Children’s Publications for Parents

Limited quantities of the following brochures and materials from Children's are available free of charge. Please call us at (612) 813-6222 with questions regarding materials. For your convience, many of our publications are available in online versions. 

Parenting Resources

Positive Discipline

Positive Discipline Booklet – Parenting information addressing ages 0-8.

Peaceful Parenting Tip Cards

Common sleep problems in infancy
Common sleep problems in toddlers
Helping your child cope with injections
Crying
Dads are important
Early adolescence – 10 to 13 years
How to deal with stress
How to recognize an eating disorder
Infant walkers
Keep the TV but...
Late adolescence – 17 to 21 years
Middle adolescence – 14 to 16 years
Setting limits for your child
Smart discipline
Toilet training
Violence

Services/Programs

5 B4 2 – make sure your kids get five sets of shots before they're two.

What are the Benefits of Immunizations? Tallaalku Muxuutaraa. A 16-minute video in the Somali language. It answers questions about the benefits of immunizations, who should receive them, and when. Includes a booklet with an overview in English. Developed by Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, the Minnesota Council of Health Plans, and the Minnesota Department of Health. Single copy is free. Additional copies are $10 each. To order copies contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or fax requests to Children's, Pediatric Infectious Disease Department, Attn: Mary at fax (651) 220-7233. Download our Immunization Materials Order Form, an Adobe PDF document.

2010 Hmong Community Resource Directory

TAMS (Teen Age Medical Service) – adolescent outpatient department of Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.

Meet the Staff at Children's: This brochure will help you learn about the many people who may take care of your child while you are at Children's.