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Health Literacy

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CHIP provides insurance for children. Vaccines for Children without health insurance


Special Health Needs
The Special Kids Network, SKN, helps Pennsylvania families find the right services for their needs.


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WIC is a federally funded program that provides healthy supplemental foods and nutrition services.


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Cumberland County's Children and Youth Services.

Homeschooling
Information about homeschooling in PA.


Financial Literacy

Money Sense for Kids
Books about saving, budgeting and spending.


Learn About Money
Learn about money! Teaching young children about money.


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Information Literacy
Information literacy tools for families from the PA Department of Education and Commonwealth Libraries.

For Parents and Caregivers of Children and Teens

Below is a list of library materials that may be helpful for parents and caregivers of children. Your library may have additional titles available. Please consult with a librarian for further assistance. 


ParentTV - your online, on-demand parenting resources

ParentTV offers thousands of on-demand parenting videos and courses with content designed to support those who care for children, from pregnancy through to teenage years.

ParentTV works with leading psychologists, pediatricians, mental health specialists, nutritionists, occupational therapists and parenting educators across the globe.

Search and find videos on general parenting, play, behavior, child development, mental health, sleep, nutrition, technology and more. Most videos are under 10 minutes in length and can be accessed on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

All you need to do is enter the first five (5) digits of your Library Card barcode.
No PIN is needed!

