Health and Hygiene
Practice healthy routines and good hygiene habits to help the whole family stay well.
How to Stay Healthy and Practice Good Hygiene
Brushing teeth, washing hands, eating well, and exercising every day all help kids grow and thrive.
Health and Hygiene Subtopics
Learn more about wellness for the whole family.
Doctor Appointments
Visiting the doctor is an important part of staying healthy. Help children prepare by showing them what they might expect.
How to Stay Healthy
Simple routines like washing hands, covering up against mosquitos, and booking doctor appointments can help keep kids happy and healthy.
Physical Activity
Children love to move—anywhere, anytime! Being active together helps channel kids’ natural energy and keeps them healthy and strong.
Teeth
Keeping children’s smiles healthy at every age and stage is an important part of keeping their whole bodies well.
There are so many ways to support children’s healthy growth and development…. check out some of these for inspiration!
Your Healthy Team
When healthy teams work together, kids win!
Visiting the Doctor: Helping Kids Grow Up Strong & Healthy
Preparation and communication help you get the best care for your child at every medical visit.
Healthy Family Cheer
Three cheers for healthy habits! Celebrate your family’s efforts… big and small.
Brushy Book Nighty Night
Build toothbrushing into bedtime routines in a fun and positive way.
Making Needles Easier
Needles can be scary, but there are ways to lessen your child’s fear and anxiety.
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Brushy Brush
These catchy tunes build healthy habits while helping little ones practice oral health.
Happy Dance
Sesame Street with Bounce Patrol
These high-energy tunes get little ones moving and grooving together.
Potty Time with Elmo
Elmo reads this animated storybook in an app filled with games, songs, stickers and potty progress chart that all help ease your child through toilet training.
Let’s Play Outside
Learning happens everywhere! Explore “outdoor science” ideas that encourage children to engage with the world around them.
Abelardo’s Family Day
A storybook about the many ways families can spend time together and stay active!
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.
Small Steps, Healthy Wins
A course for clinicians that offers evidence- and strengths-based guidance to aid in your work supporting families in building healthy habits that last a lifetime.
Sun’s Up, Sun’s Down: Healthy Families & Healthy Days
A storybook about all the healthy habits that make up our daily routines!
Parents, caregivers, and providers can keep the learning going! Find more topics and resources to help children build skills that lay the foundation for success in school and in life.
Eating Well
Fresh, healthy foods help build strong bodies and minds.
Learning Through Routines
Ordinary moments such as getting dressed, preparing meals, cleaning up, or bedtime offer opportunities to build math, language, and other skills that prepare kids for school.
Asthma
You can help children with asthma by understanding what it is—and how to be prepared for symptoms.