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Health & Physical Development
Promote a healthy lifestyle for the whole family with these ideas, activities and lessons on healthy foods to eat, fine and gross motor skills, and how to stay fit.Resources
Health & Nutrition
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 frequently asked questions from 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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Motor Skills
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.
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Explore resources to support Health and Physical Education standards with attention to fine and gross motor skills. Learn More
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