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Helps parents of children with special needs by assessing children's needs, educating and counseling parents.
Offers support to families for a range of health problems, including premature infants, children with autism and teens with diabetes. Staff assess children's needs, educate and counsel parents, and link families to health care and community resources.
Local coordinators connect families to resources such as insurance, early intervention, disability related services such as therapies and other specialty services.
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Case/Care Management
Parenting Helplines
Specialized Information and Referral
Families work one-on-one with a Parent Coach, in the child's natural learning environment, identifying learning opportunities in daily family routines such as bath time, mealtime, or during play.
Families work one-on-one with a Parent Coach, in the child's natural learning environment, identifying learning opportunities in daily family routines such as bath time, mealtime, or during play. Each family creates a customized Individualized Family Service Plan with their Coach, outlining the specific early intervention goals. ChildStrive's family centered early intervention services and programs include: - Developmental Screenings andComprehensive Evaluations - Individualized Family Service Plans - Family Resource Coordination - Referral Services - Supports provided by a team of professionals made up of Physical or Occupational Therapist, Speech & Language Therapist, Special Educator, and counselor and Parent Coaching supports from one team member. - Feeding Intervention - Counseling - Parent & Infant Support Groups - Parent & Toddler Play Groups for children of all abilities - Parent Workshops - Spanish Speaking Preschool - Homeless Shelter Outreach
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Child Development Classes
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Operates a helpline that foster parents licensed by DSHS and relatives authorized to care for dependent children can access when they are in crisis after hours. Callers do not have to identify themselves.
Operates a helpline that foster parents and relative caregivers can access when they are in crisis.
Crisis line workers will be able to listen and offer advice about how to manage children with emotional or behavioral problems.
The support line operates after business hours, when social workers and foster care licensors are not available.
Primarily helps with issues that can’t wait until the next business day. A few examples of problems the social worker answering the phone can help with include:
- Troubleshooting behavioral problems
- What to do in medical or mental health emergencies
- Helping to access resources such as short-term emergency child care.
Callers do not have to identify themselves.
Provides a variety of parenting classes.
College of Hope provides several parenting classes including what to expect at certain ages, childhood development, positive discipline, parenting your teen, Incredible Years, Incredible Years: Autism, single parenting, and more. Classes may vary.
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Parenting Skills Classes
Child Development Classes
Support group network provides breastfeeding and chestfeeding information and assistance in Southwest Washington. Volunteers are available to provide 24-hour information and counseling on breastfeeding and parenting.
Provides peer-to-peer breastfeeding and chestfeeding support through phone/email counseling and in monthly group meetings as well as educational materials.
Coordinates a network of volunteers who are available to provide timely, free information and counseling on breastfeeding, chestfeeding, pumping and weaning.
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Parenting Helplines
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Provides information and referral for family health resources. Service topics include breastfeeding, immunization, child care, child development, early intervention and parent/sibling support.
Provides information and referral for social and health services across Washington state. Service topics include the following:
- Health Insurance and Basic Food screening
- Food Bank Referrals
- Dental Clinic Referrals
- Prenatal care referrals/resources
- Breastfeeding Support
- Immunization Clinics
- Birth Control/Family Planning Clinic referrals
- Child development/Play & Learn Groups
- ASQ (Ages & Stages Questionnaires)
- Parent/sibling support
- Statewide Early intervention
- Parenting Classes
- Baby supplies/Clothing Banks
- Parenting Support/Home visiting programs
Offers expanded referral services for children and youth with special health care needs:
- Parent support
- School support services
- Recreational activities
- Diagnostic services for children with autism
- Social and recreational activities for children with autism
Provides information about specific local programs as well as state program eligibility screening and application assistance.
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Early Identification Programs
Parenting Helplines
Benefits Screening
Provides telephone support for parents working with out-of-control, at-risk or runaway teenagers or problem adult children. Also facilitates online weekly support groups for parents and guardians at four locations.
Provides support for parents, grandparents, adoptive and single parents and guardians of children that are engaging in out-of-control, oppositional and self-destructive behaviors.
Weekly online support groups for parents and guardians
Meetings follow a structured format based on cognitive behavioral principles.
Meetings are ongoing and include an orientation for anyone new to the program.
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Parenting Helplines
Parent Support Groups
Provides supports to help diffuse parental conflicts which can lead to abduction or abuse.
Provides supports to help diffuse parental conflicts that can lead to abduction or abuse.
