You did it! Your baby is here! 🎉

Whether you are parenting for the first time or are a seasoned veteran…parenting solo or with a team…

Help Me Grow Skagit is here for you.

Our community wants to make sure that you don’t miss out on services and supports that are available to you.

Please sign up for Bright By Text to get notifications about local events, services etc. sent directly to your phone, as well as high-quality parenting tips and child development information based on your child’s age.
Our Help Me Grow Family Resource Navigator can help you connect with a variety of resources, like Paid Family & Medical Leave, parent/caregiver supports, child development screenings, food/nutrition programs, health insurance, financial assistance and much more.
Our Help Me Grow Family Resource Center helps ensure that families have diapers, safe sleep spaces, car seats and other essentials for health, safety and hygiene.
Play & Grow groups are designed for parents/caregivers and their babies. This one-hour drop-in group will include songs, playtime with baby and discussions on development, feeding, sleep, and other related topics. Come connect with other parents and share the joys and challenges of parenting.

It’s free to attend and no registration required!  Just show up with your baby.

Facilitated by Help Me Grow Nurses and Perinatal Support-WA Resiliency Specialist

Tuesdays at 11a.m.

Heartwood House, United General District 304, 2136 Highway 20, Sedro-Woolley

Get these free apps for parents

Vroom app or Vroom by text: Vroom Tips™ help you do more with your shared moments. Add learning to mealtime, bath time, bedtime, or anytime with 1,000+ fun, free activities.

Milestone Tracker app: From birth to age 5, your child should reach milestones in how he or she plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves. Photos and videos in this app illustrate each milestone and make tracking them for your child easy and fun!

Additional Resources

Looking for child care can be stressful. Child Care Aware of Washington is here to help you find child care in your area, along with information and resources to help you navigate the child care system. Get help finding, choosing, and paying for child care.

Get support for your emotional well-being. Contact Perinatal Support Washington to get connected to a local parent peer. Skagit County resources are available here.

The Skagit Lactation Coalition provides information and support for nourishing your baby. Find their resource list here.

Many families qualify for Paid Family & Medical Leave, a state benefit that provides most moms and dads in Washington with 12 weeks of paid time off. If you have pregnancy complications, you may be eligible for up to 18 weeks of paid leave.

Dads can get support through the Washington Fatherhood Council. Help Me Grow Skagit also offers Fathering in 15TM

Safe sleep info from the American Academy of Pediatrics, including guidance for swaddling. More safety tips for baby are available here.

For help finding dental care, check out DentistLink or our ABCD webpage.

Register for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to get free books mailed to you every month until your child turns five.