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Self-Care Awareness Month puts caregiver wellness on the workplace agenda. 📋

For early childhood professionals, prioritizing your well-being is an important part of creating a positive environment for both you and the kiddos in your care.

Virtual Lab School approaches this topic on 3️⃣ levels:

😀 Individual practices that support personal wellness
🤝 Professional connections with colleagues
🏫 Program-wide efforts that can help teams foster collaboration

This resource also includes a checklist and goal-setting handout to help you reflect on your needs, identify barriers, and choose realistic next steps.

Use the tools 🛠️ to incorporate self-care into your work routine:

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Self-Care & Wellness for Caregivers | Virtual Lab School Imagine you wake up, go to work, and have the best day ever. This does not mean that everything went perfectly that day, but that you left feeling hopeful and with energy. What happened that day to make you feel good mentally, emotionally, physically, socially, spiritually, and professionally? In Le...

September is Self-Care Awareness Month, a reminder that tending to yourself is an important part of nurturing your kiddos.

Child Mind Institute shares these 8️⃣ self-care tips for parents, covering everything from meeting your own basic needs to building a support network and maintaining friendships beyond caregiving.

Because prioritizing your well-being can look different for everyone, these English and Spanish resources are available in both article and video formats so parents can find guidance in ways that feel most accessible to them. Find what fits for you here: https://lrnbvr.com/46Wf89p.

8 Self-Care Tips for Parents: Practical Advice - Child Mind Institute Discover the importance of self-care for parents. Find tips and strategies to prioritize your well-being while raising your child.

Tiny pumpkins 🎃, crunchy leaves 🍂, and cooler mornings. 🌬️️

Fall 🍁 is here, bringing cozy little moments 🧡, seasonal fun 🍎, and a fresh reason to slow down and enjoy the day.

Happy first day of fall! ✨

Can your kiddo make themselves as small as a mouse, then as big as a house? 🐭🏠

In this Parents article, games like Opposites Attract invite children and adults to move in opposite directions ↕️ and notice how each motion feels. It’s one of several somatic activities that can help everyone slow down and reconnect with their bodies and breathing. 🌬️

During Self-Care Awareness Month, ideas like these show how families 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 can build body awareness while spending time together.

Keep practicing with yoga 🧘‍♀️, outdoor play 🌻, and more: https://lrnbvr.com/3UQrHk0.

5 Easy Somatic Exercises to Try With Your Kids Today From yoga to body scans, check out these somatic exercises to try with your kids, straight from the experts.

Sixty seconds is plenty of time for a fun dance break. 💃

It’s one of 11 self-care habits PBS KIDS recommends to help children release energy and return their attention to the present.

During Self-Care Awareness Month, quick routines like these can support kids in discovering different ways to pause and reset. 😊

Cue up 🎵 more kid-friendly strategies here: https://lrnbvr.com/4acI4tb.

11 Simple Self-Care Habits for Kids | Parenting Tips & Advice Creating healthy habits of rest at a young age empowers kids to continue to be resilient in all life brings. Here are 11 easy strategies to help kids practice self-care.

What do a bumblebee 🐝, a butterfly 🦋, and a volcano 🌋 have in common? They all inspire fun breathing exercises for our kiddos!

PBS KIDS and Sesame Workshop share activities that invite families to stretch, move, and breathe together while children notice how their bodies feel. 🧘

See where a little movement and imagination can take you this Self-Care Awareness Month:
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Stretch, Breathe, Move! | Parenting Tips & Advice Help children connect with their brains and bodies to relax, refocus, or work through big feelings.

Miguel O. is joining our Ontario Learning Center 🏫 as a behavior analyst (BA) and becoming part of our Inland Empire region team. 🎉

He’s no stranger to Autism Spectrum Therapies - AST, though. He’s transferring from our Orange County region! 🍊 Because AST is part of LEARN Behavioral’s nationwide provider network, he can take on a new opportunity and stay with us. That makes this welcome even more special. 🙂

Thank you for the difference you continue to make for California kiddos and families, Miguel. 👨‍👩‍👧 We’re excited to have you bring your experience, expertise, and commitment to our community. 🧡

This September, take Self-Care Awareness Month outside. 🐞🌳

Child Mind Institute 🧠 shares playful ways to make nature more inviting for your kids. 😄

Turn “Let’s go outside” into “Let’s see what we can find” with:

🔎 A backyard treasure hunt
📸 A photo or video journal of nature discoveries
🎨 An art project made with pressed flowers or pinecones

Bring these ideas along on your family’s next fun-filled day. 👇
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Ideas for Getting Your Kids Into Nature - Child Mind Institute Kids don't want to go outside? Spending time in nature can be fun and healthy, but sometimes kids need convincing. Here are some tips.

Happy National Grandparents’ Day! 💖

Today, we’re sending our warmest thank you 🙌 to the incredible grandparents who give so much. So many of you step into the vital role of caregiver, providing a beautiful foundation of love, patience, and endless support for our kiddos. 🏠 🫶 We see the extra miles you walk 👟, the immense care you bring to our community, and the joy you spark ✨ every day.

We’re deeply grateful for everything you do to help our little learners thrive! 🥰 💕