Positive mental health is essential to a child’s healthy development. This post highlights resources that promote positive early childhood mental health.
Building on the discussion and resources shared in CalTrin’s child development blog series, this post explores the features of temperament, emotional regulation, and attachment styles…
Child Abuse Prevention Month (CAP Month) is a time for communities to rally together to build caring connections, supportive environments, and positive experiences for children…
In our work with children and families of color, it is important that we acknowledge the disproportionate challenges and disparities facing Black and minority communities…
First established by Parents Anonymous® in 2000, National Parent Leadership Month® is a time to recognize, honor, and celebrate parents who serve as strong advocates…
A growing body of research has demonstrated the strong link between young children’s social-emotional competence and their cognitive development, language skills, mental health, and school…
Childhood development is a process that every child goes through. It involves learning and mastering skills like walking, talking, skipping, and tying shoes. Children learn…
Educators play an essential role in child abuse prevention. According to the California Department of Education, nearly six million students were enrolled in grades K-12…
Resources for Prevention and Intervention of Secondary Traumatic Stress “The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched…
What are the five Protective Factors? Parental Resilience: Managing stress and functioning well—facilitated by individual, relational, community, or societal factors—when faced with stressors, adversity, or…
Hello, we’re CalTrin! Launched in January 2021, the California Training Institute…