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May 1, 2020Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Parenting Tips Espanol, Positive Parenting, Positive Parenting Espanolby

Simple Steps to Help Children Through Challenging Times: #2 One Day at a Time

By: Kari Walters, LPC-IT, Evaluation Coordinator/Licensed Professional Counselor In-Training When we think back to our preschool or kindergarten days, almost all of us will be able to recall a daily schedule of some variety that hung on the wall of our classrooms. These schedules included a list of activities that …
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May 1, 2020Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Parenting Tips Espanol, Positive Parenting, Positive Parenting Espanolby

Simple Steps to Help Young Children through Challenging Times: #1 Tell Me How You Feel

By: Kari Walters, LPC-IT, Evaluation Coordinator/Licensed Professional Counselor In-Training As creatures of habit, humans tend to resist change. We enjoy going about our lives knowing what will come next, and appreciate the comfort and security that routines provide. As a result, anxiety can occur when these reliable activities are pulled …
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March 19, 2020Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Parenting Tips Espanol, Positive Parenting, Positive Parenting Espanolby

How to be a Positive Male Role Model

By: Casey Parr, Community Outreach and Marketing Specialist, Penfield Children’s Center Hector is an Early Education teacher at Penfield Children’s Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a male, he is rare in his field. According to the National Education Association, more than 75% of teachers in the United States are female …
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March 6, 2020Health & Wellness, Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Positive Parenting, Positive Parenting Espanolby

When Your Child Breaks a Bone

By: Casey Parr, Community Outreach and Marketing Specialist, Penfield Children’s Center There is nothing scarier than when your child gets hurt. Your role is to keep your child safe but still give them freedom to try things and sometimes that results in injuries. Bone breaks, otherwise known as fractures, are …
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February 14, 2020Health & Wellness, Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Positive Parenting, Positive Parenting Espanolby

Talking to Children About Addiction

By: Casey Parr, Community Outreach and Marketing Specialist Addiction is a difficult topic for children to understand and even more challenging for them to observe and experience through their parents. If you work directly with children who have parents with addiction issues or come from a family with adults who …
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January 29, 2020Developmental Milestones, Early Education, Early Education Espanol, Health & Wellness, Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Positive Parenting, Positive Parenting Espanolby

Montessori Toys Increase Children’s Independence

By: Casey Parr, Community Outreach and Marketing Specialist A natural part of growing up is for children to continually take on more responsibility as they crave independence. Did you know that the toys you choose for your child, even from a young age, can help them develop independence? The category …
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October 10, 2019Developmental Milestones, Down Syndrome, Early Education, Early Education Espanol, Health & Wellness, Home & Family, Home & Family Espanol, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Parenting Tips Espanol, Positive Parenting, Positive Parenting Espanolby

Be a Good Advocate to Children with Down Syndrome

By: Jamie Hepburn, Gigi’s Playhouse and Penfield Children’s Center Children with Down syndrome enjoy learning and playing, spending time with friends, creating art and so much more! It’s important to encourage your child to be friends with children of all abilities. Here are do’s and don’ts for being a good …
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September 30, 2019Autism, Autism Espanol, Developmental Milestones, Early Education, Early Education Espanol, Health & Wellness, Health Conditions, Health Conditions Espanol, Home & Family, Home & Family Espanol, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Parenting Tips Espanol, Positive Parentingby

Make a Sensory Bin

By: Natasha Griffin, M.Ed. Family Studies, Katie Beckett Medicaid Consultant, Penfield Children’s Center Children love to learn through play. As they explore their world, they develop skills that will carry them through life. A great way to encourage your child’s love of learning is by making a sensory bin. This …
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September 30, 2019Behavior & Discipline, Behavior & Discipline Espanol, Behavioral Disorders, Early Education, Health & Wellness, Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Parenting Tips Espanol, Positive Parentingby

Moody Kids

By: Stephanie Shabangu, Penfield Children’s Center No child is happy-go-lucky 100% of the time. And, it’s important to honor all of your child’s emotions because it’s healthy to express happiness, sadness, anger and excitement. But, if your little one seems to respond negatively often, it might be time to intervene, …
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September 5, 2019Health & Wellness, Health Conditions, Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tipsby

5 Things Parents Should Know About Enterovirus

By Angela Tonozzi, MD, MS, Aurora Health Care What is Enterovirus EV-D68? Enteroviruses are very common respiratory illnesses that typically display symptoms of a cold. People tend to experience these viruses during the summer and fall months. EV-D68 infections are a smaller, less common subset of enteroviruses. They are usually …
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The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has awarded Froedtert Hospital, in collaboration with Penfield Children’s Center, funding to improve maternal and infant health outcomes in Wisconsin.
26 Oct, 2023
Penfield Children's Center Appoints Sharif Mansur as Vice President of People & Culture
26 Oct, 2023

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