Educational Publications
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Bullying: Identifying and Preventing Bullying Behavior (English)
Learn how the negative impact of bullying can influence children and methods to identify and help prevent it from occurring.
Childhood Mental Health: Promoting Social & Emotional Well-being (English)
Early Childhood Mental Health refers to the social, emotional, and behavioral well-being of young children.
Childhood Mental Health: Promoting Social & Emotional Well-being (English)
Early Childhood Mental Health refers to the social, emotional, and behavioral well-being of young children.
Choosing Child Care (English)
Learning about the types of child care available and what makes a quality child care program will help your search.
Communication: Positive Communication with Your Child (English)
With children, positive communication can help them feel comfrotable talking about their thoughts and feelings openly.
Exercise: Enjoying an Active Lifestyle (English)
Daily exercise is one of the key factors to a child’s physical, mental and emotional well-being.
Family Time: Keeping Family A Priority (English)
Although it may be a challenge, the benefits of having time together are worth the effort.
Food For Your Baby’s First Year (English)
This guide will help you make healthy choices about feeding your baby from birth to 12 months of age.
CHS General Brochure (English)
The mission of CHS is to reach out to children and families at risk with a range of services.
Managing Anger: Your Child’s and Your Own (English)
The goal of anger management is to control and express anger in a positive and effective way.
Nutrition: Healthy Eating for Healthy Children (English)
Families and child care providers can help children build healthy eating habits so they can make smart nutritional choices.
Positive Discipline: Appropriate Guidance for Your Child (English)
The goal of positive discipline is to teach children to develop safe, socially responsible behavior that promotes self-respect and respect for the feelings and property of others.
Safety: Protecting Children Through Prevention (English)
By evaluating your home and making necessary changes, you can help prevent an injury from happening.
School Readiness: Giving Each Child the Skills to Succeed (English)
By understanding school readiness, we can help children achieve both school and lifelong success.
Self-Esteem: Building a Child’s Confidence and Success (English)
By providing a loving and caring environment, parents and caregivers can positively shape a child’s self-image.
Separation: Easing the Transition from Home to Child Care (English)
Maintaining a positive relationship between parent and caregiver makes separating easier.
Parental Choice of Child Care Services (English)
We encourage you to consider the full range of child care options available before choosing a child care provider.
Sleep: Helping Your Children get the Rest they Need (English)
There are ways to change unhealthy sleep patterns and help your child get the quality sleep he or she needs.
Resource and Referral (English)
Connects parents, child care providers, and the community to a wide range of resources that strengthen and support families.
Special Needs: Information for Caregivers (English)
As a caregiver, being aware of every child’s needs will help you provide the best care for all children.
Special Needs: Information for Parents (English)
As a parent, getting the information and help you need to support your child will promote his success.
Staying Healthy: Practicing Illness Prevention (English)
Children need to be in the best possible health in order to reach their full potential.
Stress: How it Affects You and Your Child (English)
If not recognized and dealt with, stress can affect your physical, emotional, and mental health.
Toilet Teaching Without Tears: From Wet to Dry (English)
Success depends on patient, understanding adults and a child who is physically, intellectually, and emotionally ready.
Trauma: Understanding and Caring for Children while they Heal (English)
Trauma impacts a child’s physical and mental well-being, relationships, and brain development.
When a Child Bites: Understanding Why and What to Do (English)
When a child bites or is bitten, a strong emotional response is sure to follow.
When is Your Child too Ill to go to Child Care: How Sick is too Sick (English)
Deciding when to keep a sick child out of child care can be difficult.
Activity Book (English)
Children explore a variety of important subjects while having fun completing activities such as puzzles, a maze, and much more.
Character Growth Chart (English)
This CHS tool measures the height of a growing child, but also encourages children to build character as they grow.
Development Stages Wheel (English)
Families and providers can learn to identify crucial stages in their children’s development and how to support and stimulate growth.
School Readiness Kit (English)
This kit highlights the role that families play in supporting their child’s school readiness.
Stem Brochure (English)
Science-Technology-Engineering-Math. Children develop their curiosity and critical thinking skills by exploring S.T.E.M. activities.
Bullying – Podcast (English)
Most children will experience some form of bullying. They may see bullying happen…
Childhood Mental Health – Podcast (English)
Mental health refers to the social, emotional, and behavioral well-being of children.
Choosing Child Care – Podcast (English)
Choosing child care is one of the most important decisions a parent can make.
Communication – Podcast (English)
Communication involves expressing your thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
Family Time – Podcast (English)
Family time is an important way to build and strengthen relationships within your family.
Food for Your Baby’s First Year – Podcast (English)
Good nutrition is very important to your baby’s proper growth and development.
Nutrition – Podcast (English)
Healthy eating habits help children grow and stay healthy, and provide the energy they need physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially.
Positive Discipline – Podcast (English)
Every parent and caregiver struggles at one time or another with how to set limits on children’s behavior.
Safety – Podcast (English)
As children explore and play in their environment, it is not uncommon for them to get hurt.
Self-Esteem – Podcast (English)
As children grow and develop, they form opinions about themselves through the words and actions of others.
Separation – Podcast (English)
Most parents have experienced some separation anxiety when leaving their child with a babysitter, at child care…
Special Needs – Caregivers – Podcast (English)
Children with special needs are more like other children than unlike them, because all children share the same basic needs…
CHS Family Education Program
Children’s Home Society of California is committed to being a central community resource in California and the nation through our Family Education Program.
We provide multilingual educational brochures and materials such as our Childhood Mental Health brochure, Development Stages Wheel, School Readiness Kit, as well as podcasts and other helpful resources to parents, caregivers, and agencies.
