Resources for parents during our time at home
Looking for ways to provide educational experiences and entertainment for your kids during this time of social distancing? The Oregon Department of Education has provided a handy list. It is available here: Educational Resources
Join our online Parent/Child “Live and Learn” classes!
These courses are available to anyone with access to an internet device with a camera and microphone. Meet other parents/caregivers and their children as you prepare your child for a lifetime of learning. Learn how to support your child’s emotional, physical, and intellectual development through songs, activities, and group discussions. We have even added an evening class for parents with babies. Check out the calendar for remote class times and dates.
ON HOLD – IN PERSON PARENTING CLASSES ARE NOT BEING HELD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
In light of the precautions recommended by the CDC, our in-person parenting classes are on hold and will not be meeting until further notice. If you have registered for a class, you should receive a personal message about your specific class. We will post updates here and will contact people who have registered when classes resume.
Pollywog
Pollywog is a local program that links families to prenatal education and then later to parenting education, and can also assist with assist families in need of additional resources. If you have children in the 0-5 year-old age range, please contact Pollywog and see what we can do to help.
To see more videos on parenting, visit the Parenting Success Network’s YouTube page.
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2019-2020 School-Required Vaccination Lists
The Benton County Health Department just released a list of vaccines that your child must be immunized with in order to attend school, preschool or child care, according to Oregon law.
Each list contains detailed information about what age group is required to have which vaccines, and the number of doses required by the child’s age and how long ago they were vaccinated. There are also vaccines listed that are recommended, but not required.
Below are copies of the vaccination lists in multiple languages:
To download the English list, please click here.
To download the Vietnamese list, please click here.
To download the Spanish list, please click here.
To download the Russian list, please click here.
To download the Chinese list, please click here.
To download the Arabic list, please click here.
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Oregon Parenting Together Newsletter
The March issue of the Oregon Parenting Together Newsletter has arrived. This issue focuses on “Baby sign language” a specialized language used to communicate with preverbal infants and toddlers. Baby sign language can help eliminate frustration, promote skills, help with the understanding of emotions, as well as helping create feelings of satisfaction and accomplishment. Try it out!
To download the English newsletter, please click here.
To download the Spanish newsletter, please click here.
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May Speaking Event with Dr. Chandra Gosh Ippen is CANCELED
We regret to announce that the 2020 Oregon Parenting Educators Conference and Training Institute, hosted at Oregon State University and planned for May 18-19, 2020 has been canceled due to health concerns related to the spread of COVID-19.
