2025 Community Baby Showers
Saturday, July 26
Big Lake Lions Club
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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Saturday, August 30
Guidepost Pediatric Therapies and Educational Services
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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The Annual R.O.C.K. Mat-Su Community Baby Shower has 3 goals.
Gift Bags
Gift Bag Registration
A limited number of gift bags are available for parents who reside in the Mat-Su Borough. Registration will remain open while supplies last and addresses will be verified.
Door Prizes
How do I win door prizes?
Come to the Community Baby Shower event and enter your name into multiple drawings to win a prize.
Watch & Read
Description: This section includes videos and links to information that you may find helpful on your parenting journey. Just click on the hyperlinked text under the topic of interest.
VIDEO: Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods | Kids Health
RESOURCE: Infant and Toddler Nutrition | Center for Disease Control & Prevention
RESOURCE: When, What, and How to Introduce Solid Foods | Center for Disease Control & Prevention
ARTICLE: How to Safely Introduce Your Baby to Peanuts and Other Food Allergens | Healthline
* MUST TALK TO YOUR CHILD’S PEDIATRICIAN BEFORE TRYING *
VIDEO:Benefits, Safety, & Types of Wearing | FirstCry Parenting
ARTICLE: Guide to Baby Wearing: Benefits, Safety Tips, & How To | HealthLine
EXAMPLES: Soft Wrap | Woven Wrap | Ring Sling | Meh Dai | Soft Structure | Hiking
VIDEO: Belly Mapping | Alaska Valley Doulas
LOCAL GROUP: Alaska Valley Doulas | Facebook
VIDEO: What is Resilience? | Center on the Developing Child | Harvard University
VIDEO: The Science of Resilience | Center on the Developing Child | Harvard University
VIDEO: How Resilience is Built | Center on the Developing Child | Harvard University
Safe Kids Worldwide
VIDEO: Kids Are Cute. We Know You Love Them. Get Your Carseat Checked
VIDEO: How to find a car seat technician
VIDEO: Parents Who Buckle Up Raise Kids Who Buckle Up
VIDEO: How to take the Pinch Test with a rear-facing car seat
VIDEO: Is it time to move to a forward-facing car seat?
VIDEO: Moving from a Booster Seat
RESOURCE: CDC’s Developmental Milestones | Center for Disease Control & Prevention
TIP SHEET: Healthy Sexual Development 0 – 8 years old | Darkness to Light
RESOURCE: Early Learning Activities for Babies | Best Beginnings
VIDEO: Babies on Track | Best Beginnings
VIDEO: Baby Development Video Tutorials | Baby Pillars
VIDEO: What can a home visit from a nurse do for you? | Providence Nurse-Family Partnership Program
VIDEO: A Guide to Infant Massage | Johnson’s Baby U.S.
VIDEO: Guide to Baby Massage | Pigeon Singapore
VIDEOS: 5 Week Course on Baby Massage – Sarah Lane Therapies
Week 1: Legs & Feet
Week 2: Wind & Colic Routine
Week 3: Chest, Arms & Hands
Week 4: Head & Face
Week 5: Back Massage
VIDEO: No Wrong Questions | Help Me Grow Alaska
VIDEO:Embracing Parenthood & Parent Mentoring | HeartReach Center
VIDEO:Penny Simkin: Using Doulas for Birth Care | Midwifery Today
VIDEO: What’s a Doula? Danielle Brooks Finds Out | A Little Bit Pregnant | Netflix Family
ARTICLE: Your Age-by-Age Guide to Talking About Race | Parents Network
Darkness to Light Resources
TIP SHEET: Talk to Kids: Body Safety & Boundaries
TIP SHEET: Tips for Hiring Caregivers
TIP SHEET: Talking to Young Children About Events on the News
TIP SHEET: Talk to Kids: Your Conversation Guide for 3 – 5 Year Olds
VIDEO: 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return – Center on the Developing Child | Harvard University
Fun Video Example: Dad Has full Conversation with his Baby
ARTICLE: Five Tips to Make the Most of Video Chats | Zero to Three
ARTICLE: Tips for Video Chatting with Young Children: Staying Connected While Far Apart | Karen Nemeth | National Association for the Education of Young Children
ARTICLE: FaceTime can help babies connect with long-distance relatives | Michelle Barichello | First Things First
ARTICLE: Helping Babies Bond with Long-Distance Grandparents | Bright Horizons Family Solutions
ARTICLE: 5 Video Chatting Tips for Babies & Toddlers | Whitney Harris | babyation
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth to age five. Register with Imagination Library
ARTICLE: Literacy Skills: The Roots of Reading Start at Birth | Zero to Three
VIDEO: My Body Belongs To Me: From My Head, To My Toes | Pro Familia | Dagmar Geisler
VIDEO: Blueberry Shoe | Ann. Dixon
VIDEO: Sulwe’s Song | Lupita Nyong’o
VIDEO: Grumpy Monkey | Suzanne Lang
VIDEO: Whoever You Are | Mem Fox
VIDEO: My Heart Fills With Happiness | Monique Gray Smith
VIDEO: Dragons Love Tacos | Adam Rubin
VIDEO: Berry Magic | Teri Sloat
VIDEO: The Little Snowplow | Lora Koehler
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