Building Healthy and Safe Sleep Routines
This resource includes tips for setting up healthy and safe sleep routines for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
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Sleep
It's important for children's healthy development that they get enough sleep. Review these resources to learn ways to encourage healthy sleep and make sure a child's sleep environment is safe. Find out how sleep is key to how children learn, grow, and behave.
Safe Sleep for Infants
Head Start programs play a key role in preventing infant deaths by supporting safe sleep practices. Use this resource to understand how to protect infants from sleep-related death and injury.
The Newborn Visit: Information for Early Head Start Staff
Use this tip sheet to understand the purpose, timing, and goals of the newborn visit. Early Head Start staff will also find strategies for making the most of the visit.
Using Pacifiers Safely
Find out how some oral habits may be harmful to children’s teeth and mouths. Explore tips staff can share with parents about using a pacifier safely and weaning their child from a pacifier.
Incorporating Toothbrushing in Bedtime Routines
Having a regular bedtime routine helps children know what to expect at the end of the day. Brushing children's teeth is an important part of the routine. Explore recommendations for choosing children's books on oral health.
Making Toothbrushing Part of Your Child's Bedtime Routine
A regular bedtime routine helps your child know what to expect at the end of the day. Brushing your child’s teeth with fluoride toothpaste is an important part of the routine.
