Kent Regional 4C: Your Community Child Care Connection

Parent Resources

This page includes links to parenting resources and information.

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FREE informational seminars and fun family events sponsored by YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids in the Southeast area.
Text4baby
National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition is implementing free text messages to help through pregnancy and a baby's first year.
It’s Your Time A Workshop for Parents of Children with Special Needs Saturday March 6th, 2010, 8:30 am - 3:00pm GVSU Downtown
Child and Family Resource Council Connections page

Kent County parents can keep track of their child’s development with this free and easy program

Winter Single Parent Group
2010 Winter Infant Massage Classes $45 Email Sara@MomsBloom.org, call 616-485-8964 for more information
Great Start Parent Coalition meetings click "news/calendar" to view latest workshop offerings.
DHS Child Care Billing
Child Care Aware® free webinars for parents
Child Care Aware® videos featuring high quality child care

Fun Places to Go!
Master Arts Theatre
Free Movies for Kids! Flicks Family Film Festival March 12 - April 22, 2010
Programs for Families at KDL
Grand Rapids Public Library events and attractions
Parks in Kent County
Parks in Grand Rapids
Curious Kids' Museum
Meijer Gardens Events Calendar

Child Care Resources

All in the Family - Tips to make relative child care successful.
In-Home Resource List - Tips to find someone to do child care in your home.
Sick Child Care tip sheet - Tips to help when your child is too sick to go to child care.
2009 Summer Guide - Day and overnight camps, classes and other summer fun.
Summer Learning Tips - Keeping Kids Sharp over the Summer

Positive Parenting

Effective Parenting Tips English
Effective Parenting Tips Spanish
Cultivate Your Child Intelligence
Words Your Child Needs to Hear
Ways to Strengthen Your Family
Rules What's Fair
Reach Out and Read
How to Talk to Your Kids about Sex
When You Thought I Wasn't Looking
Dad Tips

Child Development

Infant Development: Birth to 12 Month
Toddler Development: One to Three Years
Young Child Development: Three to Five Years
School Age Child Development: Six to Eight Years
School Age Child Development: Nine to Eleven Years
Adolescent Development

More Parenting Resources
Tax Credits for Michigan Families
Kent County Tax Credit Coalition
Healthy Homes Coalition

KidsHealth Articles about children's health and development.
Child Passenger Safety Tips for preventing accidental injury.
Healthy Child Care – American Academy of Pediatrics Tips for healthy practices for children.
Infant/Child Product Recalls
Toy Hazard Recalls
Daily Parent Newsletter Newsletters about parenting young children.
Living on a Budget
Kinship Care in Michigan

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