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I Want To Know More

There are times when parents and those in a parenting role want to know more and need additional information to make everyday parenting challenges easier. This information helps support you in growing the skills our children need to be successful.

Parenting Process

A step-by-step process for dealing with simple and challenging parenting topics.

Parenting Process for Your Child's Success

Explore a step by step process for dealing with simple and challenging parenting topics to build critical life skills and improve your relationship with your child.

Parenting Process for Your Child's Success Printable Graphic

A one-page printable graphic of a step by step process to build critical life skills and improve your relationship with your child.

Parenting Process for Your Child's Success Printable Graphic Summary

A small 4”x6” printable card summary of a step by step process to build critical life skills and improve your relationship with your child.

How-To Video: Parenting Process for Success

Learn how to use the 5-step parenting process with your child at every age.

Communication

Learn ways to communicate with your child to enhance your relationship.

Calm Down Strategies for Parents and Children

Developing healthy ways to calm down gives parents and children tools to manage feelings in a healthy way, strengthens relationships, and helps you solve problems together.

Feelings Chart

Teach your child feeling words to help in their emotional growth now and through their teen years.

Infant Crying

Discover effective strategies for understanding and managing infant crying, including recognizing normal developmental phases, staying calm during challenging moments, and fostering a healthy parent-child relationship.

Intentional Communication

Learn how to communicate in a purposeful way with your child to support and enhance your relationship.

Teaching Your Child to Identify and Name Their Feelings

Explore why you should teach your child to identify and name feelings and find examples of how you can teach this vital skill while growing your own ability.

What Do I Do When Important People in My Life Have Different Ideas About Parenting My Child?

Learn how to navigate differing parenting perspectives with important people in your child’s life while fostering positive communication and considering your child’s best interests.

Relationships

Discover ways to promote a healthy relationship with your child.

Intentional Ways to Grow a Healthy Parenting Relationship

Discover ways to promote a healthy parenting relationship with your child.

Navigating High Conflict With Important People in Your Child’s Life

Learn about actions you can take to manage high-conflict situations.

How-To Video: Intentional Ways to Grow a Healthy Parenting Relationship

Learn how you can choose to be purposeful and deliberate in the ways you parent to create a foundation for your child’s success.
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Foster Care

Guidance for foster parenthood.

Deciding to Become a Foster Parent?

Explore essential questions and considerations to help determine if becoming a foster parent is the right choice for you and your family, addressing emotional readiness, time commitments, and support systems.

Preparing for a Child in Foster Care

Discover essential guidance and tips for foster parents on how to mentally, emotionally, and physically prepare for welcoming a child in foster care into your home, ensuring a smooth transition for everyone involved.

The First 24 Hours, Week, and Six Weeks of a Child in Foster Care Joining Your Family

Learn how to navigate the first 24 hours, week, and six weeks of welcoming a foster child into your family with practical tips for creating a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment.

Development

Explore ways to support your child’s learning and development at every age.

Developmental Screenings

Learn about developmental screenings and how they help assess your child’s progress in physical, cognitive, social, and emotional milestones. Discover the importance of early screenings in identifying developmental needs and accessing resources to support your child’s healthy growth.

Prevent Substance Use at Every Age

Learn about things you can do with your child at every age to prevent substance use.

Social and Emotional Development

Learn the importance of developing social and emotional skills for your child’s success throughout life.

Discipline

Learn how your discipline practices can build your child’s skills.

Guidance and Discipline for Skill Building

Learn how your discipline practices can build your child’s skills.

Logical Consequences

Teach responsible decision-making skills by following through with logical consequences.

How-To Video: Guidance and Discipline for Skill Building

Learn how to use the 5-step parenting process with your child at every age.

Risky Behavior

Learn about risky behavior to navigate challenging situations with your child.

Alcohol and the Teenage Brain

Discover the consequences of underage drinking, the impact of alcohol on the developing teenage brain, and your role as a parent in delaying their use of alcohol.

Cannabis and the Teenage Brain

Gain insight into the consequences of cannabis use, reasons it’s important for teens to not use cannabis, and specific strategies you can implement to help your teen avoid cannabis.

Cannabis: What Does the Law Say in Washington?

Understand the laws about cannabis in Washington and learn about scenarios that you, as a parent, might encounter.

Healthy Risk Taking

Learn how to support healthy risk-taking and help your child avoid taking unhealthy risks.

Is My Child Drinking? What Do I Do?

Explore the signs and symptoms of alcohol use, ways to talk with your child about concerns, and options you have for getting your child help.

Is My Child Using Drugs? What Do I Do?

Explore the signs and symptoms of drug use, ways to talk with your child about concerns, and options you have for getting your child help.

Is My Child Vaping? What Do I Do?

Discover the side effects of vaping, the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal, ways to talk with your child/teen about concerns, and options you have for getting your child/teen help.

Prescription Pain Medication

Understand the misuse of prescription pain medication, the risks associated with misuse, and what you can do to prevent it.

Prevent Substance Use at Every Age

Learn about things you can do with your child at every age to prevent substance use.

Refusal Skills for Teens

Help your teen learn how to say “no” to alcohol and drugs while maintaining their friendships.

Underage Drinking: What Does the Law Say in Washington?

Understand the underage drinking laws in Washington and learn about scenarios that you, as a parent, might encounter.

Why Teens Shouldn’t Drink Alcohol

Gain insight into the consequences of alcohol use, reasons to delay, and specific strategies you can implement to avoid underage drinking.

Why Teens Shouldn’t Use Cannabis

Gain insight into the consequences of cannabis use, reasons it’s important for teens to not use cannabis, and specific strategies you can implement to help your teen avoid cannabis

Trauma

Learn how to help your child heal from trauma.

Child Trauma

Learn about child trauma and what actions you can take to support your child after they have experienced a traumatic event.