Resources for September Observances
Various organizations, states, and nations recognize a number of observances each month. Resources help parents, caregivers, and child care professionals acknowledge and navigate them.
Here is a list of resources for September observances.
Month-Long Observances
Attendance Awareness Month
Attendance Awareness Campaign 2026, Attendance Works
Key Research: Why Attendance Matters for Achievement and How Interventions Can Help, Attendance Works
Pennsylvania School Attendance Improvement and Truancy Reduction Toolkit, Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Baby Safety Month
PA Promise for Children List Focuses on Bedroom Safety for Children, Trying Together
Safety and Emergencies: Family Resources, Trying Together
Directory for Emergency and Safety Services, Trying Together
September is Baby Safety Month, Baby Safety Foundation
5 Tips for New Parents During Baby Safety Month, SafeKids.org
Childhood Cancer Awareness
What is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month?, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Free Resources from the American Childhood Cancer Organization, American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO)
Are There Disparities in Childhood Cancer?, New York State Department of Health
Childhood Cancers, NIH National Cancer Institute
Participate in a September Childhood Cancer Awareness Event, Children’s Cancer Cause
Hispanic Heritage Month
Family Guide to Discussing Race and Equity with Young Children, Trying Together
Characteristics of the Early Childhood Workforce Serving Latino Children, National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families
National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Supporting Childhood Physical Health: A Guide for Families: The Importance of Exercise, Trying Together
Preventing Childhood Obesity: 6 Things Families Can Do, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Help Your Child Stay at a Healthy Weight, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: September 2026, National Today
National Recovery Month
National Recovery Month 2026, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Recovery Month, Community Care Behavioral Health
National Recovery Month, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Celebrating Roads to Recovery, Pittsburgh Recovery Walk
Newborn Screening Awareness Month
Newborn Screening, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
What is Newborn Screening?, Baby’s First Test
Newborn Screening Tests for Your Baby, March of Dimes
About Newborn Screening, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Weeks of Recognition
September 20 – 26 is Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week
Car Seat Safety for Children, Trying Together
Car Seats and Booster Seats Overview, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Safe Kids Worldwide Car Seat Guide Videos, Safe Kids Worldwide
Boost Your Child Passenger Safety Knowledge and Skills Trainings, National Child Passenger Safety Board
All Children Are Pedestrians: Prevention Tips and Recent Statistics, Children’s Safety Network at Education Development Center
Days of Recognition
September 6 is National Read a Book Day
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Releases 2026 Best Books for Babies List, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
PA Promise for Children Releases August Books for Preschoolers, Trying Together
Children’s Books on Race and Equity, Trying Together
Resource: Books to Celebrate Gender Expression, Inclusion, and Pride, Trying Together
Children’s Books About Transitions, Trying Together
Children’s Books About Mental Health, Trying Together
September 28 is National Family Day
Family Engagement Toolkit, Trying Together
Family Guide: Family Dynamics, Trying Together
Strategies to Support Social-Emotional Development: A Guide for Families, Trying Together
Family Transitions and Routines: Resources, Trying Together
Navigating Sibling Relationships, Psychology Today
Foster and Adoptive Families: Supportive Strategies, PennState Better Kid Care
Blended Family and Self-Parenting Tips, HelpGuide.org
Healthy Communication in Stepfamilies, National Stepfamily Resource Center (NRSC)
Get to Know Your Stepkids, National Stepfamily Resource Center (NRSC)