Free parenting guide gives basic advice.Byline: Laura Ruggeri The Register-Guard Kelli Matthews Matthews may refer to: In places:
"I'm not an un-confident parent," Matthews said. But sometimes a parent wonders: Is this the right way to do this? "It's nice to have something say your instincts are right," she said. The booklet has previously only been distributed through hospitals, schools and agencies. But as part of United Way's 10-year celebration of its Success By 6 initiative, the free guide is now being offered at a half-dozen retail locations around Eugene and Springfield. The books will be available through Christmas and would make a nice gift or stocking stuffer for a parent, said Cheryl Crumbley, marketing and communications director for United Way of Lane County. The guides are aimed at parents with babies and small children through age 6, and address such subjects as child development, nutrition, health and safety, adjusting to a growing child, and day-to-day advice. The inside cover contains a host of relevant phone numbers and hotlines. One piece of advice, meanwhile, appears on the bottom of every single page: "Sing, talk and read to your baby every day!" Some of the most helpful parts of the book for Matthews were tips on activities for parents to do with their baby, she said. With a newborn newborn /new·born/ (noo´born?) 1. recently born. 2. newborn infant. new·born adj. Very recently born. n. A neonate. , it's sometimes hard to know how to engage them, she said. The book offers basic tips, suggesting, for example, that a parent with a 3- to 6-month-old can "play `Peek-a-Boo,' `This Little Piggy' and other games." Though her son didn't immediately interact, "We did all those things," Matthews recalled. "I was amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. the first time he responded." Matthews said she kept her copy of the parenting guide on a bookshelf with other kids and resource books, and would "absolutely" recommend it to new parents. Since 2005, more than 50,000 copies of the book have been distributed. The book was adapted for Lane County from materials created by United Way of Escambia County Escambia County is the name of two counties in the United States of America:
children's home n → foyer m d'accueil (pour enfants) children's home n Society of Florida. Many of the books have found their way to local Latino families. The book was available in Spanish Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite Manitoulin island. There are several hydroelectric stations on the river. up until this year, said Success By 6 Program Manager Holly Mar Conte. The content has since been revised, and United Way hopes to complete the Spanish translation in the next couple of months. Success By 6 is a local initiative that has focused on significantly reducing child abuse and neglect in Lane County. It was officially launched in 1998 in response to several high-profile cases of child abuse. A crucial component in reducing abuse and neglect, Crumbley said, is educating parents. One key resource is the Parent HelpLine helpline Noun a telephone line set aside for callers to contact an organization for help with a problem helpline n → teléfono de asistencia al público , listed right on the book's front cover. The Parent HelpLine is a collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. between United Way, Birth To Three and the Relief Nursery. The free and confidential helpline is housed at Birth To Three and provides a telephone resource for parents and caregivers of children up to 6 years old. It is staffed by trained parent educators who can answer questions about parenting, child development and behavior, and family stress - and refer callers to other appropriate services. About 90 percent of callers' inquiries are resolved right on the spot, Crumbley said. The Parent HelpLine is available Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 485-5211 or (888) 485-5211. Citing numbers from the state Department of Human Services, Crumbley said child abuse rates have dropped by roughly 5 percent in Lane County between 2001 and 2006. "It's huge for the few hundred kids that it represents," she said. "CHILDREN DO COME WITH DIRECTIONS" Free parenting guide now available at local stores Bambini Downtown, 205 W. Fifth Ave AVE Avenue AVE Average AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville) AVE Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish: High Speed Train) AVE Audio Video Entertainment AVE Advertising Value Equivalent . Fletcher's for Children, 1011 Valley River Way Bambini South, 2864 Willamette St., Suite 200 Elephant's Trunk A communications channel between two points. It generally refers to a high-bandwidth, fiber-optic line between telephone switching centers (central offices). Telephone "trunks" handle thousands of simultaneous voice and data signals, whereas telephone "lines" are the wires from the Toy Co., Fifth Street Public Market and Valley River Center Valley River Center is a shopping mall located in Eugene, Oregon. As the largest shopping center south of Portland and north of San Francisco, this mall comprises over 130 local and national stores and restaurants. Kidstuff, 98 E. 13th Ave. Baby's Closet, 715 Main St., Springfield |
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