Establishing a Bedtime Routine for Your Child
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.
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.
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.
Infant Sleep Safety
In this video, learn why sleep safety trainings are important in child care settings. Learn how to develop strategies and practices to keep our youngest children safe while in care.
Sleep and Your Child: How You Can Build Healthy Sleep Routines
It's important for children to get enough sleep. Learn how sleep is key to how your child learns, grows, and even behaves.
Strategies to Support Safe Sleep Environments in Early Childhood Education Programs
Dr. Rachel Moon presents the updated 2016 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Task Force recommendations that relate to safe sleep practices in early childhood education (ECE) programs.