Resources

• Caring for Kids After a School Shooting
• Help Children Cope with Frightening News
• Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting
• How to Talk to Kids About School Shootings
• Multilingual Trauma Resources
• Nine Tips for Talking with Kids About Trauma
• Parents' Guidelines for Helping Youth after the Recent Shooting

Family Support

• District Five Adult Ed
• Emergency Diaper Need Program
• Family Connection of SC
• Find Help: United Way 2-1-1
• First 5 South Carolina
• Lexington County Public Library
• National Fatherhood Initiative Fatherhood Locator
• Palmetto Pre-K
• Richland County Public Library
• SC Child Care Resource & Referral (SC CCR&R)
• SCParents.org
• Staying Home from School/Childcare When Child is Sick (SCDHEC)

Social and Emotional Wellness

• D5 Social Emotional Wellness for Families and Students
• Child Mind Institute - Family Resource Center
• The Parent Guide to Resilience
• Social and Emotional Development - Zero to Three
• Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
• How to Prevent Mental Health Problems? Begin at the Beginning with Infants and Toddlers
• Stress and Your Child tip sheet
• Caring for Yourself tip sheet
• SC Infant Mental Health Association - For Families
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Developmental Resources

• Beginnings - For Children with Hearing Loss
• Birth to 5 - Watch Me Thrive
• Brain Building Through Play: Activities from Harvard University
• CDC - Learn the Signs. Act Early.
• CDC Pregnancy
• CDC’s Immunization Schedule
• Learn How to Boost Your Baby's Brain from a Harvard Professor
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Parent Resources
• Supporting Your Infant's Development
• Supporting Your Toddler's Development
• Supporting Your Preschooler's Development
• The Palmetto Basics
• Well Visit Planner
• Zero to Three Parent Favorites

Parent-Child Interaction

• Jean Feldman
• Fred Rogers’ Productions
• PBS for Parents
• Scholastic for Parents

Resources for Parents after a tornado or other disasters: 

Parent Tips for Helping Infants and Toddlers after Disasters

Parent Tips for Helping Preschool age Children after Disasters

Text and App Based Developmental Activities (NOTE: standard mobile message or data rates may apply)

• Akily app for ages birth to 11 years.
• Bright by Text for prenatal to age 8 - available in English or Spanish - text SCETV to 274448
• Text2Read - Text T2R to 734-526-6552
• Vroom for ages birth to 5 - app, text and printables available in English or Spanish

Professional affiliation

• Parents as Teachers
• South Carolina First Steps

2 months

6 months

1 year

18 months

2 years

30 months

3 years

4 years

5 years

5 Simple Tips to Support Your Infant's Social Emotional Health During:  

• Diapering
• Dressing
• Meal Time
• Play Time
• Rest Time

5 Simple Tips to Support Your Toddler's Social Emotional Health During:  

• Diapering
• Dressing
• Meal Time
• Play Time
• Rest Time

*Resources in red require a School Social Worker referral

Counseling Services
Justice Works Family Services
SD5 List of Counseling Providers
Psychology Today - Find a therapist
South Carolina Youth Advocate Program (SCYAP) Mental Health Services

Crisis Care

 

Kinship/Grandfamilies

 

Medical/Dental Assistance

Housing Crisis/Homelessness

Family Promise of the Midlands
Homeless No More
Oliver Gospel Mission / Toby's Place
Palmetto Place Children & Youth Services (16 -21 years old)
Transitions Homeless Center

Parent Resources

 

Prenatal Assistance

Birthright of Columbia
Daybreak Life Care Center 

Government Assistance

Resources for Parents after a tornado or other disasters: 

 

Resource Directories

Basic Essentials