Go Ahead and Get Bored: Why is Play so Important?
According to experts, play is our best resource for family bonding.
A Maryland State Department of Education Resource
According to experts, play is our best resource for family bonding.
Building resilience in children.
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Discover practical ways to help families build on their power to cope.
Encourage children to draw a face to show how they feel.
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Seven key challenges to providing school- or program-based mental health support.
Help promote children’s healthy, social and emotional development.
Use clothes pins to select coping skills.
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available.
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The “Discovering Feelings” booklet is designed to assist caregivers in helping to label a young child’s feelings.
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All early care and education providers can support families by promoting a nutritious diet and healthy eating habits in babies and children, which will lead to children’s healthy growth and development.
All early care and education providers can support families by helping them to find consistent medical care and encouraging them to have their children monitored regularly.
Evidence from early childhood research and practice shows a strong link between parents’ health and well-being and their children’s development.