Approved training videos related to typical development of young children.
Amazing Babies: Moving in the First Year
48 min; DVD
Move Alive Media, 2006
This video is grouped in pre-locomotion and locomotion sections to enhance the viewer’s observation skills and understanding of the natural progression of the baby’s movement development, preverbal communication, and play interactions
Call#: WS 103 .S874 2006
Amazing Toddlers: Moving, Communicating, Learning, Age 1
34 min; DVD
Move Alive Media, 2006
This video helps the viewer discover how babies move to learn, communicate and interact in their environment.
Call#: WS 103 .S874t 2002
Attachment Relationships: Nurturing Healthy Bonds
29 min; DVD
Learning Seed, 2010
Follow the journey of a baby’s phases of attachment from birth to age two … See examples of how parents and caregivers can foster healthy attachment relationships. Attentive, responsive, and loving care given by a baby’s primary caregiver sets the foundation for a child’s capacity to form these relationships throughout life.
Call#: WS 105.5 .F2 .A883 2010
Bodies Jumping, Brains Pumping! Movement for the Whole Child
30 min; DVD
Western Illinois University, 2012 (Apples Video Magazine; No. 177)
Children need to move! Not only to improve their physical development, but also to enhance their social, emotional and cognitive development. Movement really does benefit the whole child. Join us, as we interview children’s physical development specialist, Rae Pica, to learn about making movement activities meaningful for all areas of development.
You can watch this video online at the Apples Video Magazine YouTube Channel.
Call#: LB 1027.23 .B63 2012
Child Development: The First Two Years
47 min; DVD
View Video, 2003
A video guide to child development and appropriate ways for parents to help their children learn and develop. The developmental periods are divided into 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, and 12-24 months. Some of the topics include: physical growth, breastfeeding, bottle feeding, sensory development, touching and bonding.
Call#: WS 105 .C536fd 2003
Developing Language: Learning To Question, Inform, And Entertain
25 min; DVD (Childhood Development: A Cognitive Approach to Developmental Psychology; 5)
Films for the Humanities & Sciences; 2001
This program charts the development of language during childhood. Basic language acquisition, learned from rudimentary and higher-level child/caregiver interactions, is described. Aspects of competence that go beyond the purpose of simple communication are also considered.
Call#: WS 105 .C536d 2004 Vol. 5.
In the Womb
93 min; DVD
National Geographic Channel; 2005
Uses photography, computer graphics, and 4-D imaging to show the development of a female human fetus from conception to birth.
Call#: WQ 210.5 .I35 2005
In the Womb: Multiples
90 min; DVD
National Geographic; 2007. Closed-captioned.
National Geographic explores the fragile world of twins, triplets, and quadruplets in utero. Featuring 4-D ultrasound images and new fetal imaging techniques.
Call#: WQ 210.5 .I35m 2007
Infant Milestones
30 min; DVD
Learning Seed, 2012
Follow an infant’s rapid physical development in the first year of life. See how a baby’s brain develops and how infants fit into the sensorimotor stage of development. Experts weigh in on the subject. We also provide tips to parents and caregivers for ways to foster the growth and development of young children.
Call#: WS 105 .In31 2012
Infants. Cognitive Development
28 min; DVD
Learning Seed, 2010
Explore infant intelligence, information processing and memory. See the progression of infant communication from crying–to giggling–to euphoric babbling and their first words! Understand how language is learned and how caregivers can use infant-directed speech to foster cognitive development.
Call#: WS 105 .S678 2010 Vol. 2
Infants. Physical Development
30 min; DVD
Learning Seed, 2010
Learn the importance of proper nutrition and sleep in the first year. See how infants rely on their innate reflexes and how gross and fine motor skills emerge in typically developing children as well as those with challenging conditions.
Call#: WS 105 .S678 2010 Vol. 3
Infants. Social & Emotional Development
23 min; DVD
Learning Seed, 2010
Examine the different stages of emotional development, and learn how children form attachments with people. Observe how personality and temperament affect an infant’s social and emotional growth and how caregivers handle various situations.
Call#: WS 105 .S678 2010 Vol. 1
Introduction to developmental optometry and basic visual efficiency and visual processing skills
81 min; DVD
PESI, 2017
This video discusses typical developmental stages of vision, the different signs of vision impairments to look for in young children, the impacts of vision on a child’s development, and the relationship between vision issues and a diagnosis.
Call#: WW 140 .In891 2017
It’s Mine!: Responding To Problems And Conflicts
40 min; DVD (Tender Care Infant-Toddler Series)
High/Scope Press, 2006
This video shows both younger and older babies and toddlers in several High/Scope infant toddler settings and the adults who care for them. Included are strategies for problem prevention, positive limit setting, and resolving conflicts.
