Mindful Moments: Hand Exercises
Use these five different finger and hand stretches at your desk or in your classroom for a quick relaxation boost.
Mindful Moments: Chair Stretches
Use these five stretches while working at your desk, in a classroom, or share them at a team meeting.
Managing Stress with Mindful Moments
Explore how breathing and movement exercises can help you manage stress. Discover ways to use mindful movements to contribute to your self-care practices.
Reducing Stress
Share this brochure with parents and staff to provide some easy-to-use stress reduction and self-care tips.
Addressing Substance Misuse Among Pregnant Women
This interactive activity will give home visitors a chance to walk through a home visit. Explore how to talk to an expectant family about substance misuse, including opioids.
What Is Motivational Interviewing?
Learn more about motivational interviewing and how it can benefit Head Start programs.
Mental Health: Health Tips for Families
This fact sheet includes tips families can use to help their children develop positive mental health beginning in infancy.
Mental Health Consultation in Your Program
Find resources that help programs make the most of their infant and early childhood mental health consultation (IECMHC) services.
Helping Your Child Cope After a Disaster
After a disaster or crisis, children benefit when adults assure them that they are safe and help them learn how to cope effectively. In this tip sheet, learn what to do to help a child after a disaster or crisis.
5 Action Steps to Address Maternal Depression in Head Start Programs
While roughly 15% of new mothers suffer from maternal depression, the rates are much higher in families with lower incomes. In fact, 52% of mothers in an Early Head Start research study reported high levels of depressive symptoms.