Parent Resource Guide, November Edition, 2010 by United Way of Central Florida

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Why United Way? Success By 6 and all of our United Way of Central Florida partners are advancing the common good in Polk County by providing help today in ways that strengthen tomorrow. Our work ensures that children are ready to learn when they enter school, stay engaged in learning and graduate able to compete, that they are nurtured by families that have the financial stability to support both their basic needs and future success. No other single organization has the scope, expertise and influence to bring together hundreds of human services agencies, government, businesses, private foundations and dedicated volunteers around a common vision of creating maximum impact and achieving long-lasting results. Why United Way? We all want to have the greatest possible impact on our community and the issues that we care about. Join the movement. Through United Way, you unite your hopes and strengths with others to accomplish more than any of us can alone.

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1. Because when you hold them and give them this attention, they know you love them! 2. Because reading to them will encourage them to become readers! 3. Because children’s books today are so good that they are fun for even adults. 4. Children’s book illustrations often rank with the best, giving them a lifelong feeling for good art. 5. Books are one way of passing on your moral values to your children. Readers should know how to put themselves in another’s shoes. 6. Because, until they learn to read themselves, they will think you are magic! 7. Because every teacher and librarian they ever encounter will thank you! 8. Because, for the short space of time, they will stay clean and quiet. 9. Because it’s the sweetest memory they’ll ever have! 10. Because, if you do, they may let “you” read in peace.

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Let Your Child Pick The Book! The quickest way to kill the love of reading is to force kids to read books they do not like. Books are not just for school readiness and learning to read; they can and should be fun and enjoyable for a LIFETIME of learning. (Especially if you want kids to see them as an alternative to video games and TV!) How would you feel if you were forced to read books your boss picked out for you at your beach vacation?

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Sing and Listen to the music! Share the rhythms and sounds of music. Let your child listen to music throughout the day. You can use your voice, a radio or a CD. Fit the music to the mood. Use soothing sounds before bedtime and silly ones to get a smile. Sing songs from your childhood, the ones your parents sang to you or you sang at school.

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What Can You Do To Help Your Pre-School Or Kindergarten Child Succeed In School? You can throw away the coloring books, burn the workbooks, shred the ditto sheets, hide the battery-operated toys and unplug the TV. Every child can discover the world with energy and wonder – but only if grownups don’t get in the way. Adults get excited when a child sings the ABC’s. Children get excited when they see an ant carrying a huge crumb across the crack in the sidewalk. If you encourage your child to tell Grandma about the ant, he will develop more language skills than he ever would singing the ABC’s. Ask him to draw a picture of the ant. Encourage him to scribble, write or dictate the story as you write the words. Make a book with several pictures of the ant. Where is the ant going? What will it do with the crumb? Your child just wrote her first book. He is an author and an illustrator!

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I was excited recently when I saw a young lady at the grocery store with a toddler in the cart. She was talking to her daughter all the way up and down the aisles, pointing out things they had passed and asking questions like “What color are those apples? What else is red?”

You rarely see this everyday learning experience called speech anymore! All too often, the parents I see are connected to cell phones, not their young children. Parents seem to have stopped talking with their young children, causing them to lose out on the eye contact, facial expression and overall feedback that is essential for early communication development. Put down your cell phone and look your child squarely in the eye as they share their thoughts with you.

