This section contains valuable tips for parents.

Download the complete set of parent tips, 'Zero to Five in 60 Seconds' in PDF format.

Click on the links to the right under Parent Tips on the topics covered below:

• Not a "bite-sized" problem
• The ABCs of Choices
• Call Waiting
• Too Much Television
• Going to school for child seat installation
• Hitting the road with kids
• Open-ended Questions
• Summer Safety
• Dad's "pick up" game
• Prepare for transitions
• Spare the Rod. Period
• Food Rules
• "Here She Comes!"
• Flu Prevention
• Sick Child Planning
• Reading is a Three-Way Street
• Holiday Gifts
• My child plays at child care while I work all day - is that right?
• Expulsion
• Preparing a child for Kindergarten is - Elementary!
• It’s not making a mess, it’s experimenting
• Look for child care before baby is born
• Plan ahead to avoid the ‘gimmies’