Bilingual ‘Parent Toolkit’ Now Tracks Students’ Health/Wellness Benchmarks

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NBC News‘ is debuting a fascinating “health and wellness” section of its bilingual Parent Toolkit.

The Parent Toolkit, available in English and Spanish, is a website and mobile app that helps parents navigate their children’s academic development, personal growth, and now health and wellness milestones.

The goals of the toolkit, which is sponsored by Pearson, are to give parents a clear understanding of what is expected of their children at each step in their academic and health journey, and to provide a comprehensive set of tips and tools to help parents engage in and monitor their children’s academic development and health.

The new health and wellness section includes:

• Grade-by-grade recommendations for physical activity, nutrition, and sleep based on national standards
• Age-appropriate tips for parents to increase exercise, healthy eating, and adequate sleep for their growing children
• Printable infographics to guide parents in making healthy choices when reading nutrition labels and grocery shopping

The toolkit’s new offerings complement its existing resources: a “growth chart” with grade-by-grade academic benchmarks for Pre-K through 12th grade in math and English language arts; tips and resources for parents to support their children’s learning and wellness for Pre-K through 12th grade; and a guide to parent-teacher conferences and school counselor meetings.

NBC News has plans to expand the site to include a Social & Emotional Development section in the fall 2014.

Visit the site at ParentToolkit.com.