Parent Self-Care
You are the most important person in your child’s life.
You need to take care of yourself in order to be able to best care for your
child. Consider your nutrition, sleep, and exercise needs.
Raising a child is a big job - from time to time, everybody needs help. Ask for
support from family, friends, neighbours and community programs.
Many parents get support from talking to other parents. You can meet other
parents at programs, workshops, library/literacy programs, parks and your
faith community. Look through the Children Services Directory, visit
revelstokeearlychilddevelopment.com, or call 250-805-2305 for ideas.
From: www.richmondchildrenfirst.ca/parents/en_growing_together.pdf
Parenting:
The First Years Last Forever : How you can make a
difference in the life of your child
Be warm, loving and responsive
Respond to your child’s cues and clues
Talk, read and sing to your child
Establish routines and rituals
Encourage safe exploration
and play
Make television watching
selective
Use discipline as an opportunity to
teach
Recognize that each child is unique
Choose quality child care and stay involved
Take care of yourself
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The First Years Last Forever distributed by the Canadian Institute of Child Health
http://www.cich.ca/Publications_childdevelopment.html#firstyearsiayc