Healthy families make happy children. Give your baby a Healthy Start.
Our range of parenting programs, from Active Parenting Classes to Lactation Services, is designed to support and empower you through every stage of parenthood. Discover effective strategies for positive parenting, personalized prenatal education, and essential safety services like car seat installation. Our resources, including a comprehensive Parent Resource Library, are tailored to meet your family’s unique needs.
Active Parenting Class Series – All Ages
Active Parenting helps parents to help their children become happy and successful people. Effective parenting methods are very powerful and can change the lives of parents and children. Unmotivated, unruly children can respond positively when their parents use these methods and frustrated parents can “reawaken the feeling of love” with their children.
For more information or to sign up, call us at 575-1006
Baby Steps Birth & Beyond Prenatal Education
We believe that having a baby means so much more than just labor and delivery. Prenatal classes help parents feel calm and confident with the birthing process, while reducing the duration of labor. Prenatal classes are offered in individual sessions at your convenience and in your home if that is what you choose.
For more information or to sign up, call us at (541) 575-1006
Lactation Services
Services are designed to fit the needs of each family. You choose where and how you would like them. Discover all of the benefits for baby and the advantages for moms who breastfeed from our Certified Lactation Counselor.
For more information or to sign up, call us at (541) 575-1006
Triple P Class Series
This series offers strategies to maximize the tools you have as a parent. Ideas on positive parenting help you enjoy being a parent while your child develops in a healthy manner.
For more information or to sign up, call us at (541) 575-1006
Car Seat Distribution/Installation
Families First staff can ensure child safety by checking your car seat for proper fit and installation. New seats can be purchased or replaced at a low cost or co-pay price.
For more information or to sign up, call us at (541) 575-1006
Parent Resource Library
We have many books and materials that will help you deal with specific issues you may be having with your child or activity books that can provide ideas for fun activities to do to keep your child busy! Please drop by to check out a book or dvd today!
For more information, call us at (541) 575-1006
Healthy Families & PAT Home Visitation
Child Development Information hand delivered to your home?
Frontier Healthy Families Oregon and Parents As Teachers (PAT) can do that for your family. Healthy Families is designed to support qualifying parents and give newborns a “healthy start” in life all in the convenience of your own home and according to your schedule. PAT is for all families. Both programs help relieve some of the stress of having a new baby or multiple children. Parenting is HARD WORK! Lessons are based on your interests and needs. Your Family Support Specialist helps you connect with available community resources and brings learning activities for you to do with your child.
You receive information about your child’s growth and development and what to expect from the stage of development they are at. You will also learn creative ways to care for your child that will support you as you help your child become the very best they can be.
When does this take place?
Your Healthy Families visits begin as soon as you know you are pregnant, or at any time up to the third month following delivery. PAT visits begin at any time you contact us to express interest.
When you enroll an appointment is scheduled with one or both parents. Healthy Families visits continue weekly for six months and can continue until your child is age three. PAT visits can be scheduled according to your wishes (weekly, bi-weekly or monthly) and continue until your child enters kindergarten.
Let our compassionate, experienced Family Support Specialists help you answer your questions and make the experience of parenting a pleasure.
For more information, call us at (541) 575-1006
