Great Kids Great Start

Growing Great Kids manual cover for 13 to 18 months.

References

References are broken down and labeled by module. Match the number found within the manual to the corresponding reference number for the module.

Module 1: Play Is My Superpower

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021, December 21). Power of play in early childhood. https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/early-childhood/early-childhood-health-and-development/power-of-play/?srsltid=AfmBOooejcApdVt2gkFVCt9GQ-VJoBHSksavNO182qaf5wBtMVRB9HLd
  2. Bernhardt, K., Le Beherec, S., Uppendahl, J., Baur, M. A., Klosinski, M., Mall, V., & Hahnefeld, A. (2025). Exploring mental health and development in refugee children through systematic play assessment. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 56(3), 629–639. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-023-01584-z
  3. Bryson, T. P., & Wisen-Vincent, G. (2025). The way of play: Using little moments of big connection to raise calm and confident kids. Rodale Books.
  4. Center on the Developing Child. (n.d.). 5 steps for brain building serve and return. https://harvardcenter.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HCDC_ServeReturn_for_Parents_Caregivers_2019.pdf
  5. Koukourikos, K., Tsaloglidou, A., Tzeha, L., Iliadis, C., Frantzana, A., Katsimbeli, A., & Kourkouta, L. (2021, December). An overview of play therapy. Mater Sociomed, 33(4), 293–297. https://doi.org/10.5455/msm.2021.33.293-297
  6. Siegel, D. J., & Bryson, T. P. (2016). The power of showing up: How parental presence shapes who our kids become and how their brains get wired. Ballantine Books.
  7. Yogman, M., Garner, A., Hutchinson, J., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2018, September). The power of play: A pediatric role in enhancing development in young children. Pediatrics, 142(3), Article e20182058. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2018-2058
  8. Zero To Three. (2016, February 16). Magic of everyday moments: Power of play [Video]. Vimeo. https://www.zerotothree.org/resource/power-of-play-building-skills-and-having-fun/

Module 2: Getting to Know My Child

  1. Kirshenbaum, G. (2023). The nurture revolution: Grow your baby’s brain and transform their mental health through the art of nurtured parenting. Hachette Book Group.
  2. Institute for Family Violence Studies. (n.d.). Supportive social connections: The protective factors: An e-book series for supervised visitation programs. Florida State University. Retrieved from https://itrs.csw.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu1886/files/documents/2014Protective-Factor-4-forDCFFINAL.pdf
  3. Siegel, D. J., & Bryson, T. P. (2016). The power of showing up: How parental presence shapes who our kids become and how their brains get wired. Ballantine Books.

Module 3: Becoming My Child’s First Coach

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021, December 21). Power of play in early childhood. https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/early-childhood/early-childhood-health-and-development/power-of-play/?srsltid=AfmBOooejcApdVt2gkFVCt9GQ-VJoBHSksavNO182qaf5wBtMVRB9HLd
  2. Bryson, T. P., & Wisen-Vincent, G. (2025). The way of play: Using little moments of big connection to raise calm and confident kids. Rodale Books.
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025, May 9). Early intervention. https://www.cdc.gov/act-early/early-intervention/index.html
  4. Center on the Developing Child. (n.d.). 5 steps for brain-building serve and return. Harvard University. https://developingchild.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HCDC_ServeReturn_for_Parents_Caregivers_2019.pdf
  5. Office of Child Care. (n.d.). Supporting children’s development. Administration for Children & Families. https://childcare.gov/consumer-education/support-my-childs-health-development/supporting-childrens-development
  6. Gobbel, R. (Host). (2025, January 14). The way of play with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson. (No. 204) [Audio podcast episode]. In The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting After Trauma}. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-baffling-behavior-show-parenting-after-trauma/id1543535062
  7. Lally, R. J., & Mangione, P. L. (2017, May). Caring relationships: The heart of early brain development. Young Children, 72(2). https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/may2017/caring-relationships-heart-early-brain-development
  8. Mattern, J. A. (2015). A mixed-methods study of early intervention implementation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Supports, services, and policies for young children with developmental delays and disabilities. Early Childhood Education Journal, 43(1), 57–67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-014-0633-x
  9. Siegel, D. J., & Bryson, T. P. (2016). The power of showing up: How parental presence shapes who our kids become and how their brains get wired. Ballantine Books.
  10. Yogman, M., Garner, A., Hutchinson, J., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2018, September). The power of play: A pediatric role in enhancing development in young children. Pediatrics, 142(3), Article e20182058. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2018-2058
  11. Zero To Three . (2024, July 12). What you need to know: Early intervention. Zero To Three. https://www.zerotothree.org/resource/what-you-need-to-know-early-intervention/

