Family Functioning

Brain-Building Through Play: Activities for Infants, Toddlers, and Children
December 14, 2022

From The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.

This handout series, developed with support from the LEGO Foundation, provides suggestions games and play-based activities based on a child’s age. The activities for younger children are designed for adults to engage in with children. Activities for later ages allow the adults to step back, enabling children’s independence to blossom as they transition to playing more often with peers.

There are individual handouts for babies, toddlers, children, and teens.

  • Website, Brain-Building Through Play: Activities for Infants, Toddlers, and Children

    Ways to Play at each stage


Karli and Me Activity Book for Children Coping with Parental Addiction

From Sesame Workshop, this activity book can be used with young children to in build resilience when faced with the unique issues presented by a parent’s addiction.

  • Book, Karli and Me Activity Book for Children Coping with Parental Addiction

    Activity Book


It’s Just Not Fair: Supporting Siblings with Special Needs

Slides from a presentation by therapist Melanie Kantor, hosted by Formed Families Forward October 3, 2019.

  • PDF, It’s Just Not Fair: Supporting Siblings with Special Needs