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Healthy Minds and Bodies

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Healthy Minds and Bodies

Meeting preschoolers’ basic needs like sleep, nutrition, physical activity, and love helps them grow. Learn simple tips to create healthy habits that support your child’s mind and body.

Healthy Minds and Bodies

An important part of helping children through the preschool years is making sure that their minds and bodies are working their best. When children’s physical needs are met they are better able to learn, have more self-control, and are generally happier, which is good for both of you! These articles highlight the importance of nutrition, good sleep, stress reduction, and physical activity.

Emotions and Attention

Routines
Learn to build your child’s independence through daily routines.

Self Control
Learn to help your child manage big emotions by teaching calming strategies.

Sleep
Learn to support your child’s health by creating a bedtime routine.

Nutrition

Beverages
Learn to keep your child hydrated and healthy by choosing water and milk over sugary drinks.

Breakfast
Learn to fuel your child’s day with a balanced breakfast that boosts energy and focus.

Healthy Eating
Learn to support your child’s growth by offering a variety of healthy foods in a fun way.

Physical Activity

Play Together
Learn to boost your child’s learning, health, and happiness by spending time each day playing together.

Screen Time
Learn to balance screen time by setting limits and choosing quality content.

Parenting the Preschooler

Dad holding smiling daughter upside down.

Overview

This site shares simple, research-based tips to help parents and caregivers guide young children as they grow, learn, and get ready for kindergarten.

Young boy standing outside who is smiling.

Learning and Changing

These articles offer tools and tips to support preschoolers’ rapid development in areas like language, literacy, and school readiness.

Relationships

These articles explore how preschoolers learn and grow through relationships with parents, siblings, peers, and other caregivers.