About HBHC

What is the Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program?

The first six years are so important!  Your child’s brain is developing and making the connections that will lay the foundation for the way he learns, thinks and behaves for the rest of his life. As a parent, you want to make decisions about parenting that will promote healthy growth and development as well as foster a strong relationship between you and your children. 

Raising children is one of the most challenging jobs any parent will undertake.  You want to make sure you do all that you can so that your child will grow into a caring, responsible and healthy adult.  There is so much to learn!  Family members, friends, doctors, websites, parenting books…all have differing opinions about how to comfort, feed, discipline and care for your child.  At times, it’s difficult to know what advice to trust.

Healthy Babies Healthy Children can help

Healthy Babies Healthy Children is a free, voluntary program for families who are expecting a new baby or have children under the age 6 years who would like to receive reliable information and support to help them give their children the best start in life. 

The HBHC program …

• Helps young children be the best they can be physically, mentally, socially and emotionally.
• Provides parents with information and support.
• Decreases parents’ stress.
• Increases parents’ confidence.
• Connects parents with community programs and services that promote healthy growth and development.

Last reviewed: June 18, 2009