Titles for New Parents

Deep breaths for new moms
Deep breaths for new moms
Pearson, Michelle, author.
Self-care for caregivers
Self-care for caregivers
White, Susanne, author.
Overcoming parental anxiety
Overcoming parental anxiety
Kissen, Debra, author.
Talk with her
Talk with her
Wolf, Kimberly, author.
Work, parent, thrive
Work, parent, thrive
Schonbrun, Yael, author.
Who are you & what have you done with my kid?
Who are you & what have you done with my kid?
Craig, Amanda (Family therapist), author.
Break free from reactive parenting
Break free from reactive parenting
Knight, Laura Linn, author.
Eating together, being together
Eating together, being together
Clauss-Ehlers, Julian C. E., author.
Parent like a pediatrician
Parent like a pediatrician
Diamond, Rebekah, author.
Raising adventurous eaters
Raising adventurous eaters
Dato, Lara, author.
Raising kids
Raising kids
Glucoft Wong, Sheri, author.
Self-care for new moms
Self-care for new moms
Crossley, Corinne, author.
Unlocking the teenage brain
Unlocking the teenage brain
Hinman, Kimberly, author.
Raising a healthy, happy eater
Raising a healthy, happy eater
Fernando, Nimali, author.
Raising resilient kids
Raising resilient kids
Spencer-Hwang, Rhonda, author.
First phone
First phone
Pearlman, Catherine, author.
Raising your spirited child
Raising your spirited child
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy, 1953- author.
Hold on to your kids
Hold on to your kids
Neufeld, Gordon, author.
Montessori from the start
Montessori from the start
Lillard, Paula Polk, author.
Scaffold parenting
Scaffold parenting
Koplewicz, Harold S., author.
License to parent
License to parent
Hillsberg, Christina, author.
Baby bomb
Baby bomb
Hoppe, Kara, author.
For the children's sake
For the children's sake
Macaulay, Susan Schaeffer, author.
Helping your anxious child
Helping your anxious child
Rapee, Ronald M., author.
Punished by rewards
Punished by rewards
Kohn, Alfie, author.
Raising critical thinkers
Raising critical thinkers
Bogart, Julie, 1961- author.
Family values
Family values
Sophy, Charles, author.
Girls on the brink
Girls on the brink
Nakazawa, Donna Jackson, author.
Good inside
Good inside
Kennedy, Rebecca (Psychologist), author.
Commando Dad
Commando Dad
Sinclair, Neil, 1970- author.
Raising them ready
Raising them ready
Catherman, Jonathan, author.
Outdoor kids in an inside world
Outdoor kids in an inside world
Rinella, Steven, author.
Generation sleepless
Generation sleepless
Turgeon, Heather, author.
Brain-body parenting
Brain-body parenting
Delahooke, Mona, author.
Math play!
Math play!
Dauksas, Linda, author.
Resilience recipe
Resilience recipe
Khanna, Muniya S., author.
High five discipline
High five discipline
Jones, Candice W., author.
Being you
Being you
Madison, Megan, author.
Play to progress
Play to progress
Ticktin, Allie, author.
Making a baby
Making a baby
Greener, Rachel, author.
How to talk when kids won't listen
How to talk when kids won't listen
Faber, Joanna, author.
Fourteen talks by age fourteen
Fourteen talks by age fourteen
Icard, Michelle, author.
Why did no one tell me this?
Why did no one tell me this?
Hailes, Natalia, author.
Unplugged play.
Unplugged play.
Conner, Bobbi, author.
Unplugged play.
Unplugged play.
Conner, Bobbi, author.
Unplugged play.
Unplugged play.
Conner, Bobbi, author.
Toddler activities made easy
Toddler activities made easy
Bonning-Gould, Krissy, author.
Thriving with ADHD
Thriving with ADHD
Miller, Kelli author.
Smart mom's guide to essential oils
Smart mom's guide to essential oils
Snyder, Mariza, author.
Raising the challenging child
Raising the challenging child
Buckwalter, Karen Doyle, author.
Parenting for a digital future
Parenting for a digital future
Livingstone, Sonia M., author.
Montessori lab at home
Montessori lab at home
Piroddi, Chiara, 1982- author.
Manners begin at breakfast
Manners begin at breakfast
Marie-Chantal, Princess of Greece, author.
Limit screen time
Limit screen time
Rustad, Martha E. H. (Martha Elizabeth Hillman), 1975- author.
Everything you need to know about homeschooling
Everything you need to know about homeschooling
Garfias, Lea Ann, author.
Essential oils for childbirth
Essential oils for childbirth
Boldy, Michaela, author.
Dads for daughters
Dads for daughters
Travis, Michelle (Law professor), author.
Dadding it!
Dadding it!
Kemp, Rob, author.
Anxiety management for kids on the Autism spectrum
Anxiety management for kids on the Autism spectrum
Lynch, Christopher, 1965- author.
100 children's books
100 children's books
Salter, Colin, 1949- author.
Parent up
Parent up
Rippon, Kelly, author.
Unschooled
Unschooled
McDonald, Kerry, 1977- author.
Healthy, quick & easy baby food
Healthy, quick & easy baby food
Daugherty, Catherine M., author.
Libraries supporting online learning
Libraries supporting online learning
Mune, Christina D., author.
Taking charge of ADHD
Taking charge of ADHD
Barkley, Russell A., 1949- author.
12 principles for raising a child with ADHD
12 principles for raising a child with ADHD
Barkley, Russell A., 1949- author.
Grandparenting screen kids
Grandparenting screen kids
Chapman, Gary D., 1938- author.
Screen kids
Screen kids
Chapman, Gary D., 1938- author.
Homeschooling for absolute beginners
Homeschooling for absolute beginners
Lippincott, Lorilee, author.
Why children need boundaries
Why children need boundaries
Eijgenraam, Loïs, author.
Stories of extreme picky eating
Stories of extreme picky eating
Friedman, Jennifer (Dietitian), author.
Growing sustainable together
Growing sustainable together
Shea, Shannon Brescher, 1983- author.
101 tips to help your anxious child
101 tips to help your anxious child
O'Neill, Poppy, author.
Great American artists for kids
Great American artists for kids
Kohl, MaryAnn F., author.
Lactivate!
Lactivate!
Krause, Jill, author.
Raising your spirited baby
Raising your spirited baby
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy, 1953- author.
Raising boys to be good men
Raising boys to be good men
Gouveia, Aaron, author.
Parenting with sanity & joy
Parenting with sanity & joy
Groner, Susan G., author.
How to raise successful people
How to raise successful people
Wojcicki, Esther, author.
Heading home with your newborn
Heading home with your newborn
Jana, Laura A., author.
Growing up shared
Growing up shared
Steinberg, Stacey, author.
Being at your best when your kids are at their worst
Being at your best when your kids are at their worst
Payne, Kim John, author.
More than letters
More than letters
Moomaw, Sally, 1948- author.
Introduction to teaching with Zoom
Introduction to teaching with Zoom
Salters, Madison, author.
Ask me what's for dinner one more time
Ask me what's for dinner one more time
Masony, Meredith, author.
Homeschooling
Homeschooling
Kaufeld, Jenny, author.
Encouraging physical activity in toddlers
Encouraging physical activity in toddlers
Sanders, Steve (Steve W.), author.
What's my teenager thinking
What's my teenager thinking
Carey, Tanith, author.
What they don't teach teens
What they don't teach teens
Cristall, Jonathan, author.
Wild + free handcrafts
Wild + free handcrafts
Arment, Ainsley, editor, compiler.
What's math got to do with it?
What's math got to do with it?
Boaler, Jo, 1964- author.
Mindset mathematics
Mindset mathematics
Boaler, Jo, 1964- author.
Mindset mathematics
Mindset mathematics
Boaler, Jo, 1964- author.
Mindset mathematics
Mindset mathematics
Boaler, Jo, 1964- author.
Jim Trelease's read-aloud handbook
Jim Trelease's read-aloud handbook
Trelease, Jim author.
Extraordinary parenting
Extraordinary parenting
Rickman, Eloise, author.
Experimenting with kids
Experimenting with kids
Gallagher, Shaun, author.
Rage against the minivan
Rage against the minivan
Howerton, Kristen, author.
Raising multiracial children
Raising multiracial children
Nayani, Farzana, 1977- author.
Raising an organized child
Raising an organized child
Korb, Damon, author.

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