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As a Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) resource, the Maryland Families Engage website was designed to help build a community of support for those who care for and work with children. Our database of resources contains links to child development, family engagement initiatives, mental health, nutrition, literacy and more. You can sort these resources by topics and share your findings with families, friends and colleagues.

Have an event you’d like to promote to teachers, providers, parents and families? Found a great resource you’d like to share with others? Feel free to submit your events or resources through the links on the appropriate pages.

RESOURCES

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Books that Encourage Social and Emotional Development

By Melissa Carey and Kimberly Anderson, IDEALS Institute
Help promote children's healthy, social and emotional development ...
Mental Health Tips for Families featuring girl with family figurines.

Mental Health: Tips for Families (English)

National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness
This resource provides families with practical tips for building positive ...
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Family Activity Time Series: Recognizing and Identifying Emotions

IDEALS Institute
Name that Feeling: Help Children Identify Emotions ...

EVENTS

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Tue May 30

Kids Achieve Club | Club de niños; ayuda para las tareas escolares

Ayuda con las tareas y práctica de la lectura para los estudiantes en los grados de 1 al 6.
Tue May 30

Toddler/Preschool Storytime – In-person – at Gaithersburg Library

Wiggle and laugh along to action-oriented books.
Wed May 31

Read and Play

Join your little one at a storytime featuring interactive books, rhymes, music and movement.
Wed May 31

Maryland Native Flower Scavenger Hunt

One prize per child, while supplies last.

NEWS

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month featuring the side-view profile of a person highlighting the brain and a heart.

5 Simple Ways to Highlight Mental Health Awareness Month

By Malkia “Kia” McLeod, Maryland State Department of Education
If you or someone you know is struggling or in ...
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Changing the Stigma of Mental Health: One Question at a Time

By Renée Goldfarb, IDEALS Institute
It's not a fair stigma. Both disorders are just misunderstood ...

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