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Mental Health Awareness

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month – a perfect time to focus on your family’s mental wellness! We’ve made it easy for you by pulling together tips and advice from our experts, fun activities, a booklist, and our top Noggin faves to help boost social and emotional development and spark talks about positive mental wellness.

For Parents

Article

Surgeon General Talks About Mental Wellness with Kids

What’s on kids’ minds? During a talk with middle school students, Dr. Vivek Murthy explored how kids today are feeling.

Article

5 Ways to help your Child Build Resilience

At Noggin, we believe that promoting both physical and mental well-being is paramount for our kids. After all, they are the future!

Resource

Big Heart World Feelings Page

Every person on the planet has a range of emotions, and children’s feelings are just as real and important for them as YOUR feelings are for you.

Article

Pediatrician Tips: Less Stress for Little Kids

Even our littlest ones can experience a significant amount of stress. But how can we tell?

Printable

How You Feel Coloring Book

Print this color-in storybook of the characters from the “How You Feel” music video.

Article

Dance Your Way to These 4 SEL Skills

Did you know dancing is an amazing way to strengthen kids’ social and emotional skills?

Learn with Noggin!

Music Video

How You Feel

Imagination Trips

The Ocean with Blue

Create + Color

Friends Create + Color

Noggin Comics

Finding Friendship with Liddo and DD

Booklist

Learn to build coping skills and self esteem with our curated list of books about Mental Wellness for kids!

Give Noggin a Try

Kid-safe & ad-free

Accessible on multiple devices

New content added weekly

Downloadable books & games for offline play

Kid-safe & ad-free

New content added weekly

Accessible on multiple devices

Downloadable books & games for offline play

About Ailey

Since its first historic performance in 1958, Ailey has been innovating and evolving the perception of American modern dance throughout the world. Noggin is honored to partner with them in helping kids all over get up moving, learning, and expressing their feelings through dance. Because movement has meaning when we dance how we’re feeling!