In this newsletter, we have included strategies to help put active supervision in place as well as tips for supervising fun activities with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

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In this newsletter, we will discuss these active supervision strategies and have included additional tips to keep infants, toddlers, and preschoolers safe.

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In this newsletter, we will discuss an approach that helps you engage the family to jointly address the child’s behavior by: documenting occurrences over a period of time, scheduling a conference to have a non-judgmental discussion with the family, agreeing to a shared behavior modification plan, and continuing to discuss the child’s progress.

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This newsletter features ways to partner with families of the children in your care.

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The Basic Health and Safety Practices: Child Care Provider's Guide has been prepared for you as a guide to health and safety best practices.  Download the guide here: reducedBasicHealth&SafetyGuide_FINAL

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This newsletter explores "Big Body Play", a type of active play that is physical and often rough and tumble.  The benefits of such play are discussed, as are common concerns about this type of play and tips for ensuring children's safety.

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In this newsletter, we will share many uses and benefits of block play for young children at different developmental stages.

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This newsletter will focus on daily interactions that you can have with your child to support their brain development.

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In this newsletter, we will discuss how large muscle movements build children's brain at each age level and offer tips for incorporating these activities into everyday routines.

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This newsletter will provide tips for you to use with your infant, toddler, or preschooler, as well as suggest activities that promote scientific thinking that you can do with your child at home.

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This newsletter focuses on ways to partner with your child care provider.

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In this newsletter, we will offer tips for book sharing with children at each age level—infants, toddlers and preschoolers. We will also introduce, “dialogic reading,” a book sharing technique especially suitable for toddlers and preschoolers.

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This newsletter will highlight activities and discuss ways to facilitate good listening skills in your child care environment and for each age level – infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

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In this newsletter, we will discuss ways to promote good listening skills at each age level – infants, toddlers and preschoolers, and highlight activities that give children practice in listening.

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Newsletter that includes information to help you support your child build his/her responsibility.

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This newsletter will feature the powerful effect that caregivers' relationships and interactions have on emotional well-being, three overarching child care practices that build strong relationships, and nine indicators of responsive caregiving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This newsletter focuses on building trusting relationships with the families of children in your care and your role in talking with families about their child's development and any special needs.

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Becoming multi-lingual is often an asset in the world today.  However, it can be difficult to support young children whose home language differs from the one used in the care setting. This newsletter explores language development and the ways in which care providers can support the needs of dual language learners.  Benefits and concerns about dual language exposure are addressed.

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This newsletter describes some common oral health concerns that affect young children, in particular infants and toddlers, and gives you recommendations to promote oral hygiene in your program as well as tips that you can share with families.

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This newsletter discusses common skin disorders, both non-contagious and contagious, and the importance of daily health checks when children arrive each day.

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The Choosing Child Care booklet provides information on child care alternatives available to families.

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The Choosing Child Care brochure provides families with information on what to look for in a quality child care provider.  Various child care options are presented, as well as a step-by-step checklist that will help families with their child care decision.

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This newsletter discusses the importance of consistency of care to the development of social emotional skills in young children  - especially for children who may exhibit social-emotional difficulties.  Resources and tips for addressing these concerns are provided.

 

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This month's issue will focus on our state and national recommendations for knowledge and skills needed by those responsible for the care of young children.

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In this newsletter, tips on these sometimes overlooked aspects of business planning will be shared from Tom Copeland’s book “Family Child Care Business Planning Guide.”

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This newsletter will discuss how critical thinking develops and will provide tips and strategies for helping young children learn this skill at each age level– infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

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This newsletter will discuss how critical thinking develops and will provide tips and strategies for helping young children learn this skill at each age level– infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

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This newsletter discusses common safety concerns that could result in injury and insurance claims.  Seven common dangers are discussed and safety tips for avoiding these dangers are provided.

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In this newsletter, we'll share ideas from professional organizations as well as strategies for how to implement DAP in your program.

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This newsletter will focus on the development of self-control, and will present strategies for promoting self-control at each age level – infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

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This newsletter will focus on the development of self-control, and will present strategies for nurturing self-control in infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

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This newsletter contains developmental milestones to be aware of in infancy, the toddler years, and preschool years.

