Tragedies like the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT evoke many emotions—sadness, helplessness, anger, confusion, and anxiety. Children may wonder if their home, school, and community are safe, although they may not necessarily verbalize their concerns. Parents and caregivers can help children understand these concerns by allowing them to ask questions and […]
Relationships
Make Your Holiday a Special Time
Amidst the holiday decorations, music, special events and the “to do” list I trust that you are savoring some time for yourself to look for the good things and absorb the special moments with your children. It might be a good time to take a look at the things on the list and evaluate the […]
Top 10 Toys for Infants and Young Children
In the spirit of the upcoming holidays, here is a top 10 list for Infants and Young Children from the blog of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), found here. Here’s My Top 10 Toy Ideas for Infants! 1. Measuring cups and spoons to shake, rattle, and roll 2. Plastic containers to stack, […]
Helping Young Children Through Stressful Times
Authored by Pat Holmes, Family & Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension Educator Causes of stress for children come from both positive and negative experiences in their lives such as starting school or day care, a birthday party, birth of a new sibling, camping out for the first time, separation/divorce of a parent, change […]
Exercise Your Right to Vote
Citizenship is more than where you are born or live. It’s about a choice to share in the community in which you live. A community is built by building relationships between individuals in the same area. It means you practice making life better for those that you share with. “Good citizenship is knowing about the […]
Parents Helping Young Children
Causes of stress for children come from both positive and negative experiences in their lives such as starting school or day care, a birthday party, birth of a new sibling, camping out for the first time, separation/divorce of a parent, change of parent’s employment, moving to a new location, a sleep-over, homelessness, family illness, or […]