Working Family Resource Center

With over 25 years of experience providing family, work-life balance, and wellness education to one of the greatest assets of our communities – our workforce – the Working Family Resource Center impacts many facets of our community that come together to strengthen individuals, families, and communities. WFRC seminars benefit employees by teaching them how to create a healthy work-life balance that allows them to be more focused and committed at work. WFRC seminars benefit families by providing them the tools to reduce the everyday stresses they must manage to be more focused and committed at home. And WFRC seminars benefit children by teaching parents about childhood development, improving parenting skills, and learning how to prepare and support their children so that they may be successful throughout their school years and beyond.

As you watch your child grow, you may become concerned about your child’s development. While all young children grow and change at their own rate, sometimes you may have concerns that your child is developing differently than other toddlers the same age as your child.If you have concerns about your child’s development, talk to your health care provider, call 1-866-693-GROW (4769) or use the online referral form to refer your child to Help Me Grow for more assistance.

Help Me Grow

Half of 5-year olds in Minnesota aren't ready for kindergarten.

Will your child be ready?

Take this five-minute quiz that is based on the best research available about child develoment milestones that lead to school readiness.Then learn more about each developmental milestone in the quiz.See early childhood expert, Dr. Marti Erickson's comments and tips.

Take the Quiz!