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The food habits children form early can shape their lifelong health. By encouraging healthy eating, balanced choices, and cultural food traditions, providers and families can help children build lasting connections between nourishment, wellness, and identity.

As young children explore their world, safety is key. From securing furniture indoors to practicing sun and water safety outdoors, caregivers can create safe, nurturing environments that let children grow, explore, and build confidence while staying protected every day.

Children build confidence and resilience through small acts of independence every day. By creating routines, offering choices, and encouraging problem-solving, caregivers and providers can help children develop patience, self-reliance, and pride in their growing abilities.

Providers play a key role in spotting early vision problems that often go unnoticed. By watching for warning signs like squinting, eye rubbing, or sitting too close to books and screens, you can help families seek early eye care that supports children’s learning, confidence, and development.

Big feelings can overwhelm young children, but simple strategies make a difference. Breathing games, focusing activities, and cozy calm spaces help kids learn to manage emotions while giving caregivers tools to stay patient and model self-care.

Reading to children is about more than learning words — it builds language skills, fosters empathy, and strengthens family bonds. Just a few minutes a day can help children grow academically, emotionally, and socially, while creating meaningful connections that last a lifetime.

Family meals don’t have to be perfect to make a big difference. Research shows that even three shared meals a week can help children eat healthier, perform better in school, and build stronger emotional connections. Mealtime is about more than food — it’s a chance to slow down, talk, and strengthen family bonds that last a lifetime.

Cooking with children is about more than making meals—it’s a way to build healthy habits, teach lifelong skills, and strengthen family and cultural connections. From washing vegetables to sharing stories around the stove, every moment in the kitchen is a chance to learn, grow, and create lasting memories together.

Spring is a powerful time to help children connect with culture, land, and self through everyday activities that are both joyful, meaningful and important in early childhood.

Discover how Growing Up WILD connects young children to nature through hands-on activities that support learning and development.