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Child Development Information for Parents in South Carolina

Child Development

Understanding 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

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Knowledge To Make Parenting Life Easier

Programs To Level Up Your Parenting

Triple P (Positive Parenting Program)

Triple P offers parents simple, practical strategies to build strong relationships with their children and help parents effectively manage their children’s behavior. Explore Triple P, Triple P Online, Triple P Teen and Triple P Espanol.

Family Resource Centers

Family resource centers are community-based places where families can go for help such as parenting classes, job training, mental health, family counseling, child care, job training and more.

Even More Help

CDC’s Developmental Milestones

Learn your child’s milestones by age. Check out their free Milestone Tracker mobile app to easily monitor your child’s development.

Vaccine Requirement for S.C. Child Care and Schools

Know all the recommended vaccines for your kids and link to your county health departments

HealthyChildren.org

The American Academy of Pediatrics has information on many topics related to a child's age and development, provided by trusted pediatricians.

Your Child’s Growth and Development

Learn about the major age milestones so that you can help give your child new skills to reach their full potential.

Help Me Grow South Carolina

Help Me Grow South Carolina supports parents by connecting them with community resources, services and free developmental and behavioral health screenings for their young child.

South Carolina Child Development and Early Learning Resources

Connect to child development and school readiness resources in South Carolina, including developmental screenings and child development best practices.

Parents Helping Parents

Real-life parenting advice for South Carolina parents, from South Carolina parents. Ask a question, share advice, learn from and grow with other parents around the state.

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