
Welcoming Young Children Into the Museum: A Practical Guide (Routledge)
Welcoming Young Children into the Museum provides all of the information practitioners need to consider when making the decision to engage with this audience and their careers. Meeting the reader where they are, this guide enables professionals to work toward outcomes that fit with their needs.

Trauma and Young Children: Teaching Strategies to Support and Empower (NAEYC)
The world can be a confusing, frightening place to young children. More than ever, early childhood educators need accurate information and practical guidance for helping children and families who have experienced trauma.
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
This book takes you behind the scenes, not into the museum collections but instead into the diverse experiences of the professionals doing the work. Hear from people across the field as they share their insights and reflections and offer specific strategies for individuals, institutions, and the field as a whole.
Purchase “The Care and Keeping of Museum Professionals” here
Available Webinars
- Texas Historical Commission
- Transform Challenging Behavior Conference
- Early Childhood Investigations Webinars
Guest Author
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)
Additional
- 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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