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Mental Health
Head Start programs support the mental health of children, families, and staff every day. Early childhood mental health is the same as social and emotional well-being. It is a child’s developing capacity to express and regulate emotions, form trusting relationships, explore, and learn—all in the cultural context of family and community. The mental health of children and the adults that care for them is essential for school readiness.
Preschoolers
Learn how preschoolers show increased independence in managing their emotions, using adults as guides for big emotions, and finding coping strategies. Find standards for promoting social and emotional development.
Learning About Behavior Within Relationships
Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers develop within the context of relationships with significant adults in their lives. Explore the importance of relationships to young children's social and emotional development.
Temperament
Knowing about temperament helps adults understand why children react to events differently and individualize supports to regulate those reactions. Learn about the types and roles of matching temperaments.
Culture and Language
Explore the parts culture and language play in understanding young children's behaviors and how they express their feelings.
Suspected Delays and Identified Disabilities
Children with suspected delays and identified disabilities may behave and interact differently than their typically developing peers. Find out about providing context for children's behaviors and what they mean.
How Head Start Programs Address Children's Behaviors and Build a Supportive Learning Environment
Supporting children's social and emotional development has always been part of Head Start program services. Learn how to identify social, emotional, and behavioral issues and ways to address them.
Preventing Suspension and Expulsion
Explore four types of suspension and expulsion and why programs must prohibit them. Find regulations and resources that address prohibiting suspension and expulsion.
Reflective Supervision
Discover how reflective supervision supports education staff in understanding young children's behaviors and how to address them effectively.
Mental Health Professionals
Learn how mental health professionals help programs understand and manage young children's behaviors.
