Wash Your Hands!
Sing a song about when to wash.
- Watch the video together. Ask, “When is it important to wash your hands?” (after coughing or sneezing, before eating, after using the bathroom, plus any time they’re dirty).
- Sing another hand-washing song (to the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”):
If you’re coughing and you’re sneezing, wash your hands.
If you’re coughing and you’re sneezing, wash your hands.
If you’re coughing and you’re sneezing,
If you’re coughing and you’re sneezing,
If you’re coughing and you’re sneezing, wash your hands.
- Sing new verses: “Before you eat some food, wash your hands” and “When you’re finished with the potty, wash your hands.”
To Like or Not to Like
Like most children, Cookie Monster’s niece is a little… choosy. Check out his strategy for helping her try a new food!
Go To Sleep, Elmo!
Handling a middle-of-the-night monster moment.
Cookie Monster’s Beach Day
When children are in the hospital, their imagination can become a valuable tool in soothing themselves.
Listen, Feel, and See with Elmo
When children are in the hospital, this mindfulness game can help them soothe themselves.
Lessening Children’s Fear of Needles
Preparing, distracting, and comforting your child can go a long way in helping them get through these moments.
Sleep Struggles... and Successes
Today, Tonight, and Tomorrow
It takes a special kind of patience to handle children’s middle-of-the-night wakeups! Read about how a Monster-Fairy family manages it.
