Resources for San Diego Parents of Young Children

MI ESCUELITA PRESCHOOL

South Bay Community Services’ therapeutic preschool for children who have been exposed to family violence.

School Provides:

• Teachers with Specialized Training
• Low Classroom Ratios
• Developmental Screenings
• Therapeutic Curriculums
• Full Day Schedule: 8:30 - 5:00
• Parent / Caregiver Workshops
• Linkage to additional SBCS and other local community resources as needed
• Servicios en Español

South Bay Community Services
430 F Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910
619.420.3620

www.SouthBayCommunityServices.org

For more information or to enroll a child, please call: 619.420.0116

A FREE Program. Click here to view flyer.

THE SAN DIEGO AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

We offer classes, family days, workshops, tours, outreach programs, traveling exhibits, summer camps, competitions, public programs, and much more to inspire and inform audiences of all ages. The museum’s collection is only the beginning for many of our visitors --- we seek to explain and interpret in engaging and exciting ways that help make the museum relevant and informative to visitors and our local community.

 At a time when it is becoming increasingly harder for schools to fund field trips, and we are seeing a shortfall in the numbers of college students needed for engineering and science careers, we feel more strongly than ever that our work is vital. We aim to inspire not just in the areas of engineering and science, but in history and the arts as well. By offering intriguing hands-on experiences, we can help provide the keys to greater learning. Science and technology are parts of our everyday lives --- and can be fun!

More information about our programs can be found here: www.sandiegoairandspace.org/education

POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM

http://www.jfssd.org/site/PageServer?pagename=programs_youth_positive_parenting

The Positive Parenting Program is an evidenced-based curriculum proven to reduce parent stress and anxiety when dealing with common yet challenging childhood behaviors. Typical issues that we have found parents are looking for help with include tantrums, whining, sharing and sleeping issues in younger children. Common behaviors in older children include aggression, trips to the store, and disobedience.  If you are struggling with these or other common childhood behavior problems, we can help!

 Our basic program consists of a series of 3 workshops. Each workshop is approximately 2 hours and accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation, specialized materials and time for questions.  A second component is also available; this is a series of four 30 minute individual sessions with an accredited Positive Parenting Educator.  The basic program is funded by the County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency and therefore is free to parent in the San Diego community. The second component is funded privately and is also free to parent in the San Diego community. For households who have a parent with recent or active military service, a broader range of free services are also available.

Click here for a brochure.

THE BABY BRAIN

http://www.zerotothree.org/baby-brain-map.html

The Brain Map was adapted in 2006 by ZERO TO THREE from BrainWonders, a collaborative project (1998-2001) between Boston University School of Medicine, Erikson Institute and ZERO TO THREE.

To get started, select an age range from the pull-down menu and click on it. Depending on the age range, different hotspots on the brain will appear. Click on a hotspot to reveal questions to find out how a baby's brain develops during this period of brain growth. You'll also learn what you can do to enrich a very young child's development.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

                      www.safeandwell.org  A service of the American Red Cross to provide a number to call and leave information that you are safe and well. Family members can call into the service and find out about your well being. This call is treated as an out of state call so it has an higher probability of working in an emergency. The service does need prior information before an emergency.

                    http://www.sdarc.org Is the San Diego County American Red Cross emergency preparedness site for information

                   www.wunderground.com A very helpful weather site. Viewers can see what is happening locally in real time by satellite or radar.

                   www.ready.gov/america/beinformed/index.html General emergency preparedness information.  

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Burn Institute

Nutrition

Click here for a great article on the importance of fiber in a child's diet.

 

LEARNING/EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Outside the Lens

www.outsidethelens.org
Students (K-12) tell their unique personal stories through photography, video, and other digital media forms while under the guidance of writers, poets, journalists, filmmakers,
photographers, artists, and teachers. Also looking for volunteers! 

FREE EVENTS/ACTIVITIES/VACATION EVENTS

Bates Nut Farm (Valley Center)

www.batesnutfarm.biz

A variety of inexpensive, family friendly entertainment is offered on the Farm. Enjoy their petting zoo, hay rides, a straw maze, pony rides, tattoo artists, face painter, rock climbing wall, and numerous food vendors. Most weekends include live music from 11am-3pm. Indulge in some great BBQ tri-tip, chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, kettle corn, and funnel cakes. Make sure to stop into the country store for a wide selection of nuts, candies, dried fruits, old fashioned fudge, cold drinks, and unique holiday gifts.

See Bates Schedule of Events

Balboa Park (Free Museum Days)

Museum of Photographic Arts
Museum of San Diego History
Veterans' Museum and Memorial Center

Third Tuesdays
San Diego Art Institute
San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego Museum of Man
Japanese Friendship Garden
Mingei International Museum

Fourth Tuesdays