One of the best things you can give your child is a strong, supportive relationship with one another. Becoming parents is a life-changing event.

As parents, you are your child’s first experience with relationships.  Attachment is the strong emotional tie of affection and connection that develops between a baby and their caregivers.  A healthy attachment with at least one adult helps wire a child’s brain to deal with stress, anxiety and any new experiences.

• Getting Ready for Parenting
• How Parenting Styles Impact Children
• Parenting Your Infant (Birth to 18 Months)
• Parenting Your Toddler (18 Months to 3 Years)
• Parenting Your Preschooler (3 to 5 Years)

Parenting Links from Public Health:

• Fatherhood
• Infants and Toddlers - 0 to Age 3
• Pregnancy
• Pre-schoolers - Ages 3 to 5
• Relationships and Transition to Parenthood
• Why Comforting Your Baby is So Important

Downloadable documents:

• How do I get to know my newborn?
• Supporting Healthy Development

Helpful External Links:

• 40 Development Assets for Early Childhood
  Building blocks for raising healthy children and youth.
  
  
• Ontario Early Years Centres
  A place where parents, caregivers and children up to age six can take part in programs and activities together.
  
  
• ReadyForLife.org - Feeling Loved
  Information for parents on attachment and socialization with children.