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December 30, 2015Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Parenting Tips Espanol, Positive Parenting, Positive Parenting Espanolby Shelby Schnell

Backtalk

Backtalk is a hot topic for most parents because it’s one of those behaviors that most parents just can’t stand. Being met with backtalk after asking our children to get ready for bed, or come inside for dinner, pushes our buttons because it feels disrespectful. Instantly we feel like we …

December 23, 2015Kohl’s Building Blocks, Positive Parenting, Positive Parenting Espanolby Shelby Schnell

Helping Children Develop Active Listening Skills

You speak, your child doesn’t respond. Sound familiar? “Honey, make your bed please.” “Remember to feed the dog.” “Stop hitting your brother.” The list of parental requests goes on and on. Why is it that so often your requests go unanswered? There are probably many answers to that question, but …

December 16, 2015Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocksby Shelby Schnell

The Upside of Interrupting

Interrupting is a natural, and healthy, part of a child’s development as they test limits with any and all adults. A young child’s job is to find the wiggle room in relationships, helping them determine boundaries and limits with others. Developmentally, a young child’s brain up until the age of …

December 9, 2015Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips Espanol, Positive Parenting Espanolby Shelby Schnell

Toilet Training

All children develop at their own pace. As a result, there is no set age for a child to begin toilet training. Therefore, it is important that a child be ready to begin toilet training. Age 2 is a good time for parents to begin looking for signs that their …

December 2, 2015Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Parenting Tips Espanol, Positive Parenting, Positive Parenting Espanolby Shelby Schnell

Behavior Charts

Behavior charts are great tools for encouraging children to work on positive social skills. Adults love behavior charts because they help with consistency. Kids love behavior charts because they help others take notice of their hard work. If you decide that a behavior chart is something you’d like to try, …

November 25, 2015Health & Wellness, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Preventative Careby Shelby Schnell

Being Physically Active Together as a Family

Today, nearly 1 in 3 children (ages 2 – 17) are overweight or obese. This is causing children to experience an increase in health problems, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which normally would not have been experienced until adulthood. It is important that at …

November 18, 2015Penfield Children's Centerby Shelby Schnell

BEHAVIOR CLINIC RECEIVES NATIONAL ENDORSEMENT

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November 18, 2015Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Safetyby Shelby Schnell

Childhood Sexual Abuse

Child sexual abuse is an often overlooked and under-reported crime that affects many children every year. It is estimated that 1 out of 10 children will experience sexual abuse by the time they are 18 years old. Although we have this statistic, it is estimated that the number could be …

November 11, 2015How To’s, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Positive Parentingby Shelby Schnell

Creating Art Projects with Children

Looking for a fun craft to do with your child? Grab a piece of paper and look around the house for at least two different types of art supplies. Art supplies can include items such as markers, crayons, tissue paper, glue, feathers, toilet paper rolls, yarn, shoe boxes and magazines. …

November 4, 2015Health Conditions, Kohl’s Building Blocksby Shelby Schnell

What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech?

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a neurologically based motor-speech disorder and causes children to have difficulty making sounds, syllables, and words. The brain knows what it wants to say, but there is a problem getting the signals needed to move the child’s lips, jaw, and tongue in order to …

Backtalk

Helping Children Develop Active Listening Skills

The Upside of Interrupting

Toilet Training

Behavior Charts

Being Physically Active Together as a Family

BEHAVIOR CLINIC RECEIVES NATIONAL ENDORSEMENT

Childhood Sexual Abuse

Creating Art Projects with Children

What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech?

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