Resources for parents

Thoughts about being dad!

Here is a great article to encourage dads! Click on the link to read http://thefatherfactor.blogspot.com/2011/11/t-i-m-e-to-be-thankful.html

Here is a great site that explains brain development in children. It describes the importance if interaction, talking with children and the physical development of the brain. Very interesting! http://developingchild.harvard.edu/

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Bozeman

Are you a grandparent raising your grandchild? or helping to raise relative children? This group can help you locate information and resources at the national,state and local levels. Come to talk and share with a groups of like-minded people. Meeting on Oct.26 and on every other Wednesdays (even weeks) from 10-11:30 am with snacks, at Bozeman [...]

Bozeman Adoption Support Group

This group is designed for parents who are interested in adoption, in the process of adopting, those who have newly adopted, and interested others. EQUIP is a structured, psycho-educationally based group lead by a licensed therapist. We hope you’ll join us as we launch EQUIP for the first season this fall 2011! We look forward [...]

Preschool and Day Care Listings from Montana Parent

Looing for preschool and day care listing for Bozeman & Belgrade? Here is a listing from the Montana Parent Magazine August,2011

Montana Alliance for Families Touched By Incarceration

This is a great resource for families who may have a parent or parents incarcerate ( in jail or prison). This is helpful to answer the questions that children may ask about their parent (s). To go to the main site click here.

Helping your child deal with Bullying!

Bullying is a subject that causes parents to cringe in agony. There are any faces of bullying. Here is a link to several such topics. Once onthe page you can choose the article that you would like to read. How to talk with Educators at your child’s school about bullying Tips for parents: What to do [...]

Parenting through Divorce class

Parenting through divorce is a question that we often get. Here are the resource for the agencies that provide this service around Bozeman. Human Development Clinic 1501 S. Third Ave. Bozeman, MT 59715 406.994.4113 Sano Connection 1946 Stadium Drive, Suite 2 Bozeman, MT 59715 587-9486 http://counselingandbodywork.com/ Hearts &Homes 3316 W. Babcock Bozeman, MT 59718 406-585-8544 [...]

Baby Information by Text

Get free text messages to your phone, with information through out your pregnancy and your baby’s first year. This a service of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. To sign up and for more information to to http://www.text4baby.org/

Love and Logic

Love and Logic is a strategy that we teach in a 6 week series or in a 1 day class. To find the upcoming class schedule to the events section. You will learn how to raise responsible children. By giving them lots of opportunities to making choices, learning phrases to cue your child of their behavior [...]