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What Should You Know About Child Development?
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(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) The early years of a child’s life are very important for infant and toddler health and development. Parents, health professionals, educators, and others can work together as partners to help children grow up to reach their full potential.
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Parent Information for Infants and Toddlers
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(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Being a parent of a baby or a toddler can be both fun and hard work. If your child is age three or younger, this page is meant for you. These links will help you learn how to give your child a healthy start to life.
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Giving Children Their Best Chance
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Each child grows and learns at his or her own individual rate of development. Although children may accomplish certain tasks sooner or later than others, there is a range of what is considered normal development. This website offers a developmental checklist and other resources for families.
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211 United Way
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The 211 Virginia website helps individuals find community resources by county, need (e.g. Individual, Family & Community Support), and type of program (e.g. Parenting, Respite, Car Seats, or Child Protective Services).
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Choosing Quality Child Care
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Child care is a major decision as well as a major investment in a child's future. The Virginia Department of Social Services provides the publication, Choosing Quality Child Care, for parents, to aid in their search for quality child care. Chapters in the resource and links to websites are highlighted for ease of reading: |
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Look Before You Lock (pdf)
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www.KidsandCars.org launched a new Look Before You Lock campaign to educate parents and caregivers about how children can be inadvertently left alone in a vehicle. (This pdf is in English and Spanish.)
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Keeping Your Kids Safe In and Around Cars (pdf)
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Another good education resource from www.KidsandCars.org, Keeping Your Kids Safe In and Around Cars offers safety tips for when children are both inside and outside motor vehicles. (This pdf is in English and Spanish.)
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Safe Sleep (Espanol) (pdf)
Safe Sleep (English) (pdf)
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This brochure, A Parents' Guide to Safe Sleep, is designed to help parents reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. |
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Tummy Time (Espanol) (pdf)
Tummy Time (English) (pdf)
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Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play, from the American Academy of Pediatrics, answers questions about the importance of safe play and sleep. |
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Have you ever had trouble getting your infant to settle down for a nap or persuading a group of toddlers to pick up their toys? Then this book is for you! Simple Transitions for Infants and Toddlers offers more than 400 tips, ideas, and easy activities from an expert in the infant/toddler field. It also includes ideas to help parents deal with the bigger transitions in their child's life, such as separation anxiety and potty training. Simple Transitions is an indispensable book for both teachers and parents of infants and toddlers!
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Organized by category and age group, Mommy Calls is filled with clever tips and fun facts, along with highlighted "Pediatric Points" designed to quickly and clearly communicate important American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations in easy-to-understand language.
Topics include: Basic Baby Care, Breastfeeding, Formula Feeding, Solids, Milk, and Other Feeding Issues, Pooping, Stomachaches and Vomiting, Fever, Illnesses, Skin, Ingestions, Injuries, and First Aid, Growing Up, and Sleep.
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