Welcoming Young Children Into the Museum: A Practical Guide (Routledge)
A practical guide for museum professionals, providing strategies and considerations for engaging young children and their families.
Trauma and Young Children: Teaching Strategies to Support and Empower (NAEYC)
Practical guidance for educators supporting children and families who have experienced trauma. Available individually or in a Resource Library Bundle with an Interactive Learning Module
Purchase “Trauma and Young Children” here also available in a Resource Library Bundle with a Interactive Learning Module
The Care and Keeping of Museum Professionals
Insights and strategies from professionals across the museum field, focusing on career development, wellbeing, and effective practice
Purchase “The Care and Keeping of Museum Professionals” here
Available Webinars
- Welcoming Young Children into Your Museum
- Ages and Stages of a Museum Career
- Trauma and Young Children: Strategies to Support and Empower
Guest Articles and Blog Contributions
American Alliance of Museums
- “Museum” Magazine: Starting Small: How Museums Can Engage With Their Youngest Visitors
- “Center for the Future of Museums” Blog: Power of Storytime, Kindergarten Readiness in the Pre-K Classroom
- “Alliance Labs” Blog: Leaving the Museum Field
National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Preventing Compassion Fatigue: Taking Care of Yourself
- Promoting Gun Safety: Sharing Knowledge of Child Development to Support Informed Decisions, “Young Children”
- Creating Meaningful Museum Partnerships “Young Children”
- The Science of Superheroes “Teaching Young Children”
- Locally Sourced Culture “Teaching Young Children”
- Bathtime Science “For Families”
- Delighting in My Child’s Interest: Trucks! “For Families”
- Math in the Bath “For Families”
- Serendipitous Science; Using Picture Books to Explore Science Concepts “Teaching Young Children”
National Science Teachers Association Blog
National Museum of American History Blog- “O Say Can You See”:
- Tips for visiting a museum with kids: Don’t arrive empty-handed
- Add a museum visit to your back to school routine
- Escaping the parent trap: Facing tough topics with kids at the museum
- Taking your toddler to the museum: Why Bother?
- Pint Sized Reviews Rate our Little Golden Books Exhibit
- Helping Kids Fall in Love with Non-Interactive Museum Exhibitions
- 7 Tips to Make Your Families Visit to the National Mall Festivals More Fun and Less Stressful
- Strollers, security and snacks: A parent’s guide to visiting the museum with kids
- When it’s “too nice out” to take the kids to the museum
- 5 kid-tested ways to explore a museum exhibition (without touching)
- Is it worth it to take the baby to a museum? Spiler alert: Yes!
Additional Family-Focused Writings
- Don’t Miss this Must See List of Local, Kid-Friendly Museums-Kids Trip Blog
- Make Museums Fun for Kids– Washington Family
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