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Click on a topic for tons of resources that help kids (and parents!) with what matters most in young lives: health and wellness, social-emotional skills, and school readiness. All are critical to children’s healthy development…and together they build the foundation for a happy, healthy life.

Difficult Times & Tough Talks

incarceration

Coping With Incarceration

With adults’ love and support, kids can cope with the incarceration of a loved one.
divorce

Dealing With Divorce

Separation or divorce mean lots of changes, but love, comfort, and care can help children adjust and cope.
Emergencies

Handling Emergencies

Your family can prepare for emergencies together in easy ways.

Grief

Helping Kids Grieve

Coping with the loss of a loved one brings enormous challenges. With love and support, children can start to heal.
comfort

Offering Comfort

In the face of challenges big and small, little ones need lots of help from caring adults to grow and thrive. Comforting, nurturing touch is actually necessary for healthy brain development!

Resilience

Giving children tools to overcome both little and big challenges will help them to learn and grow.

Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds

Caring & sharing Topic

Caring & Sharing

It’s a big world—children need to learn how to build relationships with the people all around them.
Eating Well

Eating Well

Fresh, healthy foods build strong bodies and minds.

Explaining Autism

Share the amazing by celebrating and supporting the uniqueness of every child, including those on the autism spectrum.
Exploring Emotions

Exploring Emotions

When you help children to understand and express their emotions, you help them grow and thrive.

Learning Through Play

Play helps kids develop the skills needed for school and life.
Learning Through Routines

Learning Through Routines

Everyday moments are learning moments!
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Managing Asthma

You can help children with asthma by understanding what it is and how to be prepared.
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Milestones

Your presence, love, and care helps support children’s healthy development each and every day.

Moving Our Bodies

Moving Our Bodies

Children naturally love to move, but it’s not always easy to direct that energy or to find places kids can move freely. Set the stage so you can have fun moving with them every day!
staying healthy

Staying Healthy

Healthy routines help the whole family thrive.

ABC’s & 123’s

language

Building Language Skills

Talking thoughtfully with kids—and listening carefully to them—helps lay the foundation for school success!
math

Developing Math Skills

Math is all around us—and both kids and grown-ups use it every day.
La Lectura y la escritura

Reading & Writing

Read books and share stories with children every day!