Smart Healthy Babies Home Visit Program

presents The First 5 Years

Sponsor - Smart Healthy Babies Home Visit Program funded by First 5 Alameda County

The following organizations and web sites can offer you more about caring for your child in his/her first years.

Check the Smart Healthy Babies program page for show descriptions and TV schedule times.

Alameda Collaborative for Children, Youth and Their Families

Provides information and resources for families with children of all ages in Alameda.
http://www.alamedayouth.org/

Baby Center

An online resource for expectant parents. Get the weekly baby development newsletters millions of parents rave about.
http://www.babycenter.com/

The Preventive Ounce

No child is average. Unfortunately, most parenting advice is written for the average child. This interactive web site lets you see more clearly your child's temperament, find parenting tactics that work for your child.
http://www.preventiveoz.org/

The Portage Project

This organization is committed to creating and enhancing quality programs which promote the development and education of all children through services, materials, and advocacy.
http://www.portageproject.org/

Smart Healthy Babies

Offers parents and caregivers of newborns a home visit by a nurse within days of coming home from the hospital. A nurse will check on the health and well-being of the baby and mother. On-going support from a nurse or mentor is available for families.
http://www.smarthealthybabies.org/

Zero to Three

One of the nation's leading resources on the first years of life, ZERO TO THREE is a national nonprofit founded 25 years ago to promote the social, emotional and intellectual development of our nation's babies and toddlers.
http://www.zerotothree.org/

Xanthos, Inc.

A human services organization, active in Alameda and the East Bay, providing programs that improve the emotional, psychological and physical health of children, youth and families.
http://www.xanthos.org/