Information for Families

Welcome to the Massachusetts Pyramid Model homepage for families! Here you will find many resources for understanding and supporting young children. Sometimes as parents or caretakers of young children, we can feel overwhelmed by not being able to understand their behavior. Children might express themselves through a temper tantrum, hyperactivity, sullenness, silliness, or withdrawal. All of these are demonstrations of communication, but for kids it can be hard to find the words! It is up to us, the adults, to support and develop positive relationships with children in order for all children to grow up into healthy adults.

On this page you will find resources for addressing challenging behavior as well as general resources on social emotional development of young children.

The Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI)
This link will bring you to the TACSEI Families Community. Here you will find information and select resources that have been compiled specifically with the needs of families in mind. Just as a community changes and grows over time, so will this page as new interactive elements and resources are created and added.
These materials are also available on this site in Spanish and in Chinese.

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. This link will provide resources to you ranging on topics from Tips on Nurturing your Child’s Social Emotional Development to Supporting Your Child’s Communication Skills and Tips on Getting Baby to Sleep.