Call#: LB 1140.35 .P55 I89r 2003
Learning Happens
41 min; DVD
Zero to Three, 2007
Features 30 video vignettes that show parents and children – aged birth to three years – interacting during playtime and everyday routines. The vignettes capture how learning unfolds through loving interactions with parents and caregivers, and highlgith the critical role that adults play in supporting children’s healthy development.
Call#: WS 105.5 .F2 L438d 2007
Not So Terrible Twos
22 min; DVD
Learning Seed, 2005. Closed captioned.
Demonstrates that the energy and exploration of two year olds are means of learning about their bodies, minds and the world around them. Show children actively increasing physical abilities, making new mental connections, increasing their language skills and learning to deal with emotions and social situations. Discusses how body awareness and language and motor skills are related to toilet training, and how routines provide security and comfort.
Call#: HQ 774 .N899 2005
Rules, Rituals, Routines
17 min; DVD
Learning Seed, 2007
Illustrates how developing a set of well-though-out rules, ritual and routines will make parents’ lives easier and their children happier and well-behaved.
Call#: HQ 769 .R935 2007
Secret Life of Babies
47 min; DVD
Films Media Group, 2015
This video follows the growth and developments from newborn to toddlers, including how they explore, what they see and hear, how they communicate, and the importance of the first three years.
Call#: BF 719 .S43 2015
Secret Life of the Brain: The Baby’s Brain
60 min; DVD
PBS Home Video, 2002. Closed captioned.
Episode 1: The Baby’s Brain: Wider Than the Sky. Examines how the brain builds itself from conception through the first year of life. This video follows a three month premature infant to reveal that these brains may develop differently and whether providing a special environment that mimics the womb can make a difference.
Call#: WL 300 .S446dvd 2002
Secret Life of the Brain: The Child’s Brain
60 min; DVD
PBS Home Video, 2002. Closed captioned.
Episode 2: The Child’s Brain: Syllable From Sound. Until babies reach about a year old, they respond to language with their entire brains, but then, gradually, language shifts to the left hemisphere. But what happens if, during childhood, the left hemisphere is compromised by disease? This video follows a young man who had his left hemisphere surgically removed to cure a rare brain disease. The neurologist attempts to learn how the right side of the brain has compensated.
Call#: WL 300 .S446dvd 2002
Speech, Language, And Hearing Milestones: Birth To Age Five
44 min; DVD
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2005
Presents normal infant development with emphasis on hearing, speech, and language development. The video also discusses the credentials and services of speech language pathology and audiology. Age-specific milestones are addressed. This video is for parents and professionals and provides examples of normal speech, language, and hearing development, as well as tips on when parents should seek treatment.
Call#: WS 105.5 .C8 S742 2005
To Be A Father (Ser un papa)
30 min; DVD (Serie de videos “Soy tu hijo.”)
Parents Action for Children, 2005
This video features information on what fathers can do to help promote and participate in their young children’s healthy development.
Call#: HQ 756 .T627sp 2005
Toddlers. Cognitive Development
26 min; DVD
Learning Seed, 2009
Looks at the development of symbolic thinking and pretend play in the toddler. The child also learns to communicate with individual words and short sentences during this time period.
Call#: WS 105 .S679 2009 Vol. 2
Toddlers. Physical Development
29 min; DVD
Learning Seed, 2009
Learn about the physical characteristics of toddlers, and how gross and fine motor skills are developed. Understand the milestones children achieve at this age by observing toddlers in learning centers and at home. Hear from the experts about nutrition, sleep, toilet training, and developmental differences among toddlers.
Call#: WS 105 .S679 2009 Vol. 3
Toddlers. Social & Emotional Development
28 min; DVD
Learning Seed, 2009
Learn about the theory of the mind and how toddlers come to understand how their actions can affect others. Examine how gender and temperament play a role in development. Observe toddlers interacting with family and peers as they develop attachments and social bonds.
Call#: WS 105 .S679 2009 Vol. 1
Touchpoints
132 min; DVD
ConsumerVision, 2006
By watching a dozen families in unique situations, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton shows how and why children develop the way they do. Touchpoints are defined as periods of time that precede rapid growth in learning for parent and child. This DVD provides comprehensive information on development of infants and toddlers, including how to manage temper tantrums and excessive crying appropriately.
Call#: WS 105 .T722d 2006
Why Are These Children Acting This Way?
30 min; DVD
Western Illinois University, 2009. (Apples Video Magazine; No. 165)
Children need to move! Not only to improve their physical development, but also to enhance their social, emotional and cognitive development. Movement really does benefit the whole child. Join us, as we interview children’s physical development specialist, Rae Pica, to learn about making movement activities meaningful for all areas of development.
You can watch this video online at the Apples Video Magazine YouTube Channel.
Call#: LB 1060.2 .W629 2009