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For Parents.To help you do the best you can, here’s some information, tools and resources for supporting your child’s healthy development and learning.
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About FTF. Created by Arizona voters, First Things First partners with families and communities to help our state’s young children be ready for success in kindergarten and beyond.
Grants. First Things First invests in strategies and programs that support the development, health and learning of children birth to age 5 (before kindergarten).
Get Involved. First Things First partners with families and communities to give all Arizona children the opportunity to arrive at kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed.
We celebrate Children’s Mental Health Awareness in May—a time to remember that a child’s future success depends on socio-emotional and behavioral…
Play is a natural and important way young children discover and learn. Parents and caring adults can do their part by getting in the game.
Getting into things, unrolling the toilet paper and dropping food on the floor are part of how your baby makes sense of the world.
It makes sense, but now there’s research that the more gentle touching the better for a baby’s brain.
Video chat is an exception to pediatricians’ “no screens for babies” recommendation because it enables responsive, back-and-forth…
Being a young parent isn’t easy, but with a team of supporters and a solid plan, you can achieve your goals and be an even better parent.
Learn about setting behavior expectations for preschoolers.
Learn about setting behavior guidelines for your young child.
Look for signs that your child may be ready to start using the toilet.
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