Parenting Your Child

Explore these resources to help you nurture, teach, mentor, guide, bond and communicate with your child.

For Parents

Parenting a Child with Special Needs

TV and Your Family

For Expectant Parents

The Comprehensive Benefits of Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Fact Sheet

Mothers & Fathers Can Work Together

How Lifestyle Affects Breast Milk: Medications

How Lifestyle Affects Breast Milk: Smoking, Drugs, & Alcohol

5 Things You Should Know About Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy

Immunization & Pregnancy [PDF, 180KB]

Safety Tips for Sleeping Babies

For Fathers

Las Manos de Apá

The Essence of Responsible Fatherhood

Appreciating How Fathers Give Children A Head Start Video

Parent Voices

Parent & Family Stories

What Other Teen Parents Want You to Know About Early Head Start

Something Better for My Children: From Difficult Childhoods to Devoted Parenting

Perseverance, Potential, & a Program’s Promise: Lessons from Families Once at "Highest Risk"

Parenting across Cultures: Giving Children a Head Start in One Family, Two Cultures, & a Diverse World

Family Engagement in Early Head Start

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Last Reviewed: July 2016

Last Updated: July 12, 2016