More from KQED
Workshops for Parents
Learn how to make the most of PBS KIDS television programs. KQED workshops provide hands-on coaching in topics ranging from early literacy to physical and emotional health. Attend a workshop and you'll receive research-based PBS KIDS program DVDs, activities, and children's books.
Learn how to:
- Select age-appropriate television programs for your child
- Turn PBS KIDS television programming from a passive baby-sitter into a fun learning tool
- Expand your child's reading skills and vocabulary
- Support your child's healthy physical, social, and emotional development
- Engage your children in activities that build on the educational content of PBS KIDS
Lullabies to Literacy
Emergent literacy begins with strong secure relationships. Parents will learn the importance of their role as their child's first and most important teacher in helping to nurture literacy skills in young children.
Parenting Counts (at PBS.org)
A series of nine workshops based on nine one-minute television shorts designed to offer parents accessible, research-based information about how they can best support their child's growth and development. Topics range from dealing with tantrums to emergent literacy.
Valuing and Nurturing the Young Child
Learn about children's social and emotional developmental milestones while practicing with tools and strategies designed to help young children self-regulate and manage emotions, and develop an appreciation for their uniqueness and abilities.
What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel?
Use Mister Rogers' Neighborhood to model developmentally appropriate techniques for helping children manage their angry feelings and gain self-control. Developed by Family Communications.
Healthy Habits
Nurture children's healthy physical development using Sesame Street and other PBS KIDS programs. Topics include preparing children for doctor visits, planning nutritious family meals and fun physical activities, and managing triggers for children with asthma.