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Family Child Care Services - Ventura, CA
Resources for Parents
The Helping Hands Childcare resource section is an archive where parents and guardians can find articles and downloads about health, education, safety, child care and more.
If you have any questions or if there is a topic that is not listed in our archive which you feel is important let us know by emailing us at Marina.Valenzuela@aol.com.
Articles for Parents
Allergies
- Allergy Information: an index of allergy and infectious diseases (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Allergy Testing for Children (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
Asthma
- Asthma in Children (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Asthma in Infants (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
- Childhood Asthma (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
Biting
- Biters: Why They Do It and What to Do About It (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
- Dealing with Biting Behaviors in Young Children (Early Childhood and Parenting -ECAP-Collaborative)
Car Safety
- Child Passenger Safety (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- Keeping Kids Safe (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
Choosing Child Care
- Child Care Aware (a national resource for referrals to child care providers)
- Search lists of NAEYC accredited centers
Dental Health
- Dental Hygiene: How to Care for you Child's Teeth (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Healthy Mouth for Your Baby (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
- Oral Health and Learning: When Children's Oral Health Suffers, So Does Their Ability to Learn(National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health)
Lead Poisoning Prevention
- CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Nutrition
- Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition
- The Child Care Nutrition Resource System (United States Department of Agriculture)
- Food and Nutrition Information Center (United States Department of Agriculture)
Child Care Info Websites
Start Here
- Choosing Child Care (Nemours Foundation)
- Day Care: Choosing a Good Center (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Child Care Associations - National
Downloads for Parents
Immunizations
- Immunization Schedule (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Lead Poison Prevention
- Coloring Book On Lead Poisoning Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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