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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.
To encourage imaginative play at home, parents and caregivers only have to look around the house to keep little ones entertained and learning.
All babies cry, but some are harder to soothe or comfort, and that can be emotionally hard on a new mother.
VIDEO: This episode of Parents Playbook features tips for sharing books with your toddler, which helps them develop the language skills and vocabulary…
Play in an outdoor, natural environment helps engage a young child’s senses and allows toddlers and preschoolers to exercise their bodies and minds.
In a recent national survey of dads, 90 percent said that being a parent is their greatest joy.
Arizona kindergarten teachers share tips for how to nurture independence and self-confidence in your young child and help them be prepared for success in…
Learn about parenting and early childhood programs available in Arizona, at no cost to you, to help you do your best for your baby, toddler or preschooler.
This Mother’s Day, celebrate all of the little, but very important, things you do with your little one. These small moments are starting them on the path…
Some experts consider the first few months after the birth of a child as “the fourth trimester,” recognizing that a mother and newborn are still…
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