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Babies don't come with manuals or guarantees. The New Parent Support Program is in place to help service members and their spouses adjust to the rigorous demands of parenthood.
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Home Visitation |
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Parent Education |
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Prenatal and Postnatal Care |
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Information and Referral |
New Parent Support Home Visitation Program is a no-cost, voluntary program for military families who are expecting or have young children under age three.
We offer home visits that focus on the needs of the infant and young children, prenatal and postnatal care, parent education and social supports for the family, utilizing The Nurturing Parenting Curriculum.
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Provide information on infant and child development, including potty training, safe sleeping and nutritional feeding. |
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Increase awareness of effective parenting through the Nurturing Parenting Philosophy while dealing with the demands of military life. |
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Enhance the quality of life for military families and their children. Providing referral information about child care, single parenting, stress management, breast-feeding consultation and deployment issues. |
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Talk with military parents about the pleasures, as well as the challenges of raising children. Provide parents with effective parenting skills and techniques that result in positive child behavior and/or how to manage a new baby in the home. |
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Websites |
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Navy Region NW Child & Youth Programs |
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Zero to Three |
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The Parent Review |
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Women, Infant, Child (WIC) |
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Downloadable Resources |
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Dealing with Temper Tantrums |
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NBK Support for New Parents 2012 Calendar |
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Childbirth Education, Lactation Class, Baby Basics, and Car Seat Fittings. |
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Mommy & Me Play Groups |
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Wednesdays @ Bangor's Admiral Boorda Center, 10 am |
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For parents with children 4 years and under.
Contact: (360) 930-8247 |
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Thursdays @ Marysville, 10 am |
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Tadpoles Playgroup (Operated by the Salvation Army)
Meets in Marysville @ 1326 5th St Suite A-2
Contact: (360) 926-2228 |
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Baby Connections @ Whidbey Island |
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Meets at the Toddler Learning Center
Contact: (206) 972-2420 |
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www.TheMommiesNetwork.org |
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The Mommies Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping moms find support and friendship in their local community. They were founded April, 2005 and have over 100 communities in 32 states, and over 25,000 active members. |
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| New Parent Support Locations |
Naval Base Kitsap - Keyport
610 Dowell St, Bldg 97
Keyport, WA 98345
(360) 315-3075
Naval Station Everett
Smokey Pt Support Complex
13910 45th Ave NE, #857
Marysville, WA 98270
(425) 304-3718/3713
NAS Whidbey Island
Nor'Wester
3675 W Lexington St
Oak Harbor, WA 98278
(360) 257-6779/4013
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