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This newsletter contains developmental milestones to be aware of in infancy, the toddler years, and preschool years

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This newsletter will talk about ways to utilize prevention, guidance, and consequence techniques when disciplining young children. In addition, age-appropriate activities for your infant, toddler, and preschooler are given.

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In this newsletter, we will share research which describes the: benefits of dramatic play, components of dramatic play, and strategies for facilitating dramatic play.

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This newsletter will focus on the “Three T’s”, three steps for ensuring a language-rich environment, adapted from University of Chicago’s “Thirty Million Words Initiative.” 

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This newsletter will provide you with simple actions you can take to instill healthy eating habits in your child. By encouraging good eating habits now, you can make a huge impact on his healthy lifestyle in the future.

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Forming healthy eating habits begins early. Consistently teaching your child to eat nutritiously will help his growth, development, and overall health throughout his life.

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By establishing routines you are helping your child to feel safe, loved, and cared for.

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This newsletter will provide you with some money-saving tips and inexpensive activities to help you stay on budget and have fun with your young child.

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Sometimes conflicts arise when parents and caregivers have different expectations of each other. The following topics may provide a starting place for discussions.

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This newsletter will provide you with food safety tips for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

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This newsletter will focus on strategies, tips and examples for promoting a growth mindset in young children by: using process-praise, paying attention to what children are doing, and using questioning strategies.

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Math experiences in the early childhood years can greatly increase the likelihood of success in mathematics.

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This newsletter will focus on understanding your child’s temperament. It also provides age-appropriate activities you can do with your child, with modifications to fit his temperament.

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This newsletter will focus on understanding your child's temperament.

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The way families handle stress and model how to cope with challenges affects how a child grows and develops. This newsletter gives tips on how you can support your child and gives age-specific activities for your infant, toddler, and preschooler.

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This newsletter focuses on recommendations for responsible use of electronic media in supporting a child's healthy development.

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This month's newsletter will focus on some of the following key messages from the American Academy of Pediatrics Media Research Symposium that encourage parents in the responsible use of electronic media in a way that supports their child's healthy development.

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This newsletter will focus on suggested ways you can introduce and support your child’s learning about her cultural heritage. Activities that incorporate cultural traditions and practices that you can do with your infant, toddler, and preschooler are also included.

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This newsletter addresses information provided by the Center for Disease Control on a few common vaccine-preventable diseases in young children, as well as tips on making immunization visits more positive for your child.

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This newsletter will discuss examples of loose parts that you can include in your child's play setting and tips for using these materials effectively with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

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This newsletter will outline the steps for intentionally planning learning activities to engage young children, and will highlight the importance of setting goals for each child, the benefits of using a lesson plan, and key ideas to keep in mind when planning.

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In this newsletter, we’ll show you: Labels to look for when purchasing art materials, Information from Penn State Better Kid Care on the health and safety basics of providing art experiences, Insert: Art materials for infants and toddlers: What’s safe and what’s not.

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This newsletter provides additional ideas on how to childproof your home for each age group and suggests safe activities you can do with your child at home.

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This newsletter will focus on safety issues that need to be paid close attention to for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. In addition, age appropriate activities are also included.

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This newsletter will focus on safety issues that need to be addressed for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

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In this newsletter, tips on how to do cooking activities with children, including safety considerations, will be shared. Also included are some fun recipes to try!

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In this newsletter, tips on how to do cooking activities with children, including safety considerations, will be shared. We will also include some fun recipes to try!

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In this newsletter we will discuss ways to use media that support children's language development.

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This newsletter focuses on ways of introducing math concepts to your child.

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Learning to Grow Developmental Guidelines and Early Learning Activities for Infants and Toddlers book provides information on the growth and development of young children (birth to 48 months) and includes samples of simple-to-do activities that can be done with infants and toddlers to support their development. A "How This Helps" section for each activity describes the ways in which a child's development is influenced by engaging in the activity. To order this book, please use the Learning to Grow order form LTG activity books order form_Jan2016

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This newsletter will discuss how to facilitate loose parts play with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Examples that you can include in your child care environment are provided with tips for using these materials effectively.

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In this newsletter, we will use the information from standards to focus on risk management in child care with pets and how to keep parents informed.

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This newsletter will discuss typical issues that might need to be addressed when a family member or friend takes on the caregiving responsibility for your child. We’ll also present strategies and tips for building understanding between parents and care providers as the child grows from infants, to toddlers and preschoolers.

