Showing You Care
Start a hugging routine with your child to show them you care.
Watch the video together and point out that Rosita is a good hugger. Explain that hugs can make even the hardest days just a little bit easier! Start a hugging routine: each morning and at bedtime, repeat this rhyme:
A hug for you (give child a hug)
A hug for me (child gives you a hug)
How warm and fuzzy a hug can be!
This consistent routine can be something kids look forward to each day—there’s always a hug waiting!
Everyone’s experience growing up affects their own parenting—for instance, we might not feel comfortable hugging kids. But research shows that lots of comforting, nurturing touch is actually necessary for healthy brain development.
Watch and Play: Abby's Magical Beasties
Watch this episode and explore ways to extend the learning at home.
Toddler Tips: Meltdowns
Strategies for during and after a meltdown…and even some ways meltdowns might be avoided.
6 Ways to Practice Nurturing Parenting
Tips from a pediatrician on understanding, empathizing with, encouraging, and positively guiding children.
For Providers: Using These Resources
Print and refer to this page as you implement the materials in this initiative.
Milestones: Your Five-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Milestones: Your Four-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Milestones: Your Six-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
