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Parenting Videos (CDC)​

It is no secret that parenting has its challenges. The CDC provides helpful videos on communicating with your child, creating structure and rules, giving directions, and more.

Practicing
Self-Control​

This 5-minute video can help children learn to calm down, become more focused, become more patient and aware, and manage strong emotions.​

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Emotional Regulation Song​

This fun 2-minute video with Common and Colbie Caillat teach the emotional regulation strategy of deep breathing to children.

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Why Milestones Matter​

Learn how the CDC's “Learn the Signs. Act Early." tools and resources have helped families learn about child development, recognize the milestones, and guide them about what to do if they ever become concerned.​

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Developmental Milestone Checklist​

Download the developmental milestones checklist.

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Helping Your Child Meet Milestones    ​

From videos on helping your baby lift his head, to crawling and stages of play, this video library has tools that will help you help your baby!

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Building Family Resilience​

This graphic provides a quick snapshot on what you can do to prevent and mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences.​​

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Preventing Childhood Adversity​

Learn about the science of ACEs and how it increases people's risk for poor social outcomes, disease and more.​​​

Understanding ACEs: Start Here​​​

How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime

​Childhood trauma isn't something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain.​​​​

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Videos about Parenting (CDC)

It’s no secret that parenting has its challenges. The CDC provides helpful videos on how to communicate with your child, create structure and rules, give instructions, and more.

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Practicing Self-Control​

This 6-minute video can help children learn to calm themselves, focus better, be more patient and mindful, and manage strong emotions.

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Story to Practice Self-Control​

The Turtle is a story used to work on self-control through a child psychology technique.

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Why Milestones Matter

Learn how materials, such as the Milestone Tracker app and others, can help you become more familiar with your child’s abilities and why it’s important for the whole family to help monitor children’s development.

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Developmental Milestones Checklist

Download the developmental milestones checklist.​

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How to Help Your Child Reach Developmental Milestones

From videos on how to help your baby lift their head, to crawling and stages of play, this video library has tools to help you support your baby’s development.

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Building Family Resilience

This graphic provides a quick snapshot on what you can do to prevent and mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences.​​

What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences?

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur during childhood.​

​What Are the Effects of ACEs?

ACEs can increase the risk of poor social outcomes, illness, and even early death.