About The Site:
This website, created by a community college child development student provides family and educational resources for teachers, parents, childcare givers, and anyone
who has children in their lives.
Let's help children as much as we
can. A life of service to education
and helping is a life well lived.
Growing
Children
Resources for Growth
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Children's Books
Activities and Printables
Family and Child Resources
Self Help and Improvement
Judge a Tree By
Its Fruits!
Growing
Children
A Message From The Creator
Dear Visitors,
Welcome! As a caregiver to children whether parents, teachers, or guardians; we need to help each other to uplift the condition of our children. Test scores have fallen due to COVID-19, and continue to fall. Self esteem levels are at all time lows and depression at all time highs. Suicide rates and obesity are rising faster than anything else these days leading to health issues. Let's help to stop that today.There are resources for all ages here and for you. Take care of yourself with some of our affiliated products, and our own offered resources. We take pride in this work, and are dedicated to continuing to contribute to the cause to have better and more positive outcomes for all children all around the world. Support us today by visiting our notebook shop. Click on Donate below, or visit our TPT page today as well! We would love to hear from you. We are always looking for new activities and feedback on what will be helpful to you and what will be helpful to the most children. Connect with us again soon.
Sincerely,
Alan
Founder of Growing Children Dot Com
"A child’s greatest achievements are possible in play, achievements that tomorrow will become her basic level of real action."
-Lev. Vygotsky
Wisdom
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
- Benjamin Franklin
"Experience precedes understanding."
- Jean Piaget.
“Within the child lies the fate of the future.”
― Maria Montessori
"Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves."
-Maria Montessori
“To take children seriously is to value them for who they are right now rather than adults-in-the-making.”
— Alfie Kohn
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House Hunting
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Wide & College Ruled
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"For The Love of Teaching" Shop has fun activities for children of all ages and stages in development. All of the curriculum and printouts here are ready to go! We also take requests to add more and would love feedback and reviews on anything already there in the shop. It is all designed in house and published for low prices to make it accessible to all budgets anywhere in the world.
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Products Shop
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Self Help & Self Improvement
Resource Guides
The National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated is the oldest and largest organization in the U.S. focused on children and families of the incarcerated and programs that serve them. Disseminating accurate and relevant information. Guiding the development of family strengthening policy and practice. Training, preparing, and inspiring those working in the field, including the families in defining the issues and designing solutions.
Website: https://nicic.gov/national-resource-center-children-and-families-incarcerated
Phone: N/A
Address: 320 First St. N.W.
Rm. 901D – 3rd flr.
Washington, DC 20534
Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption, and more.
Website:
https://www.childwelfare.gov
Phone: 1-800-394-3366
Email: info@childwelfare.gov
The Administration for Children and Families funds state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.
Website: https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/administration-for-children-and-families
Phone: 1-202-401-9200
Address: 330 C St., SW
Washington, DC 20201
Catholic Charities Sf The needs in our community and our challenges are greater than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ever-rising cost of living in the Bay Area, economic hardships, and inequity. Our Catholic Charities programs and services are essential as we rebuild together and work toward equity and opportunity for all.
Website: https://www.catholiccharitiessf.org/
Phone: (415) 972-1200
Email: moreinfo@CatholicCharitiesSF.org
Address: 990 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Resource Guide Continued
YMCA are family supportive and empowerment program that serves as a hub for connecting families with a network of local and citywide resources. Our programs are family centered, strength based, needs driven, solution oriented, and community based, all of which compliment the Y’s core values.
Website: https://www.ymcasf.org/family-resource-centers
Phone: 415-772-5500
Email: Memberservices@ymcasf.org
Address: YMCA OF SAN FRANCISCO
Association Office
169 Steuart Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Domestic and family violence resources Resources for people experiencing domestic violence in San Francisco.
Website: https://sf.gov/information/domestic-and-family-violence-resources
Phone: 1-800-799-7233
First 5 California is dedicated to making sure every child in California gets the best start in life.
Website: https://www.first5california.com/en-us/
Phone: 1-916-263-1050
Email: info@ccfc.ca.gov
United States Food Bank
National Registry
(All States)
Website: https://www.usfoodbanks.com
Addresses/ Phone: Varies
Resource Guide Continued
The National Education Association (NEA) is more than 3 million people—educators, students, activists, workers, parents, neighbors, friends—who believe in opportunity for all students and in the power of public education to transform lives and create a more just and inclusive society.
Website: https://www.nea.org
Phone: 202-833-4000
Address: National Education Association
1201 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-3290
The California Black Infant Health (BIH) Program aims to improve health among Black mothers and babies by empowering pregnant and mothering Black women to make healthy choices for a brighter future.
Website: https://blackinfanthealth.org
Phone: 415-772-5500
Email: N/A
Address: California
Alan has had a passion for working with children and dove into the education and childcare field
when he was 16 years old. His first job was a summer camp counselor in San Bruno, Ca.
After working there for 6 summers and then switching over to San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department and attended San Francisco State Univ. He went on to obtain a Bachelors Degree from SFSU and onto perform other forms of work and travel. After working with children with Autism
for 4 years he went back into teaching becoming a Lead Teacher with Catholic Charities.
Then COVID- 19 happened. He wondered, "How can I help teachers and students bounce back?"
So, during the pandemic Alan began this journey as an education content creator and teacher.
During this time he also finished additional college courses to obtain multiple early childhood
and school age care certificates and also graduated with 27 units./ 4.0 GPA. After taking courses
like: Child Family & Community, Youth Organization & Health, School Age Curriculum, and more;
they have fueled his creations in multiple forms of educational content for children, families and teachers which all culminate with this website that contains all of the content. He is also the author of three full children's titles, 10 children's short stories, and over 140 custom notebooks for sale, and published.
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