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adoptions BREAST FEEDING SUPPORT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILDREN’S GROUP HOME Lakeland Regional Medical Center University of South Florida Catholic Charities of Central Florida Anchor House lrmc.com Infant & Toddler Early Intervention Program cflcc.org anchorhouseministries.com 863-687-1100 early-intervention.org/polk_county_children.htm 863-665-1916 Auburndale 863-686-7153 Avon Park 863-386-6149 Polk County Health Department-WIC Program Florida Baptist Children’s Home Florida Baptist Children’s Homes Lakeland 863-701-1233 mypolkchd.org fbchomes.org fbchomes.org Sebring 863-655-6421 Auburndale - 863-965-5452 863-687-8811 863-688-4981 CHILD RECREATION Bartow - 863-519-7542 COMMUNITY RESOURCES & REFERRALS Heartland for Children Boy Scouts of America, Gulf Ridge Council Haines City - 863-419-3250 United Way 2-1-1 heartlandforchildren.com Lakeland - 863-413-2638 boyscouting.com uwcf.org 863-519-8900 ext. 289 Lakeland Central - 863-284-3075 863-533-2775 Dial 2-1-1, 863-648-1515, TOLL FREE 1-800-881-8929 BABY FORMULA Lake Wales - 863-678-4013 Camp Fire USA Crisis Response Team at Peace River Center Catholic Charities Regency Medical Center campfireusa.org peace-river.com cflcc.org 863-294-7068 (Breast Feeding Helpline) 863-688-5491 863-519-3744 TOLL FREE: 800-627-5906 Lakeland: 863-686-7153 or 863-686-1651 CHILD ABUSE prevention Citrus Center Boys & Girls Club, Inc-Main Center DRUG PREVENTION EDUCATION Winter Haven: 863-299-7983 Florida Abuse Hotline 863-967-6088 InnerAct Alliance Church Service Center, Inc. dcf.state.fl.us/abuse Camp Fire USA Sunshine Council inneractalliance.org 863-533-5822 TOLL FREE: 800-96-ABUSE (962-2873) campfireusa-sunshine.org (863) 802-0777 Frostproof Care Center Heartland for Children 863-688-5491 9-5:30, M-F EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE 863-635-5555 heartlandforchildren.com Girls Inc of Lakeland Arbor E&T HELP of Fort Meade 863-519-8900 girlsinc.com arboret.com helpofftmeade.org CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION 863-682-3002 863-285-6600 ext. 2 Lakeland: 863-577-2450 Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center Girls Inc of Winter Haven Hope Center - Lighthouse Ministries Winter Haven 863-508-2037 heartofflorida.com girlsinc.com lighthousemin.org/LHHope.htm TOLL FREE: 800-843-9780 863-419-BABY (2229) 863-967-2874 863-683-8182 East Coast Migrant Headstart Project Lakeland Regional Medical Center Girl Scouts of West Central Florida Polk County Health Department - WIC Program Winter Haven 863-439-0864 lrmc.com (Women, Infants and Children) gswcf.org Housing Authority/Lakeland 863-687-1100 mypolkchd.org Lakeland 863-688-7648 lakelandhousing.org MomCare Program 863-519-7900 TOLL FREE: 800-321-4475 863-687-2911 863-687-0497 - After Hours/Crisis 863-298-4481 Auburndale 863-965-5452 James J. Musso Unit Polk County School Board TOLL FREE 1-866-796-0871 Bartow 863-519-7542 Boys and Girls Clubs of Lakeland, Inc. PreK Programs and PreK Migrant Fort Meade 863-519-7542 healthystarthhp.org 863-683-3371 Frostproof 863-678-4013 polk-fl.net Polk County Health Department Haines City 863-419-3250 John L. Sanders Unit 863-648-3046 mypolkchd.org Lakeland 863-413-2638 Boys and Girls Clubs of Lakeland, Inc. RCMA Head Start 863-686-1221, ext. 247 Lakeland Central 863-284-3075 863-686-0721 863-767-0222 Lake Wales 863-678-4013 Regency Medical Center Educational Support/Tutoring Kelly Recreation Center Mulberry 863-519-7542 winterhavenhospital.com 863-648-3284 Americorps Winter Haven 863-291-5244 863-294-7020 BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING Lakeland Family YMCA americoprs.gov CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL 863-519-8638 Good Shepherd Hospice ymcawcf.org Arbor E&T Fort Meade Literacy Council goodshepherdhospice.org 863-644-3528 arboret.com helpofftmeade.org 863-682-0027, TOLL FREE: 1-800-464-3994 863-859-7769 Lakeland: 863-577-2450 863-285-6600 ext. 5 Lake Wales Family YMCA Winter Haven 863-508-2037 Innovations in Counseling Lake Wales Family Literacy Academy TOLL FREE: 800-843-9780 863-294-8845 lakewalesymca.net 863-224-1250 CHILD DEVELOPMENT BREAST FEEDING SUPPORT 863-676-9441 Learning Resource Center Kindergarten at Florida Southern College Lakeland Family YMCA Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center lrcpolk.com 863.680. 4172 heartofflorida.com ymcawcf.org 863-688-9477 flsouthern.edu/preschool/kindergarten.htm 863-419-BABY (2229) 863-644-3528 Life Skills Center Polk County East-Ages 16-21 Polk State College-Childhood and Professional Healthy Start Coalition North Lakeland YMCA 863-439-2242 Development Program healthystarthhp.org 863-859-7769 Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center polk.edu Auburndale 863-965-5400 Haven Community Center 863-297-1010 ext. 6250 Childbirth Education Sibling Preparation Class Bartow 863-519-7916 863-294-6837 Preschool at Florida Southern College Haines City 863-421-3204 heartofflorida.com/ North Ridge Unit 863.680.4103 Lake Wales 863-678-4144 863-419-BABY (2229) Citrus Center Boys & Girls Club, Inc. www.flsouthern.edu/preschool/preschool.htm Lakeland 863-413-2620 Women’s Resource Center 863-422-7014 La Leche League of Lakeland South Florida Community College wrcfl.org Wogan S. Badcock, Jr. Center llllakeland.org southflorida.edu 863-299-6626 Boys and Girls Clubs of Lakeland 863-680-1118 863-453-6661 863-425-0130 Lakeland Parents of Multiples lakelandpom.com Take some time to rhyme, rhyme, rhyme! Rhymes help your baby tune in to the sounds and rhythms of language. Have fun! make up goofy rhymes. 863-648-5533

