For parents and caregivers who are looking for ways of expanding their parenting knowledge and for those who want to share their insights on parenting, our community-based education options are a great fit.
RCPC Resources
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Community Resources
We have a great in-office resource: our bulletin boards! Now that information is available to you here on our community resources page. Check back often for the latest happenings around town for everyone in the family. Below are additional resources: Community Education Classes: Workshops and classes are designed to provide information, support
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Ma Poole Lending Library
Another great resource at RCPC is a lending library of up-to-date and time-tested parenting information including books, videos, and articles about a variety of parenting topics. Looking for ideas for a fun birthday party? How about developmental information about four-year-olds? Is sibling rivalry a real challenge in your family? The
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Breastfeeding Information
Breastfeeding, the Best Choice Good nutrition is important throughout our lives. It is especially important during infancy and childhood because of its effect on growth and development. Breast milk is good nutrition. It protects your baby from illness and infection and promotes his brain development. Many of the important ingredients
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As Native Breastfeeding Week comes to a close, we would like to honor Alaska Natives who breastfeed.
Thank you to Kimberlee Kay Photography Alaska for allowing use of her art as 2019 Alaska Breastfeeds poster winner.
A special “thank you” to Tanya Kashevarof at Southcentral Foundation for gathering words that represent “breastfeeding”.
The Resource Center for Parents and Children (RCPC) has grown in size, strength, and commitment since 1973, when it was started by a small group of concerned Fairbanks citizens who met as the Fairbanks Child Protection Task Force (FCPTF) to discuss the problems of child abuse and neglect in the Fairbanks community.