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Caregiver Handouts: Games and Activities that Build Brains and Executive Function Skills

Here you’ll find handouts with suggestions for games and activities to do with children of different ages. They can be shared at well child visits or when caregivers are looking for support with behavior. These activities can promote child-caregiver bonding, executive function skills, and build children’s brains through play.
Caregiver Handouts: Games and Activities that Build Brains and Executive Function Skills
Staying Active for Caregivers Handout Value of Routines for Caregivers Handout 100 Ways to Bond with your Child Handout Positive Parenting Handout
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How to Motivate Children: Science-Based Approaches for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers

How to Motivate Children: Science-Based Approaches for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers…
How to Motivate Children: Science-Based Approaches for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers
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A Guide to Serve and Return: How Your Interaction with Children Can Build Brains

This page contains a collection of resources about the concept of “serve and return” interactions. It includes an introduction to the basics of serve and return and the science behind it and includes videos that can be shared with caregivers about how serve and return interactions build brains. For…
A Guide to Serve and Return: How Your Interaction with Children Can Build Brains
Building Core Capabilities for Life
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InBrief: The Foundations of Lifelong Health

This brief summarizes essential scientific findings from the Center publications, “The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood”.
InBrief: The Foundations of Lifelong Health
InBrief: The Science of Early Childhood Development InBrief: The Impact of Early Adversity on Children’s Development InBrief: The Science of Neglect InBrief: Applying the Science of Child Development in Child Welfare Systems  InBrief: Early Childhood Mental Health InBrief: Understanding the Science of Motivation InBrief: Executive Function: Skills for Life and Learning  InBrief: The Science of Resilience Building Babies’ Brains Through Play: Mini Parenting Master Class
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Stress and Resilience: How Toxic Stress Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It

Stress and Resilience: How Toxic Stress Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It…
Stress and Resilience: How Toxic Stress Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It
Toxic Stress Derails Healthy Development How Children and Adults Can Build Core Capabilities for Life InBrief: Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body 8 Things to Remember about Child Development FrameWorks: Framing the Overload Metaphor 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return What We Can Do About Toxic Stress What Is Inflammation? And Why Does It Matter for Child Development? How Racism Can Affect Child Development Epigenetics and Child Development: How Children’s Experiences Affect their Genes ACEs and Toxic Stress: Frequently Asked Questions What is Executive Function? And How Does it Relate to Child Development?