As a parent, you have what it takes to help your child succeed in school, friendships and life. When your child has positive, supportive interactions with you, you help your child's brain grow strong and flexible. It's a process called "brain building".
Science shows brain building with your child during the first five years of life gives them a strong base for lifelong learning, helps their behavior and leads to a successful adulthood.
We’ve created this Parents page as a one stop-shop to help support you with your child's early brain development. Here you’ll find:
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Babies are born ready to learn. And you have what it takes to help them!
Daily Vroom is a brain building tool created by experts in the field of early childhood and it's easy to incorporate into daily life. Best of all it's a
Daily Vroom is a free mobile app that provides tips and reminders to help parents have fun brain building interactions with their children. Parents simply enter their children’s names and ages, then the app gives parents daily age-appropriate tips they can do to with each child.
Each tip was created by a team of early childhood experts and vetted with parents. Each tip includes a "brainy background" that explains the science of brain development and the theory behind the activity. There are thousands of tips—a new one for each day of a child’s first few years of life.
Because babies don't come with a how-to manual.
Recommended by early childhood experts, these websites empower parents through easy to navigate websites packed full of tips, tools and resources.
Sometimes parents need expert guidance specific to their child’s development.
Community Resources for Families is a comprehensive list of family agencies in Dodge and Jefferson Counties serving families with children from birth to five years. While the agencies areas of focus may differ, all work to enhance the child's development and support the family's knowledge, skills, and abilities as they interact with and raise their child.
Because everyone deserves a voice to communicate their ideas.
Short video clips recommended by professional speech-language pathologists that demonstrate ways to interact and talk with your baby. These videos provide parents with a variety of ways to encourage communication development during everyday activities and interactions.
Connecting and communicating: 7-17 months from Raising Children Network on Vimeo.