Module 4: Taking Care of Me, Too

  1. Bryson, T. P., & Wisen-Vincent, G. (2025). The way of play: Using little moments of big connection to raise calm and confident kids. Rodale Books.
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024, January 2). About water and healthier drinks. https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-weight-growth/water-healthy-drinks/index.html
  3. Elst, O. F. V., Foster, N. H. D., Vuust, P., Keller, P. E., & Kringelbach, M. L. (2023). The neuroscience of dance: A conceptual framework and systematic review. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105197
  4. Hendry, N., Lynam, D. S., & Lafarge, C. (2022). Singing for well-being: Formulating a model for community group singing interventions. Qualitative Health Research, 32(8-9), 1399–1414. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323221104718
  5. Kiken, L. G., Lundberg, K. B., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2017). Being present and enjoying it: Dispositional mindfulness and savoring the moment are distinct, interactive predictors of positive emotions and psychological health. Mindfulness, 8(5), 1280–1290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0704-3
  6. Kirshenbaum, G. (2023). The nurture revolution: Grow your baby’s brain and transform their mental health through the art of nurtured parenting. Hachette Book Group.
  7. Krzikalla, C., Buhlmann, U., Schug, J., Kopei, I., Gerlach, A. L., Doebler, P., Morina, N., & Andor, T. (2024). Worry Postponement From the Metacognitive Perspective: A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial. Clinical psychology in Europe, 6(2), e12741. https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.12741
  8. Melemis, S. M. (2015). Relapse prevention and the five rules of recovery. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 88(3), 325–332. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4553654/
  9. Morshed, M. B., Kulkarni, S. S., Saha, K., Li, R., Roper, L. G., Nachman, L., Lu, H., Mirabella, L., Srivastava, S., De Barbaro, K., De Choudhury, M., Plötz, T., & Abowd, G. (2022). Food, mood, context: Examining college students’ eating context and mental well-being. ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare, 3(4), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1145/3533390
  10. Perry, B. D., & Winfrey, O. (2021) What happened to you?: Conversations on trauma, resilience, and healing. Flatiron Books.
  11. Silva, L. R. B., Seguro, C. S., De Oliveira, C. G. A., Santos, P. O. S., De Oliveira, J. C. M., De Souza Filho, L. F. M., De Paula Júnior, C. A., Gentil, P., & Rebelo, A. C. S. (2020). Physical inactivity is associated with increased levels of anxiety, depression, and stress in Brazilians during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.565291
  12. Zaccaro, A., Piarulli, A., Laurino, M., Garbella, E., Menicucci, D., Neri, B., & Gemignani, A. (2018). How breath-control can change your life: A systematic review on psycho-physiological correlates of slow breathing. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12, 353. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00353

Module 5: My Calm Is Their Calm

  1. Bornstein, M. H., & Esposito, G. (2023). Coregulation: A multilevel approach via biology and behavior. Children (Basel, Switzerland), 10(8), 1323. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10081323
  2. Bryson, T. P., & Wisen-Vincent, G. (2025). The way of play: Using little moments of big connection to raise calm and confident kids. Rodale Books.
  3. Chen, D. F., Huang, K. W., Ho, W. S., & Cheng, Y. C. (2024). Savoring belief, resilience, and meaning in life as pathways to happiness: A sequential mediation analysis among Taiwanese university students. Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 14(5), 388. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14050388
  4. Hanson, R., & Hanson, F. (2018). Resilient: How to grow an unshakable core of calm, strength, and happiness. Harmony Books.
  5. Kiken, L. G., Lundberg, K. B., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2017). Being present and enjoying it: Dispositional mindfulness and savoring the moment are distinct, interactive predictors of positive emotions and psychological health. Mindfulness, 8(5), 1280–1290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0704-3
  6. Kirshenbaum, G. (2023). The nurture revolution: Grow your baby’s brain and transform their mental health through the art of nurtured parenting. Hachette Book Group.
  7. March of Dimes. (2023, February). Stress and pregnancy. https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/pregnancy/stress-and-pregnancy
  8. Perry, B. D., & Winfrey, O. (2021) What happened to you?: Conversations on trauma, resilience, and healing. Flatiron Books.
  9. Zero To Three. (2025, June 25). Your calm is their calm: Co-regulation strategies for infants and toddlers. https://www.zerotothree.org/resource/your-calm-is-their-calm-co-regulation-strategies-for-infants-and-toddlers/

Module 6: Growing My Circle of Support

  1. Center on the Developing Child. (n.d.). 5 steps for brain-building serve and return. Harvard University. https://developingchild.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HCDC_ServeReturn_for_Parents_Caregivers_2019.pdf
  2. Center for the Study of Social Policy. (n.d.). Strengthening families: A protective factors framework. https://cssp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Core-Meanings-of-the-SF-Protective-Factors-2015.pdf
  3. Head Start. (2025, March 6). Sense of identity and belonging: Know. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https://headstart.gov/school-readiness/effective-practice-guides/sense-identity-belonging-know
  4. Institute for Family Violence Studies. (n.d.). Supportive social connections: The protective factors: An e-book series for supervised visitation programs. College of Social Work, Florida State University. https://itrs.csw.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu1886/files/documents/2014Protective-Factor-4-forDCFFINAL.pdf
  5. Martino, J., Pegg, J., & Frates, E. P. (2015). The connection prescription: Using the power of social interactions and the deep desire for connectedness to empower health and wellness. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 11(6), 466–475. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827615608788
  6. Reupert, A., Straussner, S. L., Weimand, B., & Maybery, D. (2022). It takes a village to raise a child: Understanding and expanding the concept of the “village.” Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 756066. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.756066

Module 7: Connecting Through Change

  1. Bryson, T. P., & Wisen-Vincent, G. (2025). The way of play: Using little moments of big connection to raise calm and confident kids. Rodale Books.
  2. Kirshenbaum, G. (2023). The nurture revolution: Grow your baby’s brain and transform their mental health through the art of nurtured parenting. Hachette Book Group.