• Creating Routines for Love and Learning - including routines and safety, social skills, transitions and self-control from Zero to Three
• Cues - 11 Important Baby Cues from Parenting.com and video from Parent Trust, Name that Cue
• Emotion Coaching - easy-to-use tips for babies even before they start to talk
• How play and child development are connected from the AAP
• I-LABS Online Training Modules for Parents - access these I-LABS modules to find research-based information on topics ranging from the power of learning through imitation and understanding emotions.
• The Linguistic Genius of Babies - TED Talk by I-LABS scientist and c-director Patricia Kuhl
• Milestones - from Pathways and PBS
• Need a new rhyme or song for baby today? Find nursery rhymes, songs and movement activities online and on streaming video at Tell Me a Story on the King County library site.
• Social emotional development - from Zero to Three
• Tips and tools, including videos for early language and literacy from Zero to Three
• Temperament from Zero to Three
• Tummy Time at Pathways.org includes video, tips to help your baby enjoy tummy time, and developmental milestones.
• YouTube Channel for I-LABS – Watch babies demonstrate all sorts of amazing development, including social-emotional and language development, in videos from I-LABS. Examples include how baby’s social skills are linked to learning a second language and how toddlers can regulate their behavior to avoid making adults angry.
• Why Parents Sing to Babies
• Zero to Three - national center for science-based, practical info to help make parenting choices that are best for your family. Use the FIND IT FAST drop-down menu to find topics like Challenging Behaviors, booklets on the Magic of Everyday Moments and Steps Toward Crawling.

For tons of classes, story times, indoor play, hikes and more in our area, we curate a list on the PEPS website for Seattle, Snohomish County and the Eastside.

Local Development Support

• Boyer Children's Clinic - Information, support and services for children with neuromuscular disorders or developmental delays.
• Kindering - Local not-for-profit neurodevelopmental center providing comprehensive services for children with special needs and their families. Evaluations for Early Intervention eligibility are at no cost to the family.
• Parent Trust Developmental screenings - Free one-on-one developmental screening of your baby or toddler at Parent Trust. This is a fun activity and an opportunity for you to learn about all your child's capabilities, as well as any possible challenges.
• Wonderland Developmental Center - Local non-profit organization dedicated to serving children ages birth to six years in north King and south Snohomish counties with developmental delays and disabilities. They offer comprehensive developmental evaluations and early intervention. Wonderland is part of the PEPS Network and can offer peer-based parent support to families based on PEPS.

Apps

• BabySparks - child development activities
• Love Talk Play - weekly tip via email from WA State Dept of Early Learning
• Sprout - for schedules, routine and info
• Vroom - daily activities on the go

Books

There are hundreds of books on parenting, child development and fun ways to support our babies' growth. This is a short list of recently recommended books by PEPS parents:

• The Art of Roughhousing: Good Old-Fashioned Horseplay and Why Every Kid Needs It - DeBenedet and Cohen
• The Bilingual Edge: Why, When, and How to Teach Your Child a Second Language - King, PhD and Mackey, PhD
• Mind in the Making - website and book
• The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life - Allison Gopnik, PhD
• Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child - by local relationship scientist, John Gottman, PhD
• Retro Baby: Cut Back on All the Gear and Boost Your Baby's Development with more than 100 Time-tested Activities - Zachry, PhD
• The Scientist in the Crib - by UW professors and I-LABS researchers, Andrew Melzoff, PhD and Patricia Kuhl, PhD, and Alison Gopnik, PhD
• Understanding Temperament - Shick
• The Whole Brain Child - Siegel, MD and Bryson, MD
• Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science - local author Tracy Cutchlow’s book for parents that provides easy, real world examples of how parents support their children’s development