Resources & Research

Watch Parent Educator, Mary Gentry discuss ways to stimule the infant mind in her appearance on KCTS and the program Ready, Set, Grow!

This page collects opportunities to participate in research related to development and several resources that are helpful for parents of young children.

Research

• Participate in a University of Washington School of Nursing and Seattle Children's Sleep and Behavior in Children Study

Resources

Basic Baby Care
Breastfeeding
Child Development
Child Safety and Health
Dad-Focused Resources
Parent-Child Education Programs
Parent Support
Parenting Tips
Special Needs
Video
Interesting Articles
Newsletters

Basic Baby Care

• Loving Care is an online book that covers all the basics.
• Parenting Science - "evidence based information for the thinking parent" - summarizes research on topics like sleep, crying, feeding.
• HealthyChildren.org - website for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
• Mothering magazine. Wide array of helpful articles. Definitely leans toward the "natural" side: attachment parenting, co-sleeping, questioning vaccines, and breastfeeding. So, may not appeal to all PEPS parents.

Breastfeeding

• For general support: attend Breastfeeding 9-1-1 in Seattle or La Leche League meetings.
• For phone support: call a local breastfeeding hotline. Or the National Women's Health Center: 1-800-994-9662
• For a lactation consultant visit, call Birth & Beyond 206-615-8078. Or search for a certified lactation consultant.
• Read Articles on breastfeeding basics.
• Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington State: www.breastfeedingwa.org/aboutbreastfeeding

• National Women’s Health Information Center. www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding  

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Child Development

• Read Thrive by Five's one-page summary of everyday learning moments - little things that help your child learn.
• Check out Zero to Three for science-based, practical information to help you make parenting choices that are best for your family.
• View an online slideshow by Patricia Nan Anderson about brain development and early learning.
• Go to Parenting Counts by Talaris to view a timeline of developmental milestones, read articles, and watch videos about brain development and ways to help your baby learn and develop emotional IQ.
• Get a free one-on-one developmental screening of your baby or toddler at Parent Trust. This is a great opportunity for you to learn about all your child's capabilities, as well as any possible challenges.
• Tummy Time Central: includes video, tips to help your baby enjoy tummy time, and developmental milestones.
• Learn about Early Literacy, and check out videos of hundreds of songs/ nursery rhymes/ movement rhymes you can sing with your baby on the King County library site.

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Child Safety and Health

• Learn about sleep safety and reducing the risk of SIDS from the Northwest Infant Survival Alliance. Then read more about safe sleep in a crib, and about co-sleeping safety.
• Take a baby safety or CPR class at Seattle Children's.
• Check out resources on child safety and wellness at www.seattlechildrens.org.
• Learn about local options for where to have your car seat installation checked by a professional.
• Learn about baby teeth and kid's oral health from Washington Dental Service Foundation.
• Vaccines: Learn about the recommendations from the Center for Disease Control.
• Learn about free eye exams, and about how babies' vision develops: www.infantsee.org
• Parents are responsible for ensuring their child's safety during travel, which starts with your first ride home after birth. Here are some resource articles and tips: Kids Health, Car Safety, and National Highway Traffic Safety Admin (which includes state specific laws).

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Dad-Focused Resources

• Dadcando.com is about getting the most out of the time you spend with your children. Dadcando.com is intended to be a resource for all dads, but with a special emphasis on helping non-resident fathers.
• For the stay-at-home-dads, visit rebeldad.com and read Brian Read’s blogs on fathering and more.
• Practical Dad is the website of a father who believes that as women take a larger role in the working world, he must shoulder his share of rearing the children and managing the household. Variety of helpful articles.
• Dictionary for Dad is a fantastic site with articles on almost everything dads deal with at one time or another.
• On MrDad.com you find a comprehensive list of more resources for dads.
The Conscious Fathering Program offered by Parent Trust of Washington Children, is a 2-hour class providing information on basic baby care, plus insight on how men can prepare for those precious first months.
Wellspring Family Services offers a support program for fathers called Father's First Steps where new dads and their babies discover their unique relationship and the importance of this father-to-baby bonding.

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Parent-Child Education Programs

• Most community colleges offer a parent education program you can attend with your baby or child, up to age 5. Learn more about these programs here. Links to other parent education programs can be found here or here.

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Parent Support

• When parenting is stressing you out, call Parent Trust's Family Help Line: 1-800-932-HOPE or 206-233-0139.
• Learn more about the baby blues and postpartum mood disorders. Call Postpartum Support International of Washington for support: 1-888-404-PPMD. Learn about postpartum depression in men.
• Use ParentHelp123 from Within Reach to research resources for low income parents, including food, health insurance and child care. 1-800-322-2588
• Child Care Resources helps you learn more about choosing child care, and get referrals to local child care providers. 206-329-5544
• Support for women who experienced traumatic births: Solace for Mothers.

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Parenting Tips

• Elizabeth Pantley offers advice on “No-Cry” solutions for sleep, naps, potty training, and discipline questions.
• Jan Faull's parenting column in the Seattle Times offers practical advice to tackle topics that concern parents from infancy through the teen years.
• Parent Trust for Washington Children offers parenting tips on a wide range of topics, for parents of children of all ages.

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Special Needs

• Gilda's Club. Resources for families touched by cancer.
• Resources on autism.

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Video

Mary Gentry, Parent Educator, discusses stimulating the infant mind in her appearance on KCTS and the program Ready, Set, Grow!

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Interesting Articles

• Colic, Crying, and the Period of Purple Crying by "Seattle Mama Doc" Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson.
• Every Good Thing that happens between us, Happens First at Home by Dr. Patricia Anderson
• Unplugging Power Struggles by Jan Faull
• 15 Steps to Successful Potty Training by Jan Faull
• Toys and Games for Babies and Toddlers by Janelle Durham

• Parents' Legal Rights in the Workplace by Janet Chung, Legal Voice

• Self-Care for Parents by Janelle Durham

• How to Resist Raising Entitled Children by Jan Faull
  

• Article about what babies are capable of remembering, and how we can tell - a summary of scholarly research.

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Newsletters

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