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For Parents.To help you do the best you can, here’s some information, tools and resources for supporting your child’s healthy development and learning.
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About FTF. Created by Arizona voters, First Things First partners with families and communities to help our state’s young children be ready for success in kindergarten and beyond.
Grants. First Things First invests in strategies and programs that support the development, health and learning of children birth to age 5 (before kindergarten).
Get Involved. First Things First partners with families and communities to give all Arizona children the opportunity to arrive at kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed.
When can babies start to pick up on their parents’ emotions? From birth.
Breast milk is considered the best food for babies, but breastfeeding can be difficult for some babies and moms. No matter how it goes for you, doing the best…
A teary-eyed baby doesn’t make you a bad parent. In fact, two to three hours of crying a day is normal.
Things may not always go as you envision, and that’s okay.
Having a safe place for your baby to sleep is something to take seriously.
Skin-to-skin contact immediately after your child is born can have important benefits for baby and mother.
Babies explore and make sense of the world around them through play. It impacts all aspects of their development.
There are plenty of things to worry about when you’re a new parent, but spoiling your baby isn’t one of them.
Screen time is a tricky issue for today’s parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently announced new recommendations to help families make…
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