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May 10, 2023Behavior & Discipline, Kohl’s Building Blocksby

Four New Responses to Try When Managing Your Child’s Temper Tantrums

What is a tantrum? Tantrums. Those dreaded crying and screaming spells where your toddler thinks their whole world is ending because they couldn’t have the purple fruit snack instead of the red one. Every parent knows that a tantrum is no joke. Their child is now inconsolable over the smallest …
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February 21, 2023Kohl’s Building Blocksby

Black History Month Children’s Book Collection

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January 23, 2023Early Education, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Uncategorizedby

4 Language Skills Developed During Reading

What is language development?Language development in babies and toddlers encompasses verbal and nonverbal forms of communication, skills which rapidly increase as the child grows and develops. These communication skills are broken down into two areas: receptive and expressive language. Receptive language is our ability to understand messages we hear, see …
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September 13, 2022Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocksby

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With Your Kids

Hispanic Heritage Month is a month-long celebration that pays tribute to the contribution of Americans that trace their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean. The celebration honors the rich culture, history and contributions this community has made on the culture and …
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October 25, 2021Uncategorizedby

Birth to 3 Services During COVID-19

  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Birth to 3 Program supports families during the pandemic!  It is critical now more than ever for families and doctors or others who work with Wisconsin families to take notice of developmental concerns in young children. While families and health care providers …
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August 18, 2021Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tipsby

Make Your Own Maracas!

By: Rebecca Michelsen, M.Ed., MCHES, Community Outreach & Education Specialist, Penfield Children’s Center Music is a great way for children to learn and develop their skills while having some fun. One fun way to do this is by making your own maracas at home.  Children will work on fine motor …
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August 17, 2021Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tipsby

How to Diffuse Sibling Arguments

By: Rebecca Michelsen, M.Ed., MCHES, Community Outreach & Education Specialist, Penfield Children’s Center Music is a great way for children to learn and develop their skills while having some fun. One fun way to do this is by making your own maracas at home.  Children will work on fine motor …
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August 17, 2021Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tipsby

Fear of Bugs that Sting!

By: Rebecca Michelsen, M.Ed., MCHES, Community Outreach & Education Specialist, Penfield Children’s Center My daughter loves playing outdoors and one of her favorite activities is looking at bugs.  However, recently while playing outdoors, she was stung by a hornet.  Now she is fearful of any bug that flies near her. …
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August 17, 2021Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tipsby

How to Cope with a Child’s Chronic Pain

By: Sophie Gilbert, Penfield Children’s Center Despite the fact that over 1.7 million children in the United States are known to have chronic pain, it remains an under-recognized health problem for kids and teens (Rachael Coakley, Ph.D.) For a parent, it can be devastating to watch your child endure pain …
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July 2, 2021Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tipsby

Confetti Poppers!

By: Rebecca Michelsen, M.Ed., MCHES, Community Outreach & Education Specialist, Penfield Children’s Center Looking for a fun safe alternative to fireworks for children to use at an upcoming celebration. Consider making confetti poppers. This is a fun activity for 4th of July celebrations, birthdays and even New Year’s Eve parties.  …
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