Welcome to the Parenting Resources Section
of the 2-1-1 website!
Welcome to the Parenting Resources Section of the 2-1-1 website! This section is designed to help Brown County parents more easily find information on local programming, parenting tips and child development.
Our community’s future is directly tied to the success of all of our children. Decades of research prove that the opportunities we provide to children today, starting at birth, will absolutely shape who they become tomorrow.
The Community Partnership for Children is grounded in this knowledge. The Partnership is an initiative led by the Brown County United Way that is bringing together nonprofit organizations, service clubs, educational institutions, government agencies, businesses and individuals from across the community, all working cooperatively toward the goal of improving how all Brown County children and their families receive the help and information they need to thrive.
On this site you will find links to the agencies and organizations that are participating in the Community Partnership for Children, as well as a link to the 2-1-1 database which contains detailed information on these and many other Brown County programs.
You will also find a listing of web resources for parents. Several of them are geared toward early childhood, when the window of opportunity to positively influence children’s development is open the widest.
Thank you for visiting! For more information on the Community Partnership for Children, contact Sarah Inman at sarah@browncountyunitedway.org. For help navigating the 2-1-1 database, dial 2-1-1 and a call specialist will assist you.
Web Resources for Parents
Born Learning: www.bornlearning.org Provides free parenting tips, newsletters and more! Focuses on young children’s needs and early learning experiences.
Bright Futures: http://www.brightfutures.org/nutrition/pdf/ Nutrition information – infancy through adolescence.
Brown County Parenting Resource Guides: http://www.browncountyunitedway.org/communityimpact/Resource_Guides/Resource_Guide.htm Printable guides in English, Spanish and Hmong.
Brown County Teen Parent Resource Booklet: http://www.aboutapc.org/teen_parent_resource_book.pdf A publication of the Adolescent Parenting Coalition.
Brown County UW-Extension Parenting Newsletters: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/parenting/index.html Links to parenting newsletters focused on early childhood.
Dental Health: http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/topics/child.htm Tips and facts from the Centers for Disease Control.
Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/actearly/ Information about autism, with interactive charts based on age.
KeepKidsHealthy: http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/ A pediatrician’s guide to your child’s health and safety. Includes information on a variety of topics such as dental health, mental health, a rticles on ADHD, common illnesses, and safety for infants, children and teens.
KidsHealth: http://kidshealth.org/ Has sections for parents, children and teens.
KidSource OnLine: http://www.kidsource.com/ In-depth, up-to-date education and healthcare information.
National Fatherhood Initiative: http://www.fatherhood.org/ Resources for fathers.
Partnership for Learning: http://www.partnershipforlearning.org/default.asp Conducts research, facilitates dialogue and equips people to make better informed education decisions. Has parent guides on various school topics.
Parenting Tips from Author Bonnie Harris: http://www.bonnieharris.com/ Interactive site where parents can view Harris’s archived newsletters and ask her their own personal questions, which she will answer. Harris also gives answers to questions other parents have asked in each newsletter.
Parenting Tips from Encompass Early Education and Care: http://www.encompasseec.org/encompass/parent+tips/default.asp Download documents and find links to other useful websites.
Sesame Street Downloads: http://www.sesameworkshop.org/pnc/download.php Free “Learning is Everywhere” kits in English and Spanish.
Smart Parents’ Health Source: http://www.medem.com/msphs/msphs_entry.cfmParents can sign up for a free email newsletter or read info online.
Tufts University Child and Family WebGuide: http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/ A directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research and practical advice. Topics are selected on the basis of parent recommendations.
University of Michigan Health Center: http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/devmile.htm Developmental milestones in children – age zero to three.
WIC Works: http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/Topics/index.html A-Z topics from asthma and breastfeeding to vitamins and weight gain during pregnancy.
Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care: http://www.perinatalweb.org/content/view/18/35/ Information for expecting and existing parents. Includes materials in Spanish.
Wisconsin Family Ties: http://www.wifamilyties.org/wifamilyties.org-res.html Resources for families with children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral and mental disorders.
Zero to Three: http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=par_parents Discusses and gives tips on topics like sleep, health/nutrition, play, child development, speech/language and brain development.
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