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Parent Education

Click on the KCHAIN logo to connect with Hospitals and Community Organizations that offer a variety of family education classes and support groups focusing on Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting.

Click on TriCity Family Services logo to learn about the variety of educational and support programs they offer
 
 
 
 

Building Blocks
to a Healthy Start

Componentes para un
Comienzo Sano

files in pdf format

 

 

In English

 

En Español

Babies Born Too Soon   Bebes que Nacen Antes de Tiempo
CAR SAFETY
  Carseat Safety
  Booster Seats & Safety Belts
 

ASIENTO DE SEGURIDAD
Un asiento de seguridad usado en un automóvil

Circumcision - Un-Circumcized Care   El Cuidado Apropiado para un Pene Circuncidado
El Cuidado apropiado para un Pene Incircunscrito
Dealing With Temper Tantrums  

Tratando con rabietas de genio

Developmental Milestones   Metas del desarrollo
Feeding Relationships   Relaciones Alimenticias
Importance of Physical Activity  

Todos requerimos de actividad física

Infant Social Development   Desarrollo social y emocional del infante
Keep Your Family Strong   Mantenga Su Familia Fuerte
A Mother's Day Dozen for a Safer, Healthier Baby, by US Surgeon General   Una Dozena para las Madres Para Tener un Bebe Saludable
Medication Safety Brochure   Seguridad de Medicamentos
Oral Health for Infants and Children   Una Boca Saludable para su Bebe
Preschool Social Development  

Desarrollo social y emocional del niño en edad preescolar

Shaken Baby Syndrome Babies Are Fragile, Never, Never Shake A Baby   El Sindrome de Bebe Sacudido  Los Bebes son Fragile. Nunca, Nunca Sacuda un Bebé
(SIDS) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome   (SIDS) Síndrome de Muerte Repentina del Infante
Ten + One Tips on Being An Involved Father   10 + 1 Consejos para ser un padre envuelto
The 5 "S's" On How to Calm Your Crying Baby   Como Puedo Calmar a Mi  Bebe Cuando Llora
Tips for Giving Your Child Medicine   Consejos para suministrar medicina a su hijo
Toddler Social Development   Desarrollo social y emocional del niño pequeño
What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know   Lo Que Toda Mujer Embarazada debe Saber
Winter Safety    

 

 

Agencies That Provide Developmental Screenings   Agencias que proveen evaluaciones del desarrollo
AOK Resources for Families   Recursos para familias y niños óvenes
AOK Screening Resources brochure   AOK recursos y examenes
Bee-Wize Immunize Flyer   Sea inteligente inmunice
Infant/Child Safety Information    
Pregnancy Services  One Stop Shop for
Pregnant Women at Kane County Health Department
  Una estación para mujeres embarazadas
West Aurora School District 129, through the Project ELF Task Force, has created kits of developmentally appropriate activities for parents and their children.  The activities in the "ELF Kit" are divided into sections. 
 
<<< Click on link at left to go to the ELF home page. Find your child’s stage of development and click on that link.
Read the "Characteristics" at the beginning of each section.  Activities follow the descriptions.

 

 

Bicycle Safety
Car Seat Safety
Playground Safety
What's All That Crying About? - Shaken Baby Syndrome
SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Click on link at left for materials that can be used by anyone in the community to help educate families about raising healthy children - includes materials for bulletin boards and displays on a variety of topics

Kane County Chronicle Six-Part Series on AOK Kids

 
Read and/or print out theses articles - provided in one,  12-page pdf file:
Part One: Raising A-OK Kids
Part Two: Seeds of Violence Sown in the Nursery
Part Three: Examining the milestones of child development
Part Four: Verbal Development
Part Five: Mental development
Part Six: What's A Mother To Do?
The resources on this page are provided in pdf format. To open,
Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer
 
free download