WIC supports your growing child with...foods that provide vitamins and minerals your child needs.
One of the ways WIC helps your child reach their milestones is through food. The items WIC offers are chosen to make sure children get specific nutrients. Check out how WIC foods support healthy development for your child.
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WIC supports your growing child by...offering breast or chestfeeding support.
- Individual breast or chestfeeding support
- Group breast or chestfeeding classes
- Breastfeeding Peer Counselors
- Infant Behavior (hunger and fullness cues)
WIC supports your growing child with...nutrition education
Your local WIC office offers nutrition education in many forms. Contact your local WIC office to learn what in-person options are available. You always have the option to take lessons online at wichealth.org. You can take them for nutrition education credit and for your own personal knowledge. wichealth.org offers lessons on all of these topics:
- Pregnancy And Your Baby’s First 6 Months
- Feeding Your 6 To 24-Month-Old
- Feeding Your 2 To 5-Year-Old
- Keeping Your Family Healthy
- Choosing Healthy Foods
- Planning Simple Meals and Snacks
- Understanding Developmental Milestone
- Mothers in Motion
WIC supports your growing child with...referrals.
Did you know the staff at your local WIC office can help connect you to all of these other services?
- Health care: Pre-natal, Obstetrics, Maternal, and Pediatrics
- Family Planning
- Dental care
- Smoking cessation
- Drug and alcohol counseling
- Vaccinations
- Medicaid
- SNAP - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
- Head Start
- Mental health services