Various organizations, states, and nations recognize a number of observances each month. Resources help parents, caregivers, and child care professionals acknowledge and navigate them.
Here is a list of resources for September observances:
Month-Long Observances
Attendance Awareness Month
- Attendance Awareness Campaign 2023, Attendance Works
- Key Research: Why Attendance Matters for Achievement and How Interventions Can Help, Attendance Works
Baby Safety Month (BSM)
- Organizations Publish New Child Safety and Development Resources for Families and Educators, Trying Together
- Safety and Emergencies: Family Resources, Trying Together
- Directory for Emergency and Safety Services, Trying Together
- Recalls on Children’s Products, Trying Together
- Baby Safety Month Safety Tips, Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA)
- 5 Tips for New Parents During Baby Safety Month, SafeKids.org
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- What is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month?, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Free Resources from the American Childhood Cancer Organization, American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO)
- Are There Disparities in Childhood Cancer?, New York State Department of Health
- Childhood Cancers, NIH National Cancer Institute
- Facts About Childhood Cancer, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
- Participate in a 2023 September Childhood Cancer Awareness Event, Children’s Cancer Cause
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- Supporting Childhood Physical Health: A Guide for Families: The Importance of Exercise, Trying Together
- Parents and Caregivers Can Help Prevent Obesity and Support Healthy Growth, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- TOOLKIT: National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Preventing Childhood Obesity: 4 Things Families Can Do, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Help Your Child Stay at a Healthy Weight, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Newborn Screening Awareness Month
- Newborn Screening Portal, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- What is Newborn Screening?, Baby’s First Test
- Newborn Screening Tests for Your Baby, March of Dimes (MoD)
- About Newborn Screening, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Weeks of Recognition
September 17 – 23 was Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week
- Car Seat Safety for Children, Trying Together
- Car Seats and Booster Seats Overview, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Safe Kids Worldwide Car Seat Guide Videos, Safe Kids Worldwide
- Boost Your Child Passenger Safety Knowledge and Skills Trainings, National Child Passenger Safety Board
- All Children are Pedestrians! Prevention Tips and Recent Statistics, Children’s Safety Network at Education Development Center
Days of Recognition
September 6 was National Read a Book Day
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Releases 2023 Best Books for Babies List, Trying Together
- Toolkit: Families and Schools Partnering for Children’s Literacy Success, Trying Together
- Children’s Books on Race and Equity, Trying Together
- Books to Celebrate Gender Expression, Inclusion, and Pride, Trying Together
- Children’s Books About Transitions, Trying Together
- Children’s Books About Mental Health, Trying Together
September 26 was National Family Day
- Family Engagement Toolkit, Trying Together
- Family Guide: Family Dynamics, Trying Together
- Strategies to Support Social-Emotional Development: A Guide for Families, Trying Together
- Family Transitions and Routines: Resources, Trying Together
- Trying Together Releases Family Resources in Spanish, Trying Together
- Grandfamily Tip Sheets Provide Information on Self-Care and Youth Mental Health, Trying Together
- Navigating Sibling Relationships, Psychology Today
- Foster and Adoptive Families: Supportive Strategies, PennState Better Kid Care
- Blended Family and Step-Parenting Tips, HelpGuide.org
- Keeping in Touch With Family Can Help Keep You Healthy, WebMD.com
- Healthy Communication in Stepfamilies, National Stepfamily Resource Center (NRSC)
- Get to Know Your Stepkids, National Stepfamily Resource Center (NRSC)
