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.
Building healthy habits is a whole-family activity, and the loving relationship you and your child share is such an important factor in their physical and emotional well-being. Print and use the pages in this book to explore new ways to build healthy habits and take care of yourselves… as a family.
Together, try the activities on each page. They’re all child-friendly, of course, and you’ll find that all the strategies work for grown-ups, too! As you go through the pages, you’ll notice that the ideas and activities can inspire your family to do four important things:
- Choose new healthy habits (for instance, choose from a variety of healthy foods).
- “Do and try” new habits (for instance, try a new healthy food).
- Celebrate the choices and efforts you made—no matter how small!—so children feel proud of themselves and the whole family feels good about them (for instance, enjoy the healthy meal you made together).
- Reflect on your choices so you can keep being aware as you make more choices in the future (for instance, talk about another way you’d like to enjoy a similar meal).
Too Many Cooks
Elmo and friends learn that sharing roles helps playtime go smoothly.
Listen to Understand
Elmo and Abby learn that pausing to listen helps them work as a team.
Ways To Be Kind
A drawing activity that celebrates the many ways to be a kind friend.
Lots of Ways to Participate
Julia and Elmo participate in story time, each in their own way.
A Time to Talk
Grown-ups work together to help Elmo manage big feelings with care.
Adult Teamwork in Children's Tough Moments
When it comes to supporting little ones with big feelings, providers and caregivers work better together!
Building Inclusive Spaces: Tips for Supporting Our Neurodivergent Learners
An article to help parents and educators plan for success when designing inclusive activities for autistic and neurotypical children in group settings.