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FAMILY SUPPORT Healthy Families Polk polk-county.net 863-603-6461 Bartow 863-534-5022 Haines City 863-401-2463 Lake Wales 863-679-4252 West Lakeland 863-284-4585 Healthy Start Coalition healthystarthhp.org Auburndale 863-965-5400 Bartow 863-519-7916 Haines City 863-421-3204 Lake Wales 863-678-4144 Lakeland 863-413-2620 Heartland for Children heartlandforchildren.com 863-519-8900 ext. 289 InnerAct Alliance inneractalliance.org (863) 802-0777 Lake Wales Family Literacy Academy 863-224-1250 Lakeland Parents of Multiples lakelandpom.com 863-648-5533 Wings of Eagles/Outreach Center 863-665-7700 foster parenting Heartland for Children heartlandforchildren.com 863-519-8900 ext. 289 HEALTH INSURANCE Florida KidCare floridakidcare.org TOLL FREE 1-888-540-5437 Children’s Medical Services - Department of Health cms-kids.com 863-413-3580 Cover Florida coverfloridahealthcare.com 1-877-872-6580 1-800-809-9831 Medicaid myflorida.com/accessflorida Polk County Health Plan polk-county.net/php 863-534-5387 HEALTH services East Area Adult School eastareaadult.com 863-965-5475 Florida Discount Drug Card Program floridadiscountdrugcard.com 1-866-341-8894 The Haley Center fbcwinterhaven.com

LITERACY ORGANIZATIONS Fort Meade Literacy Council helpofftmeade.org 863-285-6600 ext. 5 Lake Wales Family Literacy Academy 863-676-5767 READ Lakeland 863-802-1512 READ Polk readpolk.com 863-967-1757 MENTORING Big Brothers/Big Sisters - Polk County bbbsfl.org 863-682-5191 Camp Fire USA Sunshine Council campfireusa-sunshine.org 863-688-5491 Florida Ridge Big Brothers/Big Sisters 863-402-9001 Girls Inc of Lakeland girlsinc.com 863-682-3002 Girl Scouts of West Central Florida gswcf.org 863-688-7648 TOLL FREE: 800-321-4475 Polk County School Board polk-fl.net 863-648-3046 MIGRANT SERVICES Head Start Bartow 863-533-0155 Eloise 863-298-5450 Mulberry 863-425-9246 Wahneta 863-295-5917 Winter Haven 863-292-3200 863-292-3491 NUTRITION Polk County Extension Office polk.ifas.ufl.edu/ 863-519-8677 ext.114 Polk County Health Department WIC Program (Women, Infants and Children) doh.state.fl/family/wic Auburndale - 863-965-5452 Bartow - 863-519-7542 Haines City - 863-419-3250 Lakeland - 863-413-2638 Lakeland Central - 863-284-3075 Lake Wales - 863-678-4013 PARENT/CHILD ACTIVITY GROUPS & EDUCATION Explorations V Children’s Museum explorationsv.com 863-687-3869 Family Fundamentals uwcf.org 863-686-1221 x221 Fort Meade Literacy Council helpofftmeade.org 863-285-6600 ext. 5

For additional resources and referrals including holiday assistance please dial 2-1-1 or 863-648-1515.

