Toolkit:

The Basics
• 5 Key Ideas for New Parents (English)
• 5 Key Ideas for New Parents (Spanish)
• Family Time (updated March 2010)

  Your Child's Development
  English

• Your Child @ Birth
• Your Child @ 2 months
• Your Child @ 4 to 6 months
• Your Child @ 6 to 12 months
• Your Child @ 12 to 18 months
• Your Child @ 18 to 24 months
• Your Child @ 24 to 36 months
• Your Child @ 3 years
• Your Child @ 4 years
• Your Child @ 5 years
  Spanish
• Your Child @ Birth
• Your Child @ 2 months
• Your Child @ 4 to 6 months
• Your Child @ 6 to 12 months
• Your Child @ 12 to 18 months
• Your Child @ 18 to 24 months
• Your Child @ 24 to 36 months
• Your Child @ 3 years
• Your Child @ 4 years
• Your Child @ 5 years

  Play and Learn

• The Playbook
• How Does Play Encourage Literacy?
• How Does My Child Learn?
• What is Intelligence?
• Fun and Games with Songs (English)
• Fun and Games with Songs (Spanish)

  Sleeping, Eating, and Health

• How Do I Help my Child Develop Good Sleep Habits?
• What are the Stages of Sleep?
• Sleep Diary (English)
• Sleep Diary (Spanish)
• Meal Ideas for Young Children (English)
• Meal Ideas for Young Children (Spanish)
• How Can I Recognize my Child’s Illness?

  Child Care

• What Type of Child Care is Best for My Situation?
• Child Care Checklist (English)
• Child Care Checklist (Spanish)

  For Dads

• How Fathers and Mothers Differ
• Everyday Activities for Dad (English)
• Everyday Activities for Dad (Spanish)

  For Grandparents

• What Roles Might My Parents Play in my Child’s Life?
• Family History Projects (English)
• Family History Projects (Spanish)

Tips for a Healthy, Successful Child

Mommy and Daddy, please help make me a success.

I begin to learn the day that I am born. The things that you do with me now will help me to become a happy, healthy, capable, eager-to-learn child by the time I enter school.

Give me lots of hugs and kisses.

Talk, read, and sing to me every day.

Look and listen for my signals. Even before I talk I show you how I feel and what I want.

Bring me to my well baby check ups even if I am not sick. These checkups will help find problems early and help prevent disease.

Make sure I get my shots. These shots can help prevent diseases that can be very harmful to me.

Let me explore in safe places.

Let’s play games instead of watching TV. When I do watch TV, monitor the quality of the programs I see.

I need a daily routine, especially one that ensures enough rest.

Use discipline as an opportunity to teach me. Be consistent.

Look for quality childcare and visit me often.

I am one of a kind. Love me just the way I am.

Take care of yourself; I need you! Please pay attention to your diet, your mental health, and your physical health.