KIT DEVELOPERS

Who produced the kit?

The kit was created by the Center for Child Well-being, a project of The Task Force for Child Survival and Development. Staff at the Center worked with the Parenting Network, which provided guidance related to the science and parenting practices most appropriate for the target audience. MEE Productions, Inc. assisted with consumer research and the video production as well as the design and development of the kit.

Center for Child Well-being
The Center for Child Well-being (CCW) is committed to the proactive nurturing of strengths and positive behaviors, skills, and characteristics that promote health and adaptive functioning. From its inception in 1999, the Center has recognized that the healthy development of children is not simply a result of eliminating health problems that occur in childhood. Projects undertaken by the Center have been designed to foster cognitive growth and social-emotional development as well as physical health. Through Parenting in the Real World, the Center has focused on the crucial role of the parent in the healthy development of the child. For more information about the Center for Child Well-being, go to: http://www.childwellbeing.org.

Parenting Network
The Parenting Network is a group of experts from diverse backgrounds and disciplines committed to supporting parents in their efforts to foster positive development in children. Network members represent a wide variety of organizations, disciplines, sectors of society, professions, and beliefs. Network members are parents, scientists, practitioners, and advocates who are committed to helping parents establish settings that offer children opportunities to flourish. For more information about the Parenting Network members, go to: http://www.childwellbeing.org/c-pdfs/parentBios2.pdf

MEE Productions, Inc.
MEE Productions is an internationally recognized communications firm that develops socially responsible, research-based communication strategies targeting urban and ethnic populations of all ages. Founded in 1990, the company develops research-based, market-driven solutions for issues facing urban and low-income populations living in at-risk environments. MEE provides services in communications research; media and materials development; social marketing campaigns; advertising and entertainment marketing; and communications workshops and training. For more information about MEE Productions, Inc., go to: http://www.meeproductions.com/.

Sheltering Arms Early Education and Family Centers
Sheltering Arms is Atlanta’s oldest, largest, and most respected child care provider. Their mission is to serve working families with high quality, affordable child care and education and comprehensive support services, as well as to provide professional development for early childhood educators and community outreach. Sheltering Arms is a non-profit organization that serves more than 3,400 children, ages six weeks to five years old, and their families in 17 child care centers in seven counties. For more information about Sheltering Arms, go to: http://www.shelteringarmsforkids.com