Category: Wellness

  • Say Goodnight

    Your Child Will Learn

    A routine to help them know it’s time for bed

    Here’s What to Do

    1. After you complete your child’s bedtime routine, take a goodnight walk around the room.
    2. Hold your baby, point out objects, and say
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  • Relax My Body

    Your Child Will Learn

    A strategy to help relax before bed

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Place your baby (wearing only a diaper) on a blanket on the floor.
    2. While your baby is lying on their back, use slow circular motions
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  • Tears and Tantrums

    Your Child Will Learn

    That you are there to help when they’re upset

    Here’s What to Do

    1. When your baby is crying, first reflect on how you are feeling. It is very common to feel stressed or anxious when your
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  • Frustrated Freeze!

    Your Child Will Learn

    What it feels like to be frustrated and how to respond 

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child about frustration:
      • Ask if they know what “frustrated” means. 
      • Talk with them about how it makes their body
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  • Belly Breathe

    Your Child Will Learn

    A breathing technique to help calm down before bedtime (or anytime!)

    Here’s What to Do

    1. At the end of your child’s bedtime routine, ask them to take a deep breath while lying down in their bed. 
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  • Child Friendly Yoga

    Your Child Will Learn

    A way to calm and stretch their bodies 

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Find an open space with room to move.
    2. Do the Spaghetti Test: wiggle your child’s arms and legs to make sure they’re relaxed, like
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  • Relax My Body

    Your Child Will Learn

    A relaxation technique to prepare for sleep

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to make their toes still, and say “Goodnight toes!”
    2. Continue naming body parts in order: toes, feet, legs and all the way
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  • Happiness Boost Cards

    Your Child Will Learn

    A way to add a little more joy into their daily routine

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Together with your child, brainstorm some very short activities that make them happy. Some examples:
      • Give a hug
      • Smile big
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  • Signs of Affirmation

    Your Child Will Learn

    A positive way to start or end their day

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Together with your child, brainstorm an affirmation to repeat each day. An affirmation is a short, positive phrase. Examples:
      • I have a big
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  • Calm Corner

    Your Child Will Learn

    Strategies to help calm big emotions

    Here’s What to Do

    1. With your child(ren), brainstorm some actions that help them calm down when they’re upset. Some ideas:
      1. Rainbow breath (arms up on the inhale, down on the
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