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5 Sep · Lauren Till · No Comments

Healthy Hygiene

Learning healthy hygiene habits can cause any child to struggle. Children who have disabilities might have additional trouble learning these habits, but promoting a child’s independence is important. Here are some things to keep in mind when instructing a child in healthy hygiene: Photo Credit Realistic Expectations: Know when the child is ready to take …

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1 Sep · Lauren Till · No Comments

Grade-Level Reading

Check out this video from the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and visit http://gradelevelreading.net/ to learn more.

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25 Aug · Lauren Till · No Comments

7 Readiness Skills Kindergarten Teachers Look For

If your child’s preschool years are coming to an end, your thoughts are probably turning toward kindergarten. But is your child ready to move on to the “big” school? What skills do kindergarten teachers expect their new students to have? To help answer those questions (and ease your mind), the team at Scholastic asked kindergarten …

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19 Aug · Lauren Till · No Comments

Family Engagement

Help Me Grow is designed to help connect children and families to needed services. The latest blog post from Dr. Paul Dworkin, founder of Help Me Grow, helps us to consider how we can reach families where they are and provide the best possible connections. Below is a snippet – click here to read more. …

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7 Aug · Lauren Till · No Comments

Let’s Play!

Let’s Play! ZERO TO THREE is a national nonprofit organization focused specifically on the healthy development of babies and toddlers. They’ve released a new app for Apple and Android products. Check out Let’s Play! “Let’s Play provides parents and grandparents with fun ideas for keeping babies and toddlers entertained and learning, especially during daily routines like …

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29 Jul · Lauren Till · No Comments

Art in Development

Creative arts help children develop motor skills, language, decision making, visual learning, inventiveness, cultural awareness, and academics. Check out this article from PBS to learn more about the impact of art on your child’s development. Then check out these ideas for projects to do with your little one!

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16 Jul · Lauren Till · No Comments

Let’s Read, Let’s Move!

Check out this important reminder from the Corporation for National and Community Service: United We Serve: Let’s Read. Let’s Move. calls on all Americans to participate in combating summer reading loss and childhood obesity through volunteering and service this summer. Our nation’s youth need guidance to help build fit bodies and strong minds. Working together, …

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4 Jul · Lauren Till · No Comments

Happy Independence Day!

From everyone at Help Me Grow Alabama, we wish you a very happy Independence Day! Photo Credit

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Help Me Grow Alabama

Help Me Grow Alabama is an affiliate of the Help Me Grow National Network and a program of the Alabama Partnership for Children.

 

Help Me Grow Alabama is funded by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education through the Preschool Development Grant and the Alabama Department of Human Resources.

 

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