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presented by D25 Early Childhood Team September 14, 2018 @ 10:00am January 18, 2019 @ 10:00am October 12, 2018 @ 1:30pm February 15, 2019 @ 1:30pm November 16, 2018 @ 10:00am April 26, 2019 @ 1:30 Come explore early childhood with your child! This monthly interactive event will provide parents with hands-on experiences encouraging language, social emotional, functional, fine motor, pre-academic, gross motor development. Families will learn through play by sharing some of the daily activities that are part of our curriculum. Early Childhood team members will facilitate the activities and share helpful tips on ways that parents can generalize these skills to the home environment. Helping Young Children Manage Anxiety presented by Nicole Miller, D25 Early Childhood Social Worker October 18, 2018 @ 1:00pm and 6:00pm Everyone experiences anxiety from time to time. We cannot eliminate anxiety but we can help children learn how to manage it. This presentation will provide parents with information about different types of anxiety and research-based strategies on how they can help their children. Participants will receive helpful tips and tricks along with with references on emotional skill development. Teach Me What to Do ~ Strategies for Better Behavior presented by Gina Musielski, StarNet Family Resource Specialist November 27, 2018 @ 6:00pm Many parents find themselves struggling with the challenging behavior of their young child periodically. This presentation will help parents think about the whys behind behavior and provide effective strategies based on the Pyramid Model to teach skills for social emotional competency. Parents will be given tips for positive motivation, tools to build their child’s ‘emotional literacy’, and practical tips to develop better behavior. Parents will receive helpful handouts to reference as well as useful resources on positive behavior. Early Childhood to Kindergarten Transition presented by Diane Kaffka, D25 Early Childhood Coordinator January 8, 2019 @ 9:15am, 1:00pm and 6:00pm Transitions are easier when families understand the process. This presentation will help participants understand the kindergarten transition process including the timeline, continuum of kindergarten supports in D25, how to be an active member in the transition process, and to understand the components of a kindergarten IEP. Parents will come away from this workshop with a better understanding of what to expect as their children move on to kindergarten. I Can Do It Myself! Teaching Skills for Independence Early presented by Gina Musielski, StarNet Family Resource Specialist March 6, 2019 @ 9:15am From the moment their children are born, parents are teaching. Whether spoken or not, the sincere hope of every parent is to raise responsible, independent, young adults by the time they are old enough to leave the nest. When a child has special needs, parents may find themselves being more protective, and may find themselves holding back to wait for the time when their child is ‘ready’. Yet, these key life skills can have great influence on other skills learning. In this workshop we’ll talk about the importance of starting early- to promote self-esteem and motivation for independence, and we’ll share activities and strategies for developing skills for independence in young children. Encouraging Language Development presented by D25 Early Childhood Speech Language Pathologists April 16, 2019 @ 9:15am and 1:00pm Come have a conversation with our speech language pathologists! This presentation will provide parents with ideas on how to encourage language development. We’ll discuss many ways families can promote language develop in their daily activities. Participants will receive helpful tip sheets and resources for language development activities.
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