Supports can include:
- Crisis intervention
- Parenting skill building
- Information & Referral (which can include: legal, financial).
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Parenting Helplines
Parent Counseling
Staff is available by phone 24 hours a day to assist parents who are feeling overwhelmed or stressed out.
Staff is available by phone 24 hours a day to assist parents who are feeling overwhelmed or stressed out.
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Parenting Helplines
Offers education to parents about the reasons a baby may cry, especially covering the time period that babies are likely to cry for no easy-to-understand reason. Purpose is to help parents/caregivers, and to help prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome.
Offers education to parents about the reasons a baby may cry, especially covering the time period that babies are likely to cry for no easy-to-understand reason.
Pierce County parents are offered this information when they leave the hospital with their newborn, but it can be helpful to have reminders of it, or provide it to those who are helping with the child.
Purpose of the program is to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome.
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Parenting Materials
Child Development Classes
Offers a one-time, four-hour class for expectant fathers through local hospitals. Basic infant care skills are taught by a male instructor. Provides a "hands-on" overview of a baby's basic needs.
Offers a one-time, two-hour class for expectant fathers through local hospitals and parent centers. Basic infant care skills are taught by a male instructor.
Provides a "hands-on" overview of a baby's basic needs, the "things every parent needs to know," and how to build a solid relationship with your child from the very first day.
Includes book A Guide for Expectant Fathers by Bernie Dorsey.
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Child Development Classes
New Dad Parenting Programs
Offers parenting classes and information on parenting skills and child development.
Offers the Parent-Child Plus Program, which is a home visiting literacy program for children, age 2, and their parents.
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Child Development Classes
Parenting Skills Classes
Provides age appropriate information for parents of children birth to age five relating to cognitive and social/emotional skills needed to prepare a child to enter kindergarten.
Provides age appropriate information for parents of children birth to age five relating to cognitive and social/emotional skills needed to prepare a child to enter kindergarten.
Provides kindergarten readiness seminars for parents of children birth to age five.
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Early Literacy Development Programs
School Readiness Programs
Child Development Classes
Parenting Skills Classes
Support group network provides breastfeeding information and assistance in Eastern Washington. Volunteers are available to provide 24-hour information and counseling on breastfeeding and mothering.
Provides peer-to-peer breastfeeding and chestfeeding support through phone/email counseling and in monthly group meetings as well as educational materials.
Coordinates a network of volunteers who are available to provide timely, free information and counseling on breastfeeding, chestfeeding, pumping and weaning.
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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Parenting Helplines
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Offers parenting classes for new and expectant parents. Participants earn vouchers they can spend at a baby boutique for items like diapers, formula, clothing. Specialized programs offered for fathers.
Facilitates one-on-one meetings with a parenting mentor, who can help clients set up a class schedule and meet for individual parenting training sessions and encouragement.
Class topics may include:
- Nurturing relationships.
- Safe places
- Healthy start
- Effective education
Clients enrolled and participating in the parenting program may be eligible for additional support.
Participants earn "Care Net Cash" which they can use to shop in the baby boutique, which has items like diapers, formula, clothing and baby furniture including car seat
Limited one-time assistance provided for non-participants.
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Parenting Skills Classes
Child Development Classes
Diapers
Teen Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Formula/Baby Food
General Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Talkline offers a free and confidential space to talk about pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption.
Talkline offers a free and confidential space to talk about pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption. Peer Counselors offer judgment-free support at any point before, during, and after pregnancy, regardless of which options the caller is considering.
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Pro-Choice Pregnancy Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Peer Counseling
Talklines/Warmlines
Pre-Abortion Counseling
Postabortion Counseling
Abortion Referrals
Parenting Helplines
Crisis Pregnancy Hotlines
Provides crisis intervention through emotional support, information and referral for parents of children with learning disabilities and adults with learning disabilities.
Provides information, emotional support and professional referrals for parents of children with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders, as well as adults experiencing learning disabilities and related conditions.
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Specialized Information and Referral
Parenting Helplines
Parent to Parent Networking
Thriving Heart is an educational resource that coaches the next parenting generation through life-skill classes, focus groups, and workshops with an emphasis on building relationship through community.
Thriving Heart is an educational resource that coaches the next parenting generation through life-skill classes, focus groups, and workshops with an emphasis on building relationship through community.
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Child Development Classes
Life Skills Education
General Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Coordinates support groups for women with postpartum depression and their families; operates a peer warm line and makes referrals to PPMD treatment professionals and other supportive services.
