Parenting Resources

Selected streaming videos from the library's collection. To access, click the title and log in with your Office 365 account.

• Symptoms of Postpartum Anxiety and Depression-The Wellness Network - Watch this program to learn the symptoms of Postpartum Anxiety and Depression and treatment options.

• Adult Under Construction- Off the Fence - Research and new technologies allow us to gain a better understanding of what is happening inside our brains during the tumultuous adolescent years.

• An Introduction to Self-Regulation - Research shows that self-regulated children become much more successful in later life. This introductory program gives a clear explanation of what self-regulation is, explaining four basic psychological principles that are the bedrock of self-regulation.

• Parenting 101: Basic Skills for Raising Confident Children - While there are no miraculous shortcuts to successful parenthood, there are fellow travelers and professional experts who can shed light on the parenting journey. This video presents just such an opportunity for new moms and dads. 

• Recognizing Child Abuse - Tragically, child abuse often goes unnoticed. This program spells out the four Rs of child abuse—the harsh reality of its presence in our society, the results it leads to, the many ways to recognize it, and the proper channels for reporting it.

• Babies Outdoors, Play, Development, and Learning - Babies are sensory motor learners and the outdoors stimulates all their senses. This program examines development of vision, hearing, and touch, as well as motor development as the babies learn to reach, grasp, sit, crawl, and in some cases walk.
• Learning Through Play, Observation of a 3 to 4 Year Old - Filmed over a year, this program follows a 3-year-old boy busy playing in a variety of settings. Each sequence shows how Seb's playful activity involves many aspects of the characteristics of effective learning and  shows the noticeable changes in Seb's development.

• The Power of Physical Play, Development and Effective Learning - This program examines how play supports physical development from birth to seven years old and how physical play enhances a child’s ability to become an independent learner. 

• Play and Learning at School, 5 Year Olds - This program illustrates purposeful play in abundance and looks at the individual children and what really motivates them to learn.

• Firm Foundations for Early Literacy, 0 to 5 Years - This program shows how to lay the foundations for developing literacy skills from birth up to the age of five, providing insights into how playful activities support the development of language, reading, and writing. 

• The Social Toddler - Early childhood is a time of complex social and cognitive development. This video sheds light on toddler behavior and presents strategies for coping with children in the 1-to-3-year-old range. 

Selected TED Talks from the Library's online Media Collection. To access, click the title and log in with your Office 365 account.

• TEDTalks: Carol Dweck—The Power of Believing That You Can Improve - Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. A great introduction to this influential field.

• TEDTalks: Peter Doolittle—How Your "Working Memory" Makes Sense of the World - In this funny, enlightening talk, educational psychologist Peter Doolittle details the importance -- and limitations -- of your "working memory," that part of the brain that allows us to make sense of what's happening right now.

• TEDTalks: Tony Robbins, Why We Do What We Do, and How We Can Do It Better - Tony Robbins makes it his business to know why we do the things we do, and in this TEDTalk he outlines what he terms the “invisible forces” that motivate everyone’s actions—at work, in school, and throughout life.

• TEDTalks: Temple Grandin - The World Needs All Kinds of Minds - Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works—sharing her ability to “think in pictures,”" which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart geeky kids.

• TEDTalks: Annie Murphy Paul - What We Learn Before We're Born  - Pop quiz: When does learning begin? Answer: Before we are born. In this TEDTalk, science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in the womb—from the lilt of our native language to our soon-to-be-favorite foods.