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View this workshop recording and hear tips and tricks from the Vigo Co. Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Coordinator on how to protect your children from the #1 cause of asthma attacks in kids - secondhand smoke. Thirdhand smoke and marjiuana exposure were also discussed.

Watch the recording here.

In the wake of a traumatic event, your comfort, support and reassurance can make children feel safe, help them manage their fears, guide them through their grief, and help them recover in a healthy way. This guide was assembled by psychiatrists, psychologists and mental health experts who specialize in crisis situations. It offers simple tips on what to expect, what to do and what to look out for. If you or your children require assistance from a mental health professional, do not hesitate to ask a doctor or other health care provider for a recommendation. Click here to see the guide.

As a parent, you may be struggling with how to talk with your children about a community shooting at a school or elsewhere. It is important to remember that children look to their parents to make them feel safe. This is true no matter what ages your children are, be they toddlers, adolescents or even young adults.

Consider these tips for helping your children manage their distress.

There are several ways to say goodbye to bad nights

It’s frustrating for parents when a kid can’t go to sleep or stay asleep without help. But there are steps you can take to move your child to sleeping on their own. Click here to learn more.

Kids with a serious aversion to many foods may need help with food habits and overcoming avoidance

Lots of kids are picky eaters. Often, they grow out of it. But sometimes picky eating becomes a real problem. Kids can eat so little or so few different foods that it starts to affect their health or their daily lives. And it’s frustrating for parents.

Serious picky eating happens for a few reasons. Some kids smell and taste flavors more intensely than other people and that turns them off of a lot of foods. Some kids have anxiety about food or specific foods. The longer a child’s picky eating habits go on, the harder it is to get them to eat foods they’ve been avoiding. Read more here.

For personalized support in finding a child care program that best meets your family's needs,

contact CASY, Child Care Resource and Referral, Family Engagement Specialists

at 800-886-3952 and choose option 2.

You can also complete the referral request form by clicking here.

Our Family Engagement Specialists will follow up with you by the next business day when you submit the online form.