{"id":59,"date":"2025-08-27T16:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/maternal-health\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2025-11-07T18:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:25:50","slug":"other-parenting-resources-and-supports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/maternal-health\/resources-for-families-and-partners\/other-parenting-resources-and-supports\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Parenting Resources and Supports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-59\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-59-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-59-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/parenting-support.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-227  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/parenting-support.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/parenting-support-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/parenting-support-1024x351.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/parenting-support-768x263.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/parenting-support-1536x527.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-59-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Being a parent is not an easy job. There is always more to learn about how to be the best parent you can be. Below you will find free resources and education for new parents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-59-0-0-2\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\/* 1. Add bottom border to each panel *\/\n.sow-accordion-panel {\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;\n  margin: 0 !important;   \/* removes vertical gaps between panels *\/\n}\n\n\/* 2. Remove left indent (reserved for icons) *\/\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel-header,\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-title,\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-title-icon-left {\n  padding-left: 0 !important;\n}\n\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-title-icon-left::before {\n  content: none !important;\n  display: none !important;\n  width: 0 !important;\n}\n\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-title h3 {\n  margin-left: 0 !important;\n}\n\n\/* 3. Remove right padding (around the toggle button) *\/\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel-header {\n  padding-right: 0 !important;\n}\n\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-open-close-button,\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-open-button,\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-close-button {\n  margin-right: 0 !important;\n  padding-right: 0 !important;\n}\n\t\/* 4. Remove left\/right padding inside expanded panels *\/\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel-content,\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel-border {\n  padding-left: 0 !important;\n  padding-right: 0 !important;\n\t  padding-top: 0 !important;   \/* remove top padding inside content *\/\n}\n\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-title h3 {\n  margin-bottom: 0 !important; \/* remove space under the title text *\/\n}\n\t.sow-accordion {\n  margin-top: 0 !important;\n  padding-top: 0 !important;\n}\n\t\/* Prevent accordion text from overlapping the arrow *\/\n.sow-accordion .sow-accordion-title {\n  padding-right: 2em !important; \/* adjust as needed *\/\n  display: block; \/* make sure padding applies properly *\/\n}\n<\/style><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-59-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-81d1ea637606-59\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"general-parenting-resources\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-general-parenting-resources\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-general-parenting-resources\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:4px;font-weight:600\">General Parenting Resources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-general-parenting-resources\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-general-parenting-resources\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/healthychildren.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HealthyChildren.org<\/a> is supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/english\/ages-stages\/baby\/Pages\/default.aspx?_gl=1*lo88rq*_ga*MTUwOTQxMTA0NS4xNzQ4MzcxOTcw*_ga_FD9D3XZVQQ*czE3NDgzNzUzNzgkbzIkZzEkdDE3NDgzNzU0NjEkajAkbDAkaDA.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out their free resources<\/a> to help you learn how to be the best parent you can be.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"developmental-milestones\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-developmental-milestones\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-developmental-milestones\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:4px;font-weight:600\">Developmental Milestones<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-developmental-milestones\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-developmental-milestones\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>As your child ages, there are certain skills or behaviors that they should be able to do. These are called developmental milestones. Learn more about developmental milestones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developmental milestones can include skills such as taking a first step, smiling for the first time, and waving goodbye. Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, act, and move. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/actearly\/milestones\/digital-online-checklist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/actearly\/milestones\/digital-online-checklist.html\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If you are worried that your baby is not meeting milestones or doing the things they should be for their age, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/actearly\/concerned.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/actearly\/concerned.html\">here are some ideas of what to do next<\/a>. A baby\u2019s brain grows very fast in the first few years of life. The sooner you get them help they may need, the better.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"support-with-developmental-delays\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-support-with-developmental-delays\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-support-with-developmental-delays\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:4px;font-weight:600\">Support with Developmental Delays<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-support-with-developmental-delays\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-support-with-developmental-delays\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your child is experiencing developmental disabilities, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/developmental-services\/early-intervention-for-infants-and-toddlers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/developmental-services\/early-intervention-for-infants-and-toddlers\/\">My Life, My Community<\/a>. This is a tool from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. It helps people with developmental disabilities and their families answer basic questions about services and supports.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"information-on-taxes-and-tax-credits-for-children\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-information-on-taxes-and-tax-credits-for-children\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-information-on-taxes-and-tax-credits-for-children\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:4px;font-weight:600\">Information on Taxes and Tax Credits for Children<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-information-on-taxes-and-tax-credits-for-children\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-information-on-taxes-and-tax-credits-for-children\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Have children? You may be eligible for a tax credit. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tax.virginia.gov\/low-income-individuals-credit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about your tax credit options<\/a>, including the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Credit for Low Income Individuals (CLI).<\/li>\n<li>Need help with preparing and filing your taxes? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dss.virginia.gov\/community\/eitc.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about tax refunds and help for filing tax returns<\/a> from the Virginia Department of Social Services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"information-on-foster-care-and-adoption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-information-on-foster-care-and-adoption\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-information-on-foster-care-and-adoption\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:4px;font-weight:600\">Information on Foster Care and Adoption<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-information-on-foster-care-and-adoption\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-information-on-foster-care-and-adoption\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interested in adoption? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dss.virginia.gov\/family\/ap\/index.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about adoption<\/a> from the Virginia Department of Social Services.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in becoming a foster parent? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dss.virginia.gov\/family\/fc\/index.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about foster care<\/a> from the Virginia Department of Social Services.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"information-on-safe-havens\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-information-on-safe-havens\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-information-on-safe-havens\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:4px;font-weight:600\">Information on Safe Havens<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-information-on-safe-havens\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-information-on-safe-havens\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Virginia, Safe Haven laws allow a parent to safely surrender their unharmed infant who is 30 days old or younger to a staff member at a designated Safe Haven location. 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