Browse resources that can help you and your family eat nutritious meals and stay healthy throughout all stages of development.

Emotional Well-Being - Sesame Workshop - Children who are healthy in mind, body, and heart can thrive in every way. Mental health IS health! 

FREE Early Childhood Resources for Physical Education | Shape America- SHAPE America early-childhood resources teach families the importance of physical activity for young children. They offer a variety of activity ideas, strategies, information and guidelines for parents to use the space within their homes, the materials they have, and their limited time to model and encourage healthy habits and physical activity. 

Health and Hygiene - Sesame Workshop - Practice healthy routines and good hygiene habits to help the whole family stay well. 

Healthy Minds and Bodies - Sesame Workshop - Help children build healthy habits to last a lifetime. 

KidsHealth for Parents - Nemours Foundation - Resources to support families’ understanding of children’s health and development.  Check out the daily Q&A section for commonly raised questions by parents!  Also available in Spanish.

Nutrition - HealthyChildren.org - articles and recipes to help families make good nutritional choices.  Developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics.  Also available in Spanish.

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A collection of resources and activities that develop gross and fine motor skills and help families stay fit.

Fine Motor Skills: What You Need to Know - Understood - A parent-friendly overview of fine motor skills, their significance for school, and how to support your child’s development of fine motor skills at home.

Gross Motor Skills: What You Need To Know - Understood - A parent-friendly overview of gross motor skills, their significance for everyday life, and how to support your child’s development of gross motor skills at home.

Help Your Child Build Fine Motor Skills | NAEYC - Tips for families on supporting the development of fine motor skills at home.

Tools for Parents - The OT Toolbox - Screenings, resources to support children receiving occupational therapy, and tools to support your child’s physical development.

LRC-South Resources

Fine-Motor Skills Books:

• 100 Fine Motor Ideas: for Parents, Teachers & Therapists published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 
• Basics of Fine Motor Skills: Developmental Activities for Kids published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 
• Everyday Play: Fun Games to Develop the Fine Motor Skills Your Child Needs for School by Christy Isbell
• Ready to Write! 100 Tips & Strategies for Developing Fine-Motor Skills to Help Young Students Build a Strong Foundation for Handwriting by Peggy Campbell-Rush

Fine-Motor Skills Activities:

• Better Builders produced by Guide Craft
• Feed the Dog Fine Motor Game produced by Lakeshore
• Hoop & Loop Sticky Blocks produced by Lakeshore
• I Can Tie My Shoes! Produced by Carson-Dellosa
• Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog produced by Learning Resources
• Waterway Pipe Builders produced by Lakeshore
• Wedgits Imagination Set produced by Constructive Playthings

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Gross-Motor Skills Books:

• Babar’s Yoga for Elephants by Laurent de Brunhoff
• From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
• Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Patricia C. Winders
• Growing an In-Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz and Joye Newman
• Up, Down, Move Around - Nutrition and Motor Skills: Active Learning for Preschoolers by Deborah Kayton Michals

Gross-Motor Skills Activities:

• Activity Walking Trail produced by Flaghouse
• Beanbag Board Toss Mat Set produced by Gopher
• Get Fit Kit (in English & Spanish) produced by Teaching Strategies
• Movez: The Game that Gets Kids Moving! produced by Kenson Kids
• Pizza Party: A Complete Kids’ Yoga Class for Home or School (Ages 3-7) produced by NAEYC
• Obstacle Course Kit produced by Pull Buoy
• Toddler Gym produced by Kimbo Educational

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