A Community Action Program for Children (CAPC)
A free and confidential service
Offices are located in Brooks, Medicine Hat, Bow Island and Oyen

Building Blocks offers ….

• Regular home visits
• Assessment of child growth and development
  
• Parenting information
  
• Parent support
  
• Feeding and nutritional information
  
• Budgeting information
  
• Connection to community services
  
• Parenting groups

You will benefit from the program if ….

• You have children 0 to 6 years old.
  
• You are seeking assistance with parenting concerns.
  
• You wish to address issues related to physical and mental health, lifestyles, parenting and relationships.
  

We believe …

• A positive parent-child relationship is important to child development.
  
• Confidence in parenting is important.
  

Our program will help you to understand your child’s development as well as promote positive communication and interactions between you and your child.

Together we will …

• Discuss way that you and your child interact
  
• Look at how your child is growing and developing by completing the Ages and Stages Questionnaire and/or the Diagnostic Inventory for Screening Children (DISC).

We will explore ways to …

Enjoy being with each other

Have fun with your child during meal time, bath time, bed time and diaper change routines.

Better understand your child
Understand your child’s needs and emotions when feeling hungry, tired, sleepy, lonely, sick or frustrated.

Feel confident as a parent
Learn successful parenting strategies to address a variety of common behaviours.

Build confidence in you child
Support your child in becoming co-operative and developing positive social behaviours. Help build your child’s self esteem.

Help a child learn through play
Learn to understand your child’s development and how to select age-appropriate toys and activities that promote development.

Parents are saying …

“I have received a lot of help from the Building Blocks program, from weaning from the bottle to solving sleep problems to potty training. It is a great program.”

“I have learned to stay calmer, less frustrated. I feel like I have a support system, learned to be assertive and take of care of me too.”

“I have learned more about nutrition and how to keep my family healthy. We are coping with stress better.”

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