All in the Family
Ideas for using family time for learning, family storytelling, and a building a sense of belonging.
Family bonding time isn’t limited to the people who live in your home. Extended family can be a great source of love and learning for children, and parents too. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins each have special roles, and different things to share. They can give your child love and encouragement…and a bigger sense of belonging.
Consider these ways to enrich children’s relationships with extended family:
- Help children explore their family history. Draw a simple family tree and talk about the people in your family.
- Invite grandparents, aunts, and uncles to share family stories. Kids especially love hearing what their parents or grandparents were like at their age.
- Make time for ways to connect together, near and far, through a family meal or outing, a call, or little love notes or messages.
- Encourage the special bond that can develop between cousins, especially for only children.
- Have your child pick out schoolwork or art samples to share with extended-family members over e-mail, on video chat, or at a family gathering.
- Invite local extended-family members to school events.
Many Ways to Be Healthy
Wellness looks different for every family. Read this article and consider what healthy means to you.
Our Family Pizza
Help Rosita’s family practice making healthy choices by picking out pizza toppings.
Healthy Together: Celebrating & Practicing Whole-Family Health
Use these whole-family activity pages to explore new ways to build healthy habits and take care of yourselves… as a family.
Sun’s Up, Sun’s Down: Healthy Families & Healthy Days
A storybook about all the healthy habits that make up our daily routines!
Sleepy Stars
Use this printable to try out some new wind-down strategies for bedtime.
Healthy Family Cheer
Three cheers for healthy habits! Celebrate your family’s efforts... big and small.
Our Family Dance Recipe
Find new ways to move together by creating your very own family dance!