PARENT/CHILD ACTIVITY GROUPS & EDUCATION Girl Scouts of West Central Florida gswcf.org 863-688-7648 TOLL FREE: 800-321-4475 Camp Fire USA Sunshine Council 10th Judicial Court A.D.A.P.T. - Abolish Domestic Violence: Alternatives & Prevention Techniques 863-534-4698 Camp Fire USA Sunshine Council campfireusa-sunshine.org 863-688-5491 Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders chadd.org TOLL FREE: 800-233-4050 Citizen CPR, Baby Safe/Child Safe citizencprinc.com 863-680-1277 Lake Wales Family Literacy Academy 863-224-1250 Learning Resource Center 863-688-9477 lrcpolk.com Public Libraries pclc.lib.fl.us Auburndale 863-965-5548 Bartow 863-534-0131 Bookmobile 863 519-7958 (PCLC OFFICE) Books by Mail 863 679-4441 Toll free 1-866-679-4441 Dundee 863 439-9424 Eagle Lake 863 293-2914

PARENT/CHILD ACTIVITY GROUPS & EDUCATION Public Libraries (cont’d) eLibrary South 863-838-4507 Fort Meade 863 285-8287 Frostproof 863 635-7857 Haines City 863 421-3633 Historical and Genealogical Library 863 534-4380 Lake Alfred 863 291-5378 Lake Wales 863 678-4004 Lakeland 863-834-4280 Larry R. Jackson Branch 863 834-4288 Justice Stephen H. Grimes Law Library 863 534-4013 Mulberry 863 425-3246 Polk City 863-984-4340 Polk County Library Cooperative 863 519-7958 Winter Haven 863-291-5880 Catholic Charities of Central Florida cflcc.org 863-686-7153 Family Network on Disabilities of Florida 727-523-1130 (Voice & TTD) TOLL FREE: 800-825-5736 Florida Division of Blind Services dbs.myflorida.com 863-499-2385 Florida First Start Frost Proof Elementary 863-635-7802 Griffin Elementary 863-853-6027 Snively Elementary 863-291-5316 Gulf Coast Community Care Family Builders 863-904-3024 Haven Community Center 863-294-6837 • TDD/TTY: 863-297-9058

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Resources for parents PARENT/CHILD ACTIVITY GROUPS & EDUCATION Healthy Start Coalition healthystarthhp.org Auburndale 863-965-5400 Bartow 863-519-7916 Haines City 863-421-3204 Lake Wales 863-678-4144 Lakeland 863-413-2620 Healthy Families Polk polk-county.net 863-603-6461 Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center heartofflorida.com/ 863-419-BABY (2229) InnerAct Alliance inneractalliance.org 863-802-0777 La Leche League llllakeland.org 863-680-1118 Lake Wales Family Literacy Academy 863-224-1250 Lakeland Parents of Multiples 863-648-5533 Lakeland Regional Medical Center lrmc.com 863-687-1100 Polk County Health Department Healthy Start Office mypolkchd.org/ Lakeland 863-413-2620 Auburndale 863-965-5400 Bartow 863-519-7916 Haines City 863-421-3204 Lake Wales 863-678-4144 Polk County School Board polk-fl.net/ 863-534-0636

SMOKING - HELP TO QUIT SMOKING Regency Medical Center winterhavenhospital.or/facilities/rci 863-294-7020 Winter Haven Hospital Behavioral Health Division winterhavenhospital.org 863-294-7062 Healthy Start Coalition Auburndale 863-965-5400 Bartow 863-519-7916 Haines City 863-421-3204 Lake Wales 863-678-4144 Lakeland 863-413-2620 healthystarthhp.org InnerAct Alliance inneractalliance.org 863-802-0777 Polk County Health Department mypolkchd.org 863-519-7900, ext. 1065 Regency Medical Center winterhavenhospital.org/facilities/regency-medical-center/ 863-294-7020 SPECIAL NEEDS and SERVICES Achievement Academy achievmentacademy.com Bartow 863-533-0690 Lakeland 863-683-6504 Winter Haven 863-965-7586 All Children’s Specialty Care of Lakeland allkids.org 863-802-6600 TDD/TTY: 863-802-6504 Bolesta Center bolestacener.org 813-932-1184

For additional resources and referrals including holiday assistance please dial 2-1-1 or 863-648-1515.

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