Parent Resources
This page includes links to parenting resources and information. We also invite you to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to connect with and stay informed of child care information and resources Great Start Parent Coalition is a team of committed parents from all over the county who want to ensure a GREAT START for their own children and all children in the community. Child and Family Resource Council Connections page Kent County parents can keep track of their child’s development with this free and easy program. Michigan Family-to-Family Health Information & Education Center (F2FHIEC) helps to improve access to quality care and supports for children with special needs. Learn more about their services including Parent and Professional Training Opportunities. Adoptive Family Support Network AFSN offers several education workshops and other events to support adoptive families. Learn more about these at http://afsn.org/?page_id=21. DHS Child Care Billing Child Care Aware® free webinars for parents Prevention Network and Talk Early and Talk Often trainings National Women's Law Center 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 Parent Newsletters Newsletters about parenting young children. Living on a Budget Kinship Care in Michigan Fun Places to Go! Curious Kids' Museum Grand Rapids Public Library events and attractions Kent County Millennium Park Master Arts Theatre Meijer Gardens Events Calendar Parks in Kent County Parks in Grand Rapids Programs for Families at KDL Child Care Resources Checklist to Choosing Quality 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. 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 Kent Regional 4C assumes no responsibility for the content of these web sites. Click here for more resources to help you care for and educate your child.
We also invite you to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to connect with and stay informed of child care information and resources
Great Start Parent Coalition is a team of committed parents from all over the county who want to ensure a GREAT START for their own children and all children in the community. Child and Family Resource Council Connections page Kent County parents can keep track of their child’s development with this free and easy program. Michigan Family-to-Family Health Information & Education Center (F2FHIEC) helps to improve access to quality care and supports for children with special needs. Learn more about their services including Parent and Professional Training Opportunities. Adoptive Family Support Network AFSN offers several education workshops and other events to support adoptive families. Learn more about these at http://afsn.org/?page_id=21. DHS Child Care Billing Child Care Aware® free webinars for parents Prevention Network and Talk Early and Talk Often trainings National Women's Law Center 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 Parent Newsletters Newsletters about parenting young children. Living on a Budget Kinship Care in Michigan
Fun Places to Go! Curious Kids' Museum Grand Rapids Public Library events and attractions Kent County Millennium Park Master Arts Theatre Meijer Gardens Events Calendar Parks in Kent County Parks in Grand Rapids Programs for Families at KDL
Child Care Resources Checklist to Choosing Quality 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. 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
Kent Regional 4C assumes no responsibility for the content of these web sites. Click here for more resources to help you care for and educate your child.