More Resources

This page collects several resources that are helpful for parents of young children

Basic Baby Care

• Loving Care is an online book that covers all the basics.
• Parenting Science - "evidence based information for the thinking parent" - summarizes research on topics like sleep, crying, feeding.
• HealthyChildren.org - website for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
• Mothering magazine. Wide array of helpful articles. Definitely leans toward the "natural" side: attachment parenting, co-sleeping, questioning vaccines, and breastfeeding. So, may not appeal to all PEPS parents.

Breastfeeding

• For general support: attend Breastfeeding 9-1-1 in Seattle or La Leche League meetings.
• For phone support: call a local breastfeeding hotline. Or the National Women's Health Center: 1-800-994-9662
• For a lactation consultant visit, call Birth & Beyond 206-615-8078. Or search for a certified lactation consultant.
• Read Articles on breastfeeding basics.
• Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington State: www.breastfeedingwa.org/aboutbreastfeeding

• National Women’s Health Information Center. www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding  

Child Development

• Read Thrive by Five's one-page summary of everyday learning moments - little things that help your child learn.
• Check out Zero to Three for science-based, practical information to help you make parenting choices that are best for your family.
• View an online slideshow by Patricia Nan Anderson about brain development and early learning.
• Go to Parenting Counts by Talaris to view a timeline of developmental milestones, read articles, and watch videos about brain development and ways to help your baby learn and develop emotional IQ.

Child Safety and Health

• Learn about sleep safety and reducing the risk of SIDS from the Northwest Infant Survival Alliance. Then read more about safe sleep in a crib, and about co-sleeping safety.
• Take a baby safety or CPR class at Seattle Childrens.
• Check out resources on child safety and wellness at www.seattlechildrens.org.
• Read about car seats on the website for the National Highway Traffic Administration. Then learn about local options for where to have your car seat installation checked by a professional.
• Learn about baby teeth and kid's oral health from Washington Dental Service Foundation.
• Vaccines: Learn about the recommendations from the Center for Disease Control.
• Learn about free eye exams, and about how babies' vision develops: www.infantsee.org

Dad-focused resources

• Dadcando.com is about getting the most out of the time you spend with your children. Dadcando.com is intended to be a resource for all dads, but with a special emphasis on helping non-resident fathers.
• For the stay-at-home-dads, visit rebeldad.com and read Brian Read’s blogs on fathering and more.
• Practical Dad is the website of a father who believes that as women take a larger role in the working world, he must shoulder his share of rearing the children and managing the household. Variety of helpful articles.
• Dictionary for Dad is a fantastic site with articles on almost everything dads deal with at one time or another.
• On MrDad.com you find a comprehensive list of more resources for dads.
The Conscious Fathering Program offered by Parent Trust of Washington Children, is a 2-hour class providing information on basic baby care, plus insight on how men can prepare for those precious first months.
Wellspring Family Services offers a support program for fathers called Father's First Steps where new dads and their babies discover their unique relationship and the importance of this father-to-baby bonding.

Parent-Child Education Programs

• Shoreline Community College Parent Cooperative. Parent Education and Cooperative Pre-Schools for infants, toddlers, and pre-schoolers. (Programs in Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Woodinville, and Kirkland.)

Parent Support

• When parenting is stressing you out, call Parent Trust's Family Help Line: 1-800-932-HOPE or 206-233-0139.
• Learn more about the baby blues and postpartum mood disorders. Call Postpartum Support International of Washington for support: 1-888-404-PPMD. Learn about postpartum depression in men.
• Use ParentHelp123 from Within Reach to research resources for low income parents, including food, health insurance and child care. 1-800-322-2588
• Child Care Resources helps you learn more about choosing child care, and get referrals to local child care providers. 206-329-5544
• Support for women who experienced traumatic births: Solace for Mothers.

Parenting Tips

• Elizabeth Pantley offers advice on “No-Cry” solutions for sleep, naps, potty training, and discipline questions.
• Jan Faull's parenting column in the Seattle Times offers practical advice to tackle topics that concern parents from infancy through the teen years.
• Parent Trust for Washington Children offers parenting tips on a wide range of topics, for parents of children of all ages.

Video

Mary Gentry, Parent Educator, discusses stimulating the infant mind in her appearance on KCTS and the program Ready, Set, Grow!

Interesting Articles

• Every Good Thing that happens between us, Happens First at Home by Dr. Patricia Anderson
• Unplugging Power Struggles by Jan Faull
• 15 Steps to Successful Potty Training by Jan Faull
• Toys and Games for Babies and Toddlers by Janelle Durham

• Parents' Legal Rights in the Workplace by Janet Chung, Legal Voice

• Self-Care for Parents by Janelle Durham

• Article about what babies are capable of remembering, and how we can tell - a summary of scholarly research.

   

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