Text 4 Baby - Text BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411 receive free text messages three times per week, timed to their due date or their baby's birth date, through pregnancy and up until the baby's first birthday.
New Moms - More Information on baby’s development, care, feeding, health & safety.
CDC Child Development -- Information for parents on child development, screening, free materials, positive parenting tips, and specific conditions.
Milestone Tracker App -- “Milestones matter! Track your child’s milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with CDC’s easy-to-use illustrated checklists; get tips from CDC for encouraging your child’s development; and find out what to do if you are ever concerned about how your child is developing.”
ZERO to THREE -- “Subscribe to ZERO TO THREE’s monthly e-newsletter, which delivers research, parenting tips and tricks, and fun playtime activities right to your inbox each month.”
Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child - “The Center on the Developing Child created this Guide to Early Childhood Development (ECD) to help parents, caregivers, practitioners, and policymakers understand the importance of early childhood development and learn how to support children and families during this critical stage.”
Guide to Toxic Stress - “The Center on the Developing Child created this Guide to Toxic Stress to clear up the confusion and help you learn the facts about toxic stress step by step.”
Talking is Teaching - “...we’ve pulled fun tips and resources grounded in the best science, to help you talk, read, and sing with your child every day. Sign up for emails and follow us on social for even more information, tips and resources!”
Talking is Teaching Resources -- simple ways to make “small moments big” every day!
Project Learning Tree (age 3+) - “Nature is a great teacher! Try these activity ideas from Project Learning Tree to connect the children in your life to the outdoors and nature.”
Love & Logic - “Love and Logic provides a wealth of free parenting articles, tips and advice for handling children of all ages. Trusted for over 40 years, parents can depend on the advice provided by our experts.”
Turn Your Word Into Gold - Ever wonder why cooperation can be SO difficult? How we talk matters! Here are at least 25 scenarios and alternative ways to get your children to do what you ask!
Bedtime Blues & Control through Choice - giving our kids many small choices --
2 positives that we can live with -- throughout the day, can have monumental effects on our relationships and cooperation.