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December 7, 2016Kohl’s Building Blocks, Personal Perspectivesby

Holiday Round-Up: Promote Learning through Play with Developmentally Appropriate Toys

By: Cristina Moreno, Bilingual Outreach Specialist, Penfield Children’s Center The holidays are a time of celebration, great company, and good cheer. Unfortunately, the holidays can also be a time of great spending. While there are many ways to trim your holiday budget by adopting traditions with friends and family such …
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December 6, 2016Penfield Children's Centerby

2016 HOLIDAY PARTY

The 2016 Holiday Party was a success and welcomed more than 800 guests!  We are so thankful to Kohl’s and all our wonderful volunteers who helped make this event possible. Families crafted holiday necklaces, snowflakes and hats, enjoyed music and snacks, and each child took home a very special gift. …
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November 30, 2016Kohl’s Building Blocks, Personal Perspectivesby

Baby Colds

By: Cristina Moreno, Bilingual Outreach Specialist, Penfield Children’s Center We may be having an oddly mild fall season so far, but while the nice weather makes being outdoors enjoyable, the measly common cold is keeping more than a handful of people in bed on the last few nice days of …
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November 23, 2016Kohl’s Building Blocks, Positive Parenting, Positive Parenting Espanolby

Rooming In With Your Baby

Rooming in means that the baby stays with his/her mother during the entire hospital stay, instead of going to a nursery. It can be comforting to both the mother and baby to practice rooming in and can help the mother pick up on the baby’s hunger cues and establish a …
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November 16, 2016Kohl’s Building Blocks, Safetyby

Car Seats Aren’t Cribs: Safe Sleep for Baby

Infant car seats have become popular for more than just securing a baby in the car. They can be used to transfer him while in a stroller, at the store or from room to room, especially if he is sleeping. Even if you don’t want to wake a peacefully sleeping …
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November 9, 2016Kohl’s Building Blocks, Personal Perspectivesby

Starting Solids

By: Cristina Moreno, Bilingual Outreach Specialist, Penfield Children’s Center Introducing your baby to his first solid foods is a very exciting milestone, but it can also raise a lot of questions about what is healthy, appropriate, and safe to offer children under 12 months. Natalie Alcaraz, Health Project Coordinator and …
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November 2, 2016Early Education, Kohl’s Building Blocksby

Creating a Montessori Space at Home

By: Virginia Kamp, Lead Teacher, Penfield Montessori Academy Imagine for a moment what the world must look like to the toddler.  They watch as adults move around, and everything seems to be so easy for us… but for them, it can sometimes feel as though everything they want to explore …
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October 27, 2016Health & Wellness, Health & Wellness Espanol, Kohl’s Building Blocksby

The Importance of Mental Health during Pregnancy and After Baby Arrives

By: Lisa Edwards, Ph.D., Dept. of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, Marquette University Ask any parent and they will tell you that the changes that come with having a baby are almost indescribable. There are hormonal fluctuations and lack of sleep, as well as lifestyle changes in daily activities and …
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October 19, 2016Penfield Children's Centerby

CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS WEBINAR

Didn’t get a chance to join us for our webinar about challenging behaviors? Tune in to our recorded version at your convenience and learn about management strategies to use with young children and how to react to behavior problems: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/395831161151482115
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October 19, 2016Kohl’s Building Blocks, Personal Perspectivesby

Screen Time Part 2 of 2: The Importance of Spending Screen Free Time with Our Kids

By: Cristina Moreno, Bilingual Outreach Specialist, Penfield Children’s Center I know, I just wrote about how some screen time for kids is not all that bad, but now I am going to share why I still think it is important to spend screen free time together.  When we think of …
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