Topics & Information for Parents in South Carolina

Knowledge is power! Get help to navigate your kid's child care and school.

• Finding quality child care
• After-school care and activities
• Helping your kids with their homework
• Summer programs
• How to choose a school

Understand how your children grow and develop, and how you can help them along the way.

• Bonding with your kids
• Helping your kids handle hard things
• Tracking your child’s growth and development
• Surviving adolescence and navigating the teen years
• Understanding developmental challenges

Every family needs a village. Explore how to build yours.

• Volunteering
• Making friends as an adult
• Being a parent advocate
• Faith resources
• Libraries and other community centers
• Building your village

Find education and resources to help your family survive and even thrive financially.

• Medicaid, WIC, SNAP and more
• Managing your monthly expenses
• Financial literacy
• Growing your income
• Finding a job

Eating healthy helps your family to thrive.

• Healthy, fast and easy meals
• School lunch solutions
• Breastfeeding and baby food
• Nutrition ideas for every age
• Food allergies

Build a healthy and strong family – body, brain and heart.

• Understanding trauma
• Stress and resiliency
• Bullying
• Screens, social media and your child’s health
• Building your child’s team for health and wellness

Create a safe, secure and supportive home for your family.

• Finding a place to live
• Housing assistance programs
• Affording a home
• Maintenance, management and organization

Understand your rights, roles and responsibilities as a parent.

• Guardian ad litem
• Leaving your kids home alone
• Divorce and custody
• Birth certificates and social security numbers
• Kids in trouble

Level up your skills and knowledge to be a confident and resilient parent.

• Positive discipline
• Bouncing back from the tough stuff
• Boundaries with family members
• Navigating changes and transitions
• Healthy conversations
• Disabilities
  

Keep your kids safe at home and on the go.

• Home, car and crib safety
• Online safety
• Preparing for emergencies
• Body safety (safe and unsafe touching)
• Recognizing the signs of child abuse