Calming Strategies
Little ones need lots of help from caring adults to grow and thrive. We offer calming strategies on comforting and providing nurturing touch, all of which are required for healthy brain development!
Elmo’s Dad Offers Him TLC and Comfort
During emotional times—both everyday challenges and more serious experiences—support from caring adults can offer children comfort and reassurance.
Nurturing touch lets kids feel safe and loved.
Find resources, activities, and videos to help you and your family find ways to offer comfort.
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Safe & Together
When families have to leave home in order to stay safe, it helps to remember that home is where the love is.
Bubble Time
A quiet activity such as blowing bubbles can help both children and adults breathe deeply, slow down… and calm down.
Crayon Power
Coloring together can soothe both children and grown-ups.
See You Later Alligator
A special, loving good-bye routine can make separations easier.
Friendship Bracelets
When it’s hard to be apart from those we love, the littlest things can become big reminders that someone loves us and is thinking of us.
Cloud Watching
Spending time outside can feel like a “reset” on the day.
Pillow Hugs
Hugging a pillow covered with an item of a loved one’s clothing can help comfort children when they’re missing them.
Pocket Power
Help children remember the love of their grown-up… even when they’re apart.
All-Day Hug
Help children remember the love of their grown-up when they’re apart.
Discover more resources for parents, caregivers, and providers.
Children’s Feelings
When you help children to understand and express their emotions, you help them grow and thrive.
Traumatic Experiences
Caring grown-ups can help lessen the effects of trauma and show children they’re not alone.
Building Resilience in Children and Families
Give children tools and coping skills to overcome both little and big challenges to help them learn and grow.
