August 28, 2024 Resources for September Observances 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 August observances: Month-Long Observances ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH Attendance Awareness Campaign 2024, Attendance Works Key Research: Why Attendance Matters for Achievement and How Interventions Can Help, Attendance Works BABY SAFETY MONTH 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 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 Participate in a September Childhood Cancer Awareness Event, Children’s Cancer Cause HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Family Guide to Discussing Race and Equity with Young Children, Trying Together One in Four Children Nationwide Are Latino, National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families Hispanic Heritage Month 2024, University of Pittsburgh Characteristics of the Early Childhood Workforce Serving Latino Children, National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families Celebrate Latin American and Hispanic Heritage Month With These Tasty Recipes!, PBS Kids for Parents NATIONAL CHILDHOOD OBESITY AWARENESS MONTH Supporting Childhood Physical Health: A Guide for Families: The Importance of Exercise, Trying Together Preventing Childhood Obesity: 6 Things Families Can Do, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Help Your Child Stay at a Healthy Weight, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: September 2024, National Today Parents and Caregivers Can Help Prevent Obesity and Support Healthy Growth, U.S. Department of Agriculture NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH National Recovery Month 2024, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Recovery Month, Community Care Behavioral Health National Recovery Month, Allegheny County Department of Human Services Celebrating Roads to Recovery, Pittsburgh Recovery Walk NEWBORN SCREENING AWARENESS MONTH Newborn Screening, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) What is Newborn Screening?, Baby’s First Test Newborn Screening Tests for Your Baby, March of Dimes About Newborn Screening, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Weeks of Recognition SEPTEMBER 17 – 23 IS 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 IS NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Releases 2024 Best Books for Babies List, Trying Together Toolkit: Families and Schools Partnering for Children’s Literary 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 IS 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 Self-Parenting Tips, HelpGuide.org Keeping in Touch with Family Can Keep You Healthy, WebMD.com Healthy Communication in Stepfamilies, National Stepfamily Resource Center (NRSC) Get to Know Your Stepkids, National Stepfamily Resource Center (NRSC) TweetSharePinShare0 Shares
