Parenting Tips & Activities
Parenting tips and parent-child activities that promote learning and development, as well as encourage bonding and attachment.
A Guide to Self-Reflection in Parenting
Parenting is about learning and growing. One of the best ways to help your child is by reflecting on your own experiences and the way you parent.
The Benefits of Building Blocks
Playing with building blocks is a fun and easy way to encourage your baby and toddler’s development. Read tips for this parent-child activity!
“Homework” for Expecting and New Moms
Expecting a baby? Tips to reflect on how your life will change and find new ways to connect with your baby and loved ones.
Community Events for Parents with Young Kids
Community events in Austin help you create a network of support to navigate the challenges of raising children. Find free, bilingual activities!
Role-Play Helps Kids with Emotions
Learn how using stuffed animals and role-playing can help toddlers understand and manage their emotions. It's fun, simple, and can make a big difference with big feelings!
5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Any Baby Can
Tips for families enrolled in Any Baby Can programs to get the most out of their services and explore everything we offer.
Understanding Your Child’s Behaviors and Needs
Children's behaviors are often a way of communicating their unmet needs. Learn about four common needs that can contribute to challenging behaviors.
Support Your Child Through Medical Trauma
In this blog post, we explore what medical trauma is and provide strategies for parents to minimize and address medical trauma in their children.
Make Animal Face Plates: Joint Attention
This paper plate activity is inexpensive and easy to do, plus it encourages joint attention and working together on a task.
Nurturing Family Rituals & Routines
Family rituals help you think about your daily routine in a new way: as possible moments of connection.
Shaving Cream Play Activity
There are great developmental benefits to sensory play, like this shaving cream activity from our Healthy and Fair Start program.
Advocate for Your Body and Your Blood Pressure
To safely monitor blood pressure in pregnancy, moms should understand what’s normal for your body, ask the right questions, and know when and how to express concern.
Sensory Activity: DIY Playdough
Parent-child activities, like making playdough, build a child’s ability to process sensory input and are great for bonding.
Nature Walk: Bonding and Development
Through parent-child activities like the nature walk, families can promote their kids’ development and encourage bonding.
Tummy Time and Brain Development
Learn tummy time and floor time techniques for babies zero to six months that encourage bonding and proper development.
Parent-Child Activity: Learning Through Play
Children learn through play! This simple parent-child activity helps kids notice and copy patterns, and practice waiting their turn.
Parent-Child Activity: Learning and Moving
This parent-child activity encourages bonding while developing gross and fine motor skills and building language skills.
The Father You Choose to Be
If you are a father—or a grandfather, male caregiver or other father figure in the family—don’t take the role lightly. Tips for being the father you choose to be.
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