As a healthcare provider, having evidence-based, family-friendly resources can help reinforce key health messages beyond the clinic visit. Our collection of printable handouts, activity books, workbooks, recipes, and coping tools has been developed in collaboration with Sanford Health experts to support conversations with children, teens, and caregivers. These resources can be used during appointments, incorporated into patient education, displayed in exam rooms, or provided as take-home materials to encourage healthy habits at home.
1. Cheat Sheets for Caregivers
These printable, evidence-informed cheat sheets provide quick, actionable guidance that you can share with families during visits or as take-home resources. Covering topics such as nutrition, physical activity, sleep, emotional well-being, and child development, these easy-to-read handouts help reinforce key health messages and support healthy habits between appointments.
These resources support patient education during well-child visits, preventive care appointments, nutrition counseling, behavioral health discussions, and developmental screenings.
- Cheat Sheet for Caregivers: Snack List & Nutrition Tips for Kids
- Cheat Sheet for Caregivers: Tips for Healthy Sleep and Screen Habits
- Cheat Sheet for Caregivers: Healthy Habits for Kids
- Cheat Sheet for Caregivers: Understanding Big Feelings
- Cheat Sheet for Caregivers: Fun Ways to Get Kids Moving
- Cheat Sheet for Caregivers: Understanding Caffeine and Kids
- Cheat Sheet for Caregivers: Heart-Healthy Tips for Kids
- Cheat Sheet for Caregivers: Grow Through Play - Milestones Made Fun
- Cheat Sheet for Caregivers: Coping Across Childhood - An Age-Based Approach
2. Preparing Your Child for Their Doctor Visit: A Printable Activity Kit
For many children, a visit to the doctor's office can feel unfamiliar or intimidating. This interactive activity kit helps children and caregivers prepare together through play-based learning. By introducing common healthcare experiences in an engaging and age-appropriate way, children feel more confident, informed, and comfortable before their appointment.
3. Teen Mental Health Resources
Adolescence brings unique social, emotional, and developmental challenges. These expert-backed resources were created to support meaningful conversations around teen mental health, emotional well-being, self-awareness, and healthy coping strategies.
- Teen Activity Books and Cheat Sheets
Designed for both teens and caregivers, these resources address common emotional and mental health challenges while helping families recognize when additional support may be needed. They provide practical tools for building resilience, improving communication, and promoting emotional health.
- Teen Workbook: What's on My Mind? A Teen's Guide to Thinking, Feeling, and Figuring Things Out
This workbook gives teens a space to reflect on their emotions, explore their thoughts, and practice evidence-based coping strategies. Through guided activities and self-reflection exercises, teens strengthen emotional awareness and develop tools for navigating life's challenges.
4. Nutrition Resources
Healthy eating habits begin at home, but you play a critical role in guiding families toward nutritious choices. These recipes offer simple, family-friendly meal ideas recommended by Sanford Health dietitians and pediatricians.
Providers can also use the following educational tools to help children and families build nutrition knowledge and make informed food choices:
- Reading Nutrition Labels Poster Pack: Help families understand Nutrition Facts labels with this printable poster pack.
- What's a Portion Size? Poster: Help kids become portion-size savvy with this printable poster that uses hands as a simple guide for portion sizes.
5. Coping Tools for Clinical Settings
These practical tools help you create a more engaging and supportive experience for pediatric patients during appointments and procedures. They are designed to reduce anxiety, increase comfort, and support positive healthcare interactions.
- Distraction Badges
Our distraction badges offer an easy way to redirect attention and engage children during exams, vaccinations, or procedures. By providing a focal point and conversation starter, these tools help reduce stress and improve patient experience.
- Sensory Stickers
Our sensory stickers provide tactile input with guided breathing to help children self-regulate and remain engaged during medical visits. They are especially helpful for children who experience anxiety or need extra support remaining calm in healthcare settings.