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This newsletter will discuss some of the ways child care providers can buffer stress and become resilient in the face of the challenges of this work.

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In this newsletter, we will provide the following information about NAFCC accreditation: Purpose, Philosophy, Content Areas of the Quality Standards, and Self-Assessment Process.

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This newsletter will talk about ways that you can encourage and support your child's curiosity and creativity.

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This newsletter focuses on outdoor play activities for you do to with your child.

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In this newsletter, we will discuss the benefits of planning for children, and give you guidelines for planning rich experiences and activities for your child at each age level – infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

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In this newsletter, we will focus on the positive guidance strategy of redirection and offer tips and examples for using this strategy with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

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This newsletter provides dental care information for each age group along with activities you can do with your child to help encourage healthy dental habits.

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This newsletter is filled with practical ideas on establishing routines with your child and age-appropriate activities that you can do at home to promote a healthy emotional growth.

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This newsletter will provide reading tips for you to use with your infant, toddler, or preschooler as well as suggest reading activities that you can do with your child at home.

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In this newsletter, we’ll describe what is known about how toxic stress brought on by multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) affects children’s developing brains and bodies. We’ll conclude with the powerful positive impact your relationships with children have that buffers the potential damage.

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In this newsletter, we will offer tips and suggest activities to promote your child’s scientific thinking at each age level – infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

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This newsletter will discuss the importance of developing rituals for young children and will offer examples that you can use to help ease separation anxiety with infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

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In this newsletter, we will focus on one of the significant parent and child care provider behaviors that support children’s brain development: Serve and Return Interactions.

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This newsletter will focus on ways to show your child how important he is to you. It will also include ideas of age-appropriate activities you may enjoy doing together with your child.

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This newsletter will present information on: the Family Partnership Guidelines adopted by the State of Hawaii in 2013 and Strategies for implementing family partnerships.

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This newsletter will illuminate important approaches to learning that affect later school success and provide examples of how family child care providers can support chidren's positive approaches to learning.

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This newsletter will offer tips for communicating with young children and identifying the kinds of interactions and language experiences that support their language and literacy development.

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In this newsletter, we'll introduce the basic longevity and happiness concepts promoted by The Blue Zones Project; which you can incorporate on your own, and into your daily living to: alleviate stress, pursue well-being, and find greater happiness in your profession.

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In this newsletter, we will discuss hand washing and other good hygiene habits for each age group - infants, toddlers, and preschoolers - and offer tips for teaching and incorporating them into your child's everyday routine.

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In this newsletter, we will offer tips and questions to ask yourself when selecting a toy for each age level – infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

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This month's newsletter Understanding Autism will feature information to help you support children with autism.

In this newsletter, we will discuss activities that promote the learning of math concepts at each age level - infants, toddlers and preschoolers - and offer tips and examples for using "math talk" to increase your child's mathematical understanding.

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This newsletter discusses the importance of positive guidance for developing social skills, self-regulation and cooperation; all important skills that help to prepare young children to enter school.  Examples of how positive guidance is used with different age groups are presented.

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Newsletter that includes information to support you in guiding your child's behavior.

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Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers behave and communicate differently. Positive guidance for each age group is different.

This newsletter will discuss examples of using specific process-oriented praise, and will present strategies and tips for using praise effectively.

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This newsletter will present some common behaviors you may see in your infant, toddler, and preschooler, ways to support and address their behavior, including ways to redirect your child’s attention in various situations

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This newsletter will address the important role that you play in your child’s brain development, and offer strategies and tips for increasing serve and return opportunities with your child.

 

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In this newsletter, we’ll explore the qualities that define family child care as a bona fide profession and encourages providers to reflect on what they can do to create a professional atmosphere.

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This newsletter will discuss some foundational pieces to developing empathy, and will present strategies for at each age level—infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

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This newsletter will discuss these foundational pieces to developing empathy, and will present strategies at each age level—infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

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In this newsletter you will learn why play is so important in a child's development and how it helps the brain grow and learn.

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This newsletter will focus on activities you can do with your child that encourages her to use and develop her small muscles, especially those in her fingers and hands.

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This newsletter provides some information and activities to help you support your child’s large muscle development and have fun with her in the process.

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