Welcome Visit
Welcome Visits from Baby Bear Hugs
Our welcome visits are designed to be your first step toward a supportive and enriching partnership with Baby Bear Hugs. During these visits, our dedicated team provides you with:
• Practical tips for everyday parenting
• Essential tools for healthy child development
• Valuable literacy information
• And much more to help your family thrive
We’re here to empower you with the knowledge and resources you need to foster a nurturing environment for your children. Our welcome visits are all about sharing insights, answering your questions, and tailoring our support to your family’s unique needs. Join us and experience the caring guidance that sets the foundation for a brighter future.
MEB Box
The MEB Box helps increase awareness and normalize discussion of mental health. Each family will receive boxes containing materials that:
1) educate parents and caregivers about the potential presence of anxiety and depression around the birth of a baby,
2) encourage the healthy discussion of anxiety and depression and
3) help connect parents and caregivers to more support if needed, or desired.
The Period of PURPLE Crying
The PURPLE program is designed to help parents of new babies understand a developmental stage that is not widely known, but is a normal part of every infant's development sometimes referred to as colic. Typically, from 2 weeks to 4 months increased periods of infant crying occurs, and can have a negative impact on parenting. This educational component of Parenting Essentials 101 provides information on the normal crying curve and the dangers of shaking a baby.
Cavity Free Kids
Cavity Free Kids is an oral health education program for pregnant women, young children, and their families. This includes a rich collection of lessons, activities, stories, songs and other resources. It includes fun-filled, play-based learning and education to encourage good oral health habits for the entire family. Our visitors can help connect families to a dental home, if they don’t already have one.