TweetSharePinShare0 SharesLearn how to navigate family transitions. Whether your child is transitioning from home to child care, from child care to kindergarten, or from one activity to another, realistic expectations and consistent routines can help them prepare for new scenarios which, in turn, makes navigating these transitions easier for you as well. To learn strategies for building strong routines, discussing change with young children, navigating family transitions, and more, view the list of resources below. Children’s Books, TV, and Movies Suggested Children’s Books to Support Transition, Human Development Institute 14 books to help ease children through transitions, The Art of Simple 45 Books to Get Kids Through Life’s Trickiest Transitions, Real Simple 16 Books to Help Kids Get Ready for the New School Year, Read Brightly Book Lists That Help Kids Through Transitions, No Time for Flashcards Starting School: Books to Help Ease the Transition, Childhood 101 The Best Children’s Books About Death, Fatherly 12 Books to Ease Back-to-School Anxiety for All Ages, Scholastic Back-to-School Books, Common Sense Media Back-to-School TV, Common Sense Media Back-to-School Movies, Common Sense Media Kids’ Books About the Immigrant Experience, Common Sense Media Movies to Help Kids Deal with Grief, Common Sense Media Movies to Help Kids Understand Divorce, Common Sense Media Books to Help Kids Deal with Divorce, Common Sense Media Books About a New Sibling, Common Sense Media 10 Relaxing Books to Help Kids Drift Off to Dreamland, Common Sense Media Books About Puberty, Common Sense Media Kids & Teens Booklists, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Selected Children’s Books About Kindergarten, ECLKC Routines and Rituals Building Structure, CDC Answers from Experts, CDC Quick Tips, CDC Creating Structure and Rules (Videos), CDC Family routines: how and why they work, Raising Children Network Tackling Transitions with a Toddler, Montessori in Real Life How to Get Preschoolers Into a Routine After School, PBS Kids Why family routines and rituals are important, Evergreen Psychotherapy Center Family rituals: what are they?, Raising Children Network Easing a Toddler’s Daily Transitions, Parents The Environment: Schedules and Routines, Virtual Lab School How to Create a Morning Routine for Your Kids, Develop Good Habits Bedtime Routines for Children, Sleep Foundation Empowering Our Babies With Rituals, Janet Lansbury Essential Elements of a Baby Bedtime Routine, Janet Lansbury The Importance of Schedules and Routines, ECLKC Creating Routines for Love and Learning, Zero to Three 10 Reasons A Daily Routine is Important for Your Child (and How to Set One), Petit Why Kids Need Routines, Aha! Parenting It’s All Routine, Regarding Baby Parents’ Guide to Routines for Kids, pathways.org Routines, Rituals, Consistency, and Structure for Kids (Video), Julie B Routines: The Unexpected Power of Habits, Practices, and Rituals, TEDx Talks The Importance of Routines for Kids, Zero to Thrive 5 Reasons to Establish a Toddler Routine, Parents Disrupted Routines Dealing with Behavioral Challenges from Disrupted Routines, Encompass Do time changes, vacations and other changes affect your child’s behavior?, Morneau Shepell Transitions in Early Learning Moving from an Infant to a Toddler Child Care Classroom: Embracing Change and Respecting Individual Differences, NAEYC Transition to Child Care for Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds, ResearchGate Daily Separations and Reunions, ECLKC Helping Children Understand Routines and Classroom Schedules, CSEFEL Change Doesn’t Have to Be Hard: Classroom Transitions, ECLKC Helping Children Make Transitions between Activities, CSEFEL Terrific Transitions | Scholastic | Parents, Scholastic Starting Kindergarten Kindergarten Transition, Trying Together Your Child Is Going to Kindergarten: Making the Move Together, ECLKC Transition to Kindergarten: Resource Guide, ECLKC Transitions Resources for Families, ECLKC Transition to Kindergarten: Why It Matters and How to Promote Success, ECLKC Kindergarten Transition Parent Handbook, AIU 3 8 Tips to Prepare for the First Days of School, Scholastic Transitioning to Kindergarten, NAEYC Transition to Kindergarten, ECLKC TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN, The PA Key Transitioning to Kindergarten: A Toolkit for Early Childhood Educators, AFT 9 Ways to Get Your Child Ready for Kindergarten, Understood Easing First Day Jitters: Strategies for Successful Home-to-School Transitions, NAEYC Transitions to Kindergarten, NAEYC Helping Kids Transition to Kindergarten, Kaplan Top Ten Tips for the Transition to Kindergarten, William James College Transition to Kindergarten, Ready Freddy 12 ways to help a child make the transition to kindergarten, Harvard Health Publishing Child Development Supporting Transitions: Using Child Development as a Guide, ECLKC Infant/Toddler Transitions, ECLKC Transitions: From the Children’s Perspective, ECLKC Playful Routines Five Essentials to Meaningful Play, NAEYC 10 Playful Solutions For Morning & Evening Routines, Positive Parenting Connection 9 Ways to Make Household Chores Fun, Scholastic How to make grocery shopping with kids fun, Focus on the Family Tips and Tricks to Make Bath Time Fun, Kids Kandoo 100 Simple Ideas for Parents to be Playful and Silly with Kids, A Fine Parent Mindfulness The Power of “Good Morning”, NAEYC Mindful Morning Meetings, NAEYC Making the Move Together: Transitions During Uncertain Times, ECLKC Adaptations and Targeted Support Supporting Dual Language Learners With Schedules and Transitions, ECLKC Early Intervention Transition: Preschool Programs to School-Aged Programs, PA Dept. of Education The Importance of a Daily Schedule for Kids with ADHD: Sample Routines and More, ADDitude Challenging Behaviors Why Does My Kid Struggle with Transitions?, Charlotte Parent Planning Transitions to Prevent Challenging Behavior, NAEYC Reducing Challenging Behaviors during Transitions: Strategies for Early Childhood Educators to Share with Parents, NAEYC Responding to Behavior, CDC Answers from Experts, CDC Why kids have trouble following a routine or schedule, Understood Child won’t follow a routine or schedule? Try these 5 tips, Understood 5 morning problems solved, Today’s Parent When routines for your kids don’t work, you might be the problem, Being Dads 51 Mindfulness Exercises for Kids in the Classroom, Waterford.org When a Child Can’t Get Her Act Together in the Morning, Janet Lansbury Opportunities to Practice Creating Structure & Rules: Can We Make It Simple?, CDC Communicating with Your Child: What Would You Say?, CDC Giving Directions: What Would You Do?, CDC Using Discipline and Consequences: What Would You Do?, CDC Getting your children into a routine – DIY Routine Board (Video), And then she said Practice Routines: Daniel Tiger Bathtime Helper, PBS Kids Sample Schedules How to Create a Family Schedule (Spanish), Trying Together 5 Realistic Daily Schedules for Kids, From Ages 0 to 11, PureWow Daily Schedule for Kids (Printable), Mommyhood101 How to Build Cooperation, Independence and Listening Using a Printable Schedule for Kids, The Military Wife and Mom DAILY SCHEDULE • AGES 5-8, The Children’s Center Get Ready for Kindergarten! 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