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For Parents And Caregivers
- Babies love it when you sing, talk, and read to them!
- Your baby will love books because your baby loves your voice.
- Point to the pictures and say what things are, ask questions about what you see.
- Read together at naptime, playtime, bedtime, anytime -- make it a daily routine!
- Make up funny voices for the characters.
- Let your child help turn the pages.
Find lots more resources on our National Center’s website here!
Parent Resources
LITERACY RESOURCES
Find Your Local Library this career site lists public libraries by location.
Reading Together/Leyendo Juntos: A fun, colorful 1-page tip sheet in English and Spanish.
What Children Like In Books, a simple guide to books children like and respond to at every developmental stage in English and Spanish
DEVELOPMENTAL RESOURCES
Milestone Moments Booklet, 2021 CDC milestone checklists by age for parents and caregivers
Family Pocket Guide (in English and Spanish, written for families by families)
CDC Milestone Tracker Mobile App (English and Spanish)
HCDC Pediatrics -- Comprehensive resources for providers and caregivers
EmbraceRace - Resources for raising children who are thoughtful, informed, and brave about race.
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CHECK OUT THESE RESOURCES!
TALKING WITH CHILDREN ABOUT RACE
- Drawing Differences lessons developed by EmbraceRace that can be used at home or as part of a classroom, library or afterschool program. Each activity cultivates close observation, conversation about, and appreciation of, the range of skin colors, hair textures, facial features, and expressions that make individuals unique
- JAMA Pediatrics' Talking to Children About Race and Racism
- Talking to Children about Racism: The Time is Now, healthychildren.org
- Explaining Race Versus Skin Color To My Three-Year-Old American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology's Anti-Racism Resource Library
- Center For Racial Justice In Education's Resources For Talking About Race, Racism, and Racialized Violence With Kids
- National Museum of African American History and Culture's Talking About Race
CHILDREN’S BOOKS ABOUT RACE
- Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race by Jessica Ralli and Megan Madison
- The Skin You Live In written by Michael Tyler and illustrated by David Lee Csicsko
- The Kindness Book by Todd Parr
- Maybe Something Beautiful written by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell and illustrated by Rafael López
- Mixed Me written by Taye Diggs and illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- We’re Different, We’re The Same written by Bobbi Kates and illustrated by Joe Mathieu
- A Kids Book About Racism written by Jelani Memory
Reach Out and Read is 501(c)3 nonprofit that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.
Alex Chu , Regional Executive Director
89 South Street, Suite 201
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617.455.0600
EIN is 04-3481253
Quick Links:
RORNE FY23 Annual Report
FQHC Recruitment Project
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