PA’s Promise for Children
Pennsylvania Law requires a child younger than two years of age to be secured in a rear-facing car seat. Find what the law means for your child and how you can get a free car seat check to ensure you child is safe while in a vehicle.
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Your child will need their first immunization at birth and then several more later. This list shows when each shot is due.
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
It can be challenging to identify that a young child is experiencing and attempting to deal with loss or grief. Find out symptoms and get resources to help your child deal with grief and loss.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
A resource that offers fact sheets about the five food groups, tips on eating healthy and tools to build good habits.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Eating healthy foods is part of helping your child grow. How knowledgeable are you about fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy? The U.S. Department of Agriculture has five short online quizzes to test how much you know.
Available in English and Spanish.
American Association of Poison Control Centers
This site offers prevention strategies from poison-proofing the home to protecting against food-borne illness.
PA Department of Health
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is committed to increasing access to healthy food and beverage options through the Pennsylvania Healthy Pantry Initiative (PA HPI). The Department has partnered with Feeding Pennsylvania and its member food banks to increase healthy inventory available to food pantries. A registered dietitian with Feeding Pennsylvania and a nutrition educator in the participating food banks will guide pantries through phases to increase healthy food and beverage options.
Sesame Street in Communities
A special initiative, called Sesame Street in Communities, offers free materials, including videos, books and games to help families and caregivers help young children cope with traumatic experiences.
Pennsylvania Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health
Infant Mental Health is the optimal social, emotional, and cognitive well-being of children ages 0 to 3, developed by secure and stable relationships with nurturing caregivers. The infographic, 3 Reasons Good Infant Mental Health Matters, from the PA Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health provides information on how brain architecture, body & health, and behaviors & relationships can impact the mental health of infants.
PA’s Promise for Children
A child’s bedroom can be a multi-purpose room, used for sleeping, quiet time, or play. The bedroom should also be a safe place for your child. Take time to ensure your child’s safety won’t stop at the bedroom door with these tips.
PA’s Promise for Children
You take the time to pack your child healthy lunch or snack for Kindergarten or early childhood education program, so keep it safe to eat. Use these tips to make sure you child stays healthy and engaged by protecting them from food-borne illness.
PA’s Promise for Children
It’s never too early to be thinking of your child’s smile—even if teeth have not yet appeared. Taking care of your child’s smile begins at birth.
PA’s Promise for Children
Winter means keeping kids warm, but did you know that babies and young children in car seats should NOT wear puffy coats or snowsuits when in their car seat? Find out how to keep your child safe during the winter months.
PA’s Promise for Children
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month, but you can help your family prepare for an emergency like floods, fires, winter storms and more during any month.
PA’s Promise for Children
Infants who sleep less may have lower cognitive and language skills by age two. However, addressing risk factors early can help avoid more serious problems later. Get tips on helping your child get the sleep they need to say healthy.
PA’s Promise for Children
Using the correct car seat or booster can be a lifesaver: make sure your child is always buckled in an age- and size-appropriate car seat or booster seat. Find out which car seat your child should use.
American Psychological Association
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is a day for everyone to learn about and promote positive youth development, resilience, recovery, and the transformation of mental health services delivery for children and youth their families.
The Our Kids….To Infinity & Beyond! private group on Facebook is for family members who have, and professionals who work with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. The focus is on advocacy, self-advocacy, self-determination. This is a safe place to ask questions, get advice, or share stories.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Whether winter brings severe storms, light dustings or just cold temperatures, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has valuable tips on how to keep your children safe and warm.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Lead can affect every organ of the body. Because young children are growing and developing so quickly, they are more susceptible to lead’s toxic effects. Find out what you can do to keep your child safe from the exposure to and effects of lead.
Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children, known as PA Promise, is a campaign to help families make good choices about their child’s early learning and choose quality early learning programs that are right for their family. The Pennsylvania Office of Early Learning and Development (OCDEL) is the primary partner in PA Promise.
Call Pennsylvania’s CONNECT Helpline at 1-800-692-7288 for information about your child’s development and connecting to Early Intervention services in Pennsylvania.
Call Child Care Works Helpline at 1-877-4-PA-KIDS (1-877-472-5437) for information about finding, paying for and other concerns related to child care.
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