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Children: Parenting Resources

Find parent education opportunities, resource guides, and resources for expecting and new parents. All activities and services are personally recommended by the Sequoia Healthcare District for District residents, and most resources are free or low-cost. To get started, choose a category below.

Parenting Education 

United through Education- Familias Unidas

“Building a Better Community, One Family at a time.”

San Carlos School District Parent Education

Parent Education events in San Carlos and surrounding cities.

San Carlos Belmont Parent Club

Provides support, education, and friendship to fellow parents.

QPR Institute

Online suicide prevention training to help yourself and others. Low-cost and only takes 1 hour!

Great Conversations about growing up. together.

Classes and workshops for preteens, teens and their families on puberty, sexuality, communication, decision-making and other important topics surrounding adolescents.

The Center for Parent Education

Online parent education and articles on topics including bullying, self esteem, sibling rivalry, and more. 

Challenge Success, Stanford University

Annual parent education events and videos, parenting tips, back to school tips, digital media tips and more.

Parenting Classes, Sutter Health PAMF

Parenting classes and support.

Parent Venture

In-Person and online Parent Education on leading-edge issues including mental health, digital media, college planning, and more.

Parent Education Series

Parent Education on leading-edge issues including mental health, digital media, college planning, and more.

Preteen, Teen, and Parent Classes, Stanford Children’s Health

Classes designed to help families to learn about important topics.

Resource Guides 

Parenting by New York Times

Newsletter that shares recent research, topics, and perspectives on all things parenting.

On Parenting by The Washington Post

Newsletter that shares recent stories, research, and perspectives on all-things parenting. 

The Parent Toolkit, NBC News Learn

Online resource guide and video series for parents produced by NBC News Learn and Pearson.

Pew Research Center, Teens and Youth

Easy-to-read articles that explain how technology is impacting teens and youth.

kidsdata.org, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health

Find data about the health and well being of children in our community.

The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds

Online educational resource dedicated to promoting and supporting the mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being of children, teens, and young adults.

Child Mind Institute

Transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by providing online resources and clinical care in San Francisco.

Parenting & Family, Greater Good Magazine

Science-based tips, articles, and videos for healthy parenting and happy living.

The Center for Parent Education

Online parent education and articles on topics including bullying, self esteem, sibling rivalry, and more. 

Common Sense Media

Leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families and schools.

Health Connected

Health Connected provides sexual education programs, curriculum, teacher trainings, and online information for youth, parents, and teachers. 

Autism Speaks Resource Guide

Autism Speaks provides a free, online comprehensive resource guide to all things regarding autism including advocacy resources, education, employment, evaluation and diagnosis, housing, recreation, and more.

Expecting & New Parents 

San Carlos Belmont Parent Club

Provides support, education, and friendship to fellow parents.

New Parent Support Groups, Sutter Health PAMF

New parent support groups.

Parenting Classes, Sutter Health PAMF

Parenting classes and support.

Hand in Hand Parenting

Hand in Hand provides expert parenting advice and tools, online classes, one-on-one consultations, intensives and retreats, blogs and a community network.

Find Child Care and Preschool Providers in Redwood City

Need help finding, starting or improving local preschool or child care programs in Redwood City? 

Classes for Parents, Redwood City

Enjoy classes for parents including Baby Sign Language, Baby Yoga, Bloom for New Moms, Discover Your Toddler, Discover Your Baby, and Parent and Toddler Yoga.

New Parent Support Group, Sequoia Health & Wellness Center

This is a drop-in group designed to address early child and parent development issues through discussions, speakers and special events.

Kinship Support Services, Edgewood Center San Carlos

Edgewood provides supportive services and counseling to grandparents raising grandchildren and other kinship caregivers.

Free Infant CPR Classes, Sequoia Healthcare District

Sequoia Healthcare District provides free 90-120 minute Infant CPR courses. This class is ideal for new and expecting parents, grandparents, babysitters, and others interested in learning how to save an infant’s life.