American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Passing Healthy Habits on to Your Children
Teach your children how to live healthy when they are young. This helps them avoid making unhealthy choices and developing lifelong bad habits. This article offers examples of ways for parents to positively influence their children's...
About Kids Health
About Kids Health: Trusted Answers From the Hospital for Sick Children
Find common health topics that relate to kids and family with evidence-based research. Animations and videos in addition to articles help relate subjects that might be difficult for children to understand.
Curated OER
Kids Health: En Espanol
Access to Spanish translations of a number of KidsHealth site articles, plus access to the English language site and complete database of information on health topics of interest to younger children, such as everyday injuries and...
Other
Urban Inst: The Health of Children in Immigrant Families
This is a report of the analysis of national survey data to gauge the well-being of immigrant children compared with children in native-born families. The authors examine different areas, including family income and environment, child...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Summer Camp: Fill Each Day With Possibilities! Making Family Traditions Packet: Pre K and K
Use these family traditions-themed activity sheets to allow children to choose their own learning adventures.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Going Back to School
Kids Health offers tips and words of encouragement for kids going back to school, especially those who are shy. Click on "Feelings" for lots of ideas on learning to deal with a variety of emotions and situations relating to school and...
Stanford University
Stanford Children's Health: Do Parents Influence Their Kid's Health Behaviors?
Research shows that how you react to illness has a lot to do with how your parents reacted to illness when you were a child. As with most other activities, children repeat what they learn from their parents. This article describes...
Other
Generations United: Grandfamilies: Challenges of Caring for the Second Family
A fact sheet discussing what is known about the prevalence and make-up of families where grandparents are raising their grandchildren. Describes legal issues, mental health challenges for both generations, housing problems, and obstacles...
Other
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Ways to Help Kids Develop Healthy Habits
A study by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation showed parents have significant potential to influence their children's behavior. Help your children learn to make healthier food choices and engage in regular physical...
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Family: Bedtime
A storybook about the bedtime routine of a young child. Includes audio readaloud feature in 17 additional languages, although text is in English.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Talking to Your Parents or Other Adults
Making Conversation with the same people that put limits on your freedom can sometimes be a difficult task. It can however help you better understand where they're coming from and that they don't want to control you, just provide...
Other
American Grandparents Association: grandparents.com
A wealth of articles and information on all aspects of grandparenting, including activities to do with grandchildren, family interactions, food and leisure, health, and finances. This site also outlines the benefits of purchasing a...
Other
Lucas Publishing: Today's Grandparent Magazine: Newstand
A bi-monthly Canadian magazine for people 50 years old and up. Covers a wide range of topics on aging, grandparenting, family relationships, health, etc. Past issues going back to 2011 can be downloaded in PDF format on this page.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Veterans
In every adventure, some things change, but others stay the same. Use this page as a way to talk about the things that are the same, things that are different, and things that you'd like to keep the same, perhaps family traditions or...
Colorado State University
Colorado State University: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Articles, videos, and FAQs on topics relating to parenting one's grandchildren. Materials are organized into the categories of health, education, legal, parenting, support, and resources.
Other
Generations United: Grandfamilies
This site has lots of information for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Find out about efforts to affect legislation, and the challenges around housing, education, health, legal issues, and finances.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: School Readiness
Use these resources to turn everyday moments into brain-building adventures. Children's lives are packed with first-time experiences. As a caring, supportive adult who talks with them, asks them questions, offers comfort, and shares...
PBS
Pbs.org: Education: 7 Ways Teachers & School Leaders Can Support Students in a (Post) Pandemic Year
The Multiple Pandemics and the Impact on Emotional Health: As students return to school, remediating learning loss is a high priority for school leaders and teachers. While some educators may feel better equipped to address the learning...
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Being Friends
There are certain things you must do in order to be a good friend. Find a list of these things at this website as well as questions and activity ideas that will help you discuss friendship with classmates and family.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Genetics
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will help students identify characteristics that match their parents and link these characteristics to their family members.
Other
Aap: Constantly Connected: Adverse Effects of Media on Children & Teens
This article shares information about the adverse effects of the media on children's health.
Other
Oprah: How Friendship Affects Children's Eating Habits
Studies show that friendship plays an important role in a kid's eating behavior. The results of the study showed that overweight children who ate with their overweight friends consumed more food than when they were with thinner children...
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Kids' Pages: What's Wrong Whiskers?
Online children's story that teaches about the health effects of exposure to environmental hazards such as chemicals. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to see why Whiskers, the family cat, becomes ill from all the chemicals used...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Tips for Grown Ups
Learn ways to stay active with your children, in this guide from Arthur: "Arthur Weighs In."
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