NH Children's Trust

10 Ferry Street, Suite 315, Concord, NH 03301

603-224-1279 info@nhchildrenstrust.org

Make last minute contribution for April as Child Abuse

Prevention Month!

Parenting Around the World

Through the eyes of World Post staffers

Protective Factor: Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development

In Tokyo, a single mother who works as an editor for HuffPost Japan rises at 5 a.m. each workday to pack a lunch for her teenage son before leaving for her office an hour later.

In British Columbia, a news editor for HuffPost Canada nurses her baby, while her husband makes breakfast for their toddler.

In Madrid, a HuffPost Spain editor and father of two school-aged girls says he has "chaotic" mornings. "We have to be relatively organized so that the girls, who must be at school by 9 a.m., are not late, but we don't have a routine."

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Connect with other NH parents!

Bedford-based company offers parenting classes and social network for new parents to connect

"Nini Bambini is a parent and family support system, where asking questions and figuring out the becoming, being and growing of your family is central to our purpose."

"Whether you have a growing belly, a growing baby or you're growing as a new parent ... From pregnancy to preschool we empower women and families with quality information, outstanding products and innovative, compassionate service." Website Facebook

New Hampshire parents can find a wealth of family support!

Just by typing in your town on the online searchable data base, you can find family

support in your area. Family resource centers are for all families. They connect you with other families, provide parenting classes, playgroups, childcare, home visiting and help accessing resources and services in your community.

Find and a Family Resource Center

Learn even more about the Ages and Stages of your child online, on your own! Visit OneToughJob.org or healthychildren.org for endless blog posts, articles and pediatrician-recommended advice.

Have you tried Text4Baby?

Text4baby is a free mobile information service designed to promote maternal and child health. An educational program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB), text4baby provides pregnant women and new moms with information they need to take care of their health and give their babies the best possible start in life. Parents who sign up for the service by texting BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411 will receive free SMS text messages each week, timed to their due date or baby's date of birth.

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NH Mama & Baby Expo

40+ Vendors, FREE stuff, FREE workshops

Visit our Home Visiting booth for a chance to win a breast pump for you or a new mom in your life!

Expo is this Sunday, May 4 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH from 11am to 4pm

Ride bikes at the Speedway, tonight!

The Annual Safe Kids 500 is a fun, free, family event hosted by Speedway Children's Charities and the Injury Prevention Center at CHaD.

Join them at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH where all riders are able to bike the same track that NASCAR drivers race on! Only at Safe Kids 500 can you find a Bike tune-up shop, helmet safety checks, healthy snacks, music and did we say FUN and FREE?

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