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Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety

Health Needs of Children Facing Rural Homelessness

This resource helps staff learn about and meet the health needs of children facing rural homelessness. Discover strategies to support health-related needs in rural communities.

Social and Emotional Well-being Supports and Strategies

In this video, learn ways to support social and emotional well-being. Also, find out about Sesame Workshop videos, articles, storybooks, and games that programs can share to keep everyone healthy and happy.

Tummy Time Information for Families

Share this resource with families to help them do tummy time activities with their baby.

Tummy Time Activities During Home Visits

Home visitors and others who work with families can use this resource to share information about tummy time, include tummy time in daily routines, and assess a family’s home to make sure tummy time is safe.

Responsive Feeding Tool for Home Visitors

Home visitors and others who work with families can use this resource to share information about responsive feeding, help families set up a positive eating environment, and look for responsive feeding behaviors.

Healthy Feeding from the Start for Expectant Families

Share this resource to help explain responsive feeding to expectant families. They can also learn about how it supports healthy eating practices for babies and young children.

Sesame Street Resources for Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety

Explore these resources created by the National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety and Sesame Workshop to support healthy practices in early childhood settings.

Sesame Workshop Videos for Head Start Staff and Families

Use these videos to acknowledge the hard work of Head Start program staff, and to help families learn more about the comprehensive Head Start health and early learning services.

Addressing Substance Use and Recovery

Explore these resources for strategies to help families access substance use treatment and mental health services. Learn how to have sensitive conversations about substance use and offer non-judgmental support.

Child Feeding Practices

Setting up mealtimes as a chance to learn builds a child’s health, development, and social skills. Learn how positive eating environments, responsive feeding, and family style dining help form lifelong good habits.

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