthy Baby: Home Visiting Curriculum: Baby's Months 13-18.

This book provides a developmentally sound framework for strengths-based family intervention in the first three years of life.

Handouts to accompany Partners for a Healty Baby: Home Visiting Curriculum for Expectant Families: Before Baby Arrives. Available languages: English and Spanish

This curriculum is designed to be used by home visiting programs to achieve multiple goals: to help expectant families' deal with the multitude of physical and emotional changes pregnancy brings; to foster a strong bond between both parents and their unborn baby; to inspire pregnant women to have a healthy lifestyle and ultimately a healthy baby; to enhance their self-esteem and life goals; to identify early signs of problems; and to prepare couples for parenthood.

A set of 92 Spanish tear-off handouts to accompany the Home Visiting Curriculum: Baby's 7-12 Months

A set of 92 tear-off handouts to accompany the Home Visiting Curriculum: Toddler's Months 19-36 (1st half of book)

Along with extensive coverage of genetics, heredity, pre- and postnatal development, specific disabilities, family roles, and intervention, The fifth edition of this book features new chapters on substance abuse, HIV and AIDS, Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, behavior management, transitions to adulthood, and health care in the 21st century.

This book explores the link between supportive supervisory practices and effective staff-parent relationships.

Seeing is Believing helps parents increase their sensitivity and responsiveness to their babies’ signs and cues by using a videotaping strategy. DVD includes: Part 1: Introduction is 33 min., Part 2: Practice is 16 min., the guide is 61 pages.

This video paints a dramatic picture of the wrong way to discipline kids and gives clear, practical ideas on a better way. Includes: VHS

This book explores how supervisors and staff can use reflective approaches to establish quality relationships with families.

With the birth of a second child, parents suddenly find themselves confronted with classic sibling problems. Includes: VHS

A video for parents of new siblings featuring two child-care experts, Dr Brenda Wade and Dr Glen Aylward. Available on DVD.

This video focuses on alternatives to shaking and hitting infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Featuring black, white, and Hispanic families, five scenes are portrayed that represent the major causes of injuries to children by their parents. Available on VHS or DVD.

The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program, a supportive group experience, uses rhymes, songs, and stories that help parents, and all caregivers, bond with and nurture their babies and young children.

Includes: VHS

Produced/Written By: Parent-Child Mother Goose Program

Helping Your Child With Fears reassures parents that fears are a normal part of childhood and that there are ways to help their children with their fears.

Fatherhood USA goes beyond the popular media stereotypes of “deadbeat” dads and househusbands to provide an intimate glimpse into the lives of a racially and economically diverse group of fathers who are trying to be good fathers. Includes: Manual, 3 VHS tapes

Examines the struggles engaged in by parents and siblings to integrate a handicapped or sick newborn into the family. Available in VHS format only.

This award-winning book shares valuable information about emotional management, managing challenging behavior of children, handling depression, and methods of encouraging children to succeed academically.

In this practical book, Drs. Brazelton and Sparrow provide their expertise on helping parents help children sleep through the night.

This video series was developed for early childhood caregivers and teachers to help them identify possible developmental delays in children from 0 to 5 years and to offer guidance on how to communicate concerns to parents. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

Featuring Pamela Winton, Ph.D. this instructional program will help early interventionists develop initial skills in conducting the Family Focused Interview.

This series was developed for parents, educators, and providers who care for and serve children with special needs.

In this program, adopting parents reveal the reasons why they chose to have foster children, and they also share very useful techniques for handling real-life situations that they face with foster children. Available in VHS format only. Available languages: English and Spanish.