Provided by New York State, this guide covers the first five years of your parenting journey. Whether you are the mother or father (through birth, adoption, or foster care), a grandparent, partner, family friend, aunt or uncle with parenting responsibilities, what you say and do in your role as a parent matters. The guide is available as a PDF for download as well as website format.

http://www.nysparentguide.org/growth-and-development

http://www.nysparentguide.org/application/files/1114/8174/3745/Starting_Life_TogetherReduced.pdf