sparks! partners & speakers

sparks! is excited to partner with Bright by Text
Parents, grandparents and other caregivers  – receive helpful tips texted to right to your phone on a regular basis.
The tips will be geared specifically for your child’s age.
If you are expecting or have a child up to 8 years old, you can sign up for this free service.

Just text SPARKS to 27448
To find out more or to sign up online, use this link:  BrightbyText 

For more parenting tips, information on childcare providers, milestones in child development and even a toy lending library, our partners at The Parenting Place are a great resource.

With a collaborative of enthusiastic, caring and knowledgeable partners, sparks! can provide speakers who can offer information to your employees, customers, club members or other group about a variety of parenting and health topics:

• Potty Training 101 (sometimes we call it To Pee or Not to Pee)
• Sibling Rivalry (also called Snicker, Bicker, Tattle-Battle)
• Sleep Concerns or Bedtime Problems
• Shopping with Children
• Separation Anxiety
• Fussy Eaters
• Overview of Child Development…developmental milestones
• Handling the transition to becoming a parent
• Exploring the importance of reading to children…
• Immunizations
• Lead
• Fluoride varnish
• Heart health (cholesterol) and healthy lifestyle
• Blood pressure and stress reduction
• Diabetes and prevention
• Mental health commonsense
• Blood borne pathogens
• Breastfeeding 101
• Nutrition 101
• Weight Loss
• Hot Topics in Nutrition
• Picky Eaters
• Vitamin D – new research recommendations
• Fit Families – 3 methods to health for families
• WIC 101 – what is WIC?