The Annual R.O.C.K. Mat-Su Community Baby Shower has 3 goals.

Celebrate Mat-Su families and our newest residents!
Provide an opportunity for parents to connect
Give parents an opportunity to add new skills to their parenting toolbox.

Gift Bags

Gift Bag Registration

Registration is Closed

*We have 100 Gift Bags available for Mat-Su parents. Registration will remain open while supplies last.
* Registered Addresses will be verified on Monday April 10, 2023.

Registration Closed

Prizes

How do I win 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: Belly Mapping | Alaska Valley Doulas

LOCAL GROUP: Alaska Valley Doulas | Facebook

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