Parenting & Child Development Education

Family Home Visiting

Crow Wing County public health nurses offer visits to pregnant women, infants, and children for assessment, education, support, screening, and referral to community resources. Contact the

Public Health referral line at 218-824-1170 or Public.Health@crowwing.us for more information or eligibility questions.

Provided Care and Services

 Based on individual and family needs, teaching and discussion can include:

• Breastfeeding / certified lactation counseling
  • Your Guide to Breastfeeding
  • Kellymom - Parenting, breastfeeding and pumping
  • Le Leche League International
  • Work and Pump
  • Global Health Media - Nutrition, newborn, breastfeeding
  • Paced Bottle Feeding
  • Getting Started with Breastfeeding - Hand expression, hands on pumping, and the first hour
• Child car seat information
  • Car Seats Made Simple
  • Crow Wing County Passenger Safety Coalition
  • Keeping Kids Safe in Vehicles
• Effects of smoking, alcohol, or other substance use / abuse
• Growth and development
  • Child development and positive parenting
  • Help Me Grow-early intervention
  • Zero to Three: Behavior and Development
• Home safety
• Newborn and postpartum visits
• Parenting skills
  • Just In Time Parenting newsletters
  • Just In Time Parenting
  • Parents Know-Parenting A to Z
  • Parents Together
• Pregnancy support
  • LAPS
  • Birthright
• Illegal drug use and pregnancy
• Alcohol use and pregnancy
• Smoking cessation
• E-cigarette use while pregnant

Who Is Eligible?

 All Crow Wing County residents - recognizing 1 of the following: