Mount Sinai Parenting Center

Social-emotional skills are essential for school readiness. Encourage parents to support these skills through pretend play and teaching their child to share and take turns. How do you guide families in fostering social-emotional growth? #SocialEmotionalLearning #SchoolReadiness #pretendplay

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2 days ago | [YT] | 0

Mount Sinai Parenting Center

Many parents hold misconceptions about infant sleep that make bedtime harder than it needs to be. In this video, we break down 5 common sleep myths to support discussions around healthy sleep development:

Myth #1: Some babies just get up early
Myth #2: Waking through the night is unusual
Myth #3: Some children are night owls
Myth #4: The more tired the baby, the better they'll sleep
Myth #5: Adding cereal to the bottles or starting solids will help a child sleep through the night

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1 week ago | [YT] | 0

Mount Sinai Parenting Center

Building a trusting relationship with patients is essential for helping caregivers promote the Keystones of Development (secure attachment, autonomy, self-regulation, perspective taking, problem solving, and academic knowledge). Show families you care by validating concerns, observing instead of asking, listening instead of lecturing, and praising what children and families are already doing well. Whenever possible, talk directly with children, using their name. Acknowledge if you have to look away to chart something, and take delight in your patients. Lastly, remember that families have a lot on their plates, and acknowledge the other concerns on a family’s mind.

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Mount Sinai Parenting Center

Whether it’s your first child or your fifth, parenting brings big changes—and plenty of questions. Meet Sparks, a free video series that grows with your family from birth to age 5.

Designed to pair with your child’s checkups, Sparks covers topics like feeding, sleep, behavior, safety, and development. Each video can help you prepare for your next visit, spark questions for your child’s healthcare provider, and discover everyday ways to connect with your child and support their growth.

Watch the videos for your child’s age at www.sparksvideoseries.com/.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Mount Sinai Parenting Center

Parents are surrounded by discipline advice — from family, social media, parenting blogs. Most of it is well-intentioned. Not all of it is backed by research. That's where we come in.



A few myths worth gently reframing in the room:
→ "I put them on time-out to teach them not to do it again." For a dysregulated child, isolation usually does not teach the lesson adults hope it will. What helps more is support from a calm adult nearby. The exception is physical aggression, where removal may be needed for safety — not punishment. Try: "Staying close and calm is usually more effective than sending them away."
→ "If I explain my reasoning clearly enough, they'll calm down." When a child is mid-meltdown, the thinking brain is offline — logic and reasoning won't land until they're calm again. Try: "Save the conversation for after. During a tantrum, their brain isn't able to take it in."
→ "They know better." Self-control doesn't start developing until 3-4 years old — and takes two more decades to become consistent. Try: "Most of the time, it's not that they won't — it's that they can't. Yet."



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5 months ago | [YT] | 5

Mount Sinai Parenting Center

Every child comes with their own operating system.

Asking parents a few simple questions — how their child handles transitions, their sensitivity, and how they recover from big feelings — can help them better understand their child's temperament.

What may look like “difficult behavior” is often just a mismatch between expectations and how that child is wired.

It shifts the conversation from “what’s wrong?” to “what does this child need?”

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6 months ago | [YT] | 0

Mount Sinai Parenting Center

Research on childhood emergency preparedness shows that children who have practiced safety information before an emergency are significantly more likely to use it effectively when it counts — and since emergencies don't wait until kids are ready, starting early matters. At three, full memorization may not happen overnight, but repetition through songs, games, and daily practice builds the neural pathways that make recall possible when it's needed most.

7 months ago | [YT] | 2

Mount Sinai Parenting Center

As vaccine debates swirl across social media, we know parents are confused about messages they hear and choices they need to make. But, as our friends from ‪@zerotothree‬ & HealthySteps remind us, vaccine conversations can also be an opportunity to build trust and connection.

Parents are showing up with questions because they care deeply about their child’s health, and that’s something to build on.

Try this in your next visit:
✔️ Validate: “It makes sense you’d want to learn more.”
✔️ Affirm: “You’re doing exactly what thoughtful parents do.”

When we lead with respect for their role, it opens the door for clear, confident guidance.

And if you need more support, ZERO TO THREE & HealthySteps have simple, shareable resources ready to support those conversations: www.zerotothree.org/distillation/child-vaccines-fa…

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7 months ago | [YT] | 2

Mount Sinai Parenting Center

Sparks videos prepare you with everything you need to know about the age and stage your child is in and may spark questions to discuss at your check-ups. Check out the 5 year visit video to get tips on kindergarten, healthy habits, taking on responsibilities and more!







PROVIDERS, you can share these videos with families at each well-child visit! For more free resources you can use to incorporate these videos into your practice, like flyers, posters, user guides and more, sign up for the Keystones of Development Provider Portal: parenting.mountsinai.org/providers/

2 years ago | [YT] | 0

Mount Sinai Parenting Center

Sparks videos prepare you with everything you need to know about the age and stage your child is in and may spark questions to discuss at your check-ups. Check out the 4 year visit video to get tips on self-control and attention, responding to lies, managing behavior and more!







PROVIDERS, you can share these videos with families at each well-child visit! For more free resources you can use to incorporate these videos into your practice, like flyers, posters, user guides and more, sign up for the Keystones of Development Provider Portal: parenting.mountsinai.org/providers/

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