Coordinates support groups for parents experiencing perinatal mood disorders (PPMD) and their families.
Warm Line offers free 24 hour telephone support for all parents and their family members. The line is staffed by parents who have experienced a perinatal mood and/or anxiety disorder and have recovered fully or licensed therapists with specialized training in perinatal mental health.
Also offers a Dad's line, and help in English and Spanish.
Offers Parent Resilience Specialists for short or long-term support in King or Pierce County.
Provides referrals to health care professionals specializing in the treatment of PPMDs.
Offers telehealth with therapists specializing in the treatment of PMADs.
Maintains an online directory of other programs providing therapy, consultation, assessment and supportive services.
Affiliated with Postpartum Support International.
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Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Parenting Helplines
Provides educational classes on various health related issues.
Classes cover topics such as baby care and safety, senior health, childbirth preparation, first aid, CPR, disease management, diabetes education, emergency and safety education, and neurological and movement disorders.
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General Expectant/New Parent Assistance
CPR Instruction
General First Aid Instruction
Driving Safety Education
Teen Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Child Development Classes
Parenting Skills Classes
Assists pregnant women and their support person(s) understand and prepare for the childbirth experience as well as gain knowledge of the options available for their labor, delivery and post-partum experience.
Assists pregnant individuals and their support person(s) understand and prepare for the childbirth experience as well as gain knowledge of the options available for their labor, delivery and post-partum experience. Also provides urgent breastfeeding support and assists with baby feeding concerns.
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Parenting Helplines
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Childbirth Education
Delivery/Childbirth
Pregnancy tests, limited OB ultrasounds, peer counseling for pregnancy options, baby clothes, food, and diapers.
Free pregnancy testing, ultrasound (for viability), peer counseling, and parenting services. Also has diapers, baby formula, and clothes. This agency is a non-profit Christian organization and doesn't provide or refer for aboration. All services are free and confidential. No insurance needed.
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Formula/Baby Food
Child Development Classes
Pregnancy Testing
Pre-Abortion Counseling
Parenting Skills Classes
Postabortion Support Groups
Diapers
Offers numerous classes that are based on asset-based activities, support, community awareness, and training.
Offers programs that teach skills that enable parents to deal constructively and consistently with a broad spectrum of child rearing problems which may include sibling rivalry; school behavior and performance; poor self-esteem; shyness; drug use; sexual promiscuity; and the whole range of negative, acting-out behaviors including whining, temper tantrums, disobedience, insolence and destructiveness. Some parenting skills development programs utilize a step-by-step approach for managing specific problems and may incorporate application at home of techniques that were discussed and practiced in the classroom setting. Other programs may offer participatory family workshops which provide opportunities for parents and children to learn and practice methods for dealing with one another under the guidance of a trained facilitator. Most training programs teach the parent a particular way of talking and relating to their children that reinforces positive behaviors and communication and decreases negative behaviors while supporting the development of a relationship that is built on fairness, mutual caring and respect.
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General Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Parenting Skills Classes
Teen Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Child Development Classes
Court Ordered Parenting Programs
Parenting Materials
Provides two types of courses for parents. Includes instruction in child development, family communication and discipline, and providing a quality learning environment for children.
Provides two types of courses for parents.
Includes instruction in child development, family communication and discipline, and providing a quality learning environment for children.
Parent-Child Series:
Parents and children (birth to 4 years old) come to class together once a week for parent education discussion, child-study and developmentally appropriate children's activities.
Provides an array of topics for parents to learn from.
Co-op Preschool Parenting Education:
For families who have joined one of the three affiliated neighborhood preschools.
College instructor assists parents who run the preschool, attends monthly educational seminars and work in the preschool classroom on a rotating basis.
This program is organized through the preschools.
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Parenting Skills Classes
Child Development Classes
Comprehensive and up-to-date birth and family education.
Provides comprehensive and up-to-date birth and family education at the most affordable price for pregnant women and their families. Program offers a full spectrum of classes covering pregnancy through parenting teens and is taught by certified childbirth educators. Learn what to expect during pregnancy and labor, parenting skills for newborn, young child, or teen, and you'll meet other people experiencing some of the same joys and challenges that go along with being a mom or dad. Support groups are also available.
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Child Development Classes
Pro-Choice Pregnancy Counseling
Hearing Screening
Breastfeeding Support Programs
New Dad Parenting Programs
Teen Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Bereaved Parent Support Groups
Child Passenger Safety Education
Childbirth Education
CPR Instruction