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July 11, 2013Penfield Children's Centerby Shelby Schnell

PENFIELD CHILDREN’S CENTER ROCKED AT SUMMERFEST!

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July 10, 2013Health & Wellness, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Nutrition, Uncategorizedfood, health and wellness, healthy, nutrition, snacksby Shelby Schnell

Healthy Choices for Toddlers

Amy Bontempo, Family Programs Coordinator at Penfield Children’s Center Teaching good nutrition starts early in life. Set by example. A parent who chooses to live a healthy lifestyle will teach his/her child to do the same. Offer food choices from every food group, a collection of foods that share similar …

July 5, 2013Early Education, Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocksfamily, home, literacy, Reading to your childby Shelby Schnell

It’s Reading Time!

The ultimate goal of learning how to read is to build understanding. It is important to provide opportunities to read aloud to your child and inspire him or her to practice every day. Here are some tips to make reading time with your child an enjoyable and educational experience: Read …

June 28, 2013Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Positive ParentingRaising a child with special needsby Shelby Schnell

Remembering the Toy Analogy: A Parent’s Perspective on Raising a Child with Special Needs

As I sat down to write this, I didn’t realize what I was going to re-discover. As I stared at the computer to figure out what to share about my unique experience of parenting a child with special needs I was struggling with how to begin. In the eight years …

June 28, 2013Growing Up, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Positive ParentingDevelopment, early learning, kids, touchpointsby Shelby Schnell

The Benefits of Understanding Touchpoints – A Theory of Child Development by T. Berry Brazelton

Touchpoints is an evidence-based theory of child development that refers to periods in a child’s life where he or she starts doing something new after an old and predictable behavior stops, i.e., a child starts to walk shortly after he or she stops sleeping through the night. This theory is …

June 28, 2013Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Safetybabies, health and wellness, safety, sleepby Shelby Schnell

Safe Sleep for Babies

Why It’s Important Unintentional suffocation is the leading cause of injury-related death among infants, according to Safe Kids Worldwide. In 2010, 1,176 children died from unintentional suffocation. In 2011, 22,791 children were treated in emergency departments for nonfatal inhalation or suffocation. Most childhood suffocation, choking, and strangulation incidents occur at …

June 28, 2013Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocksconflict, family, home, kidsby Shelby Schnell

Teaching Your Child Conflict Resolution

For many, acting defensive or aggressive is a natural response to conflict. However, it is important that children learn effective conflict resolution skills that promote peaceful ways of solving problems between individuals. Learning to deal with conflict in a friendly manner will help your child understand the importance of healthy …

June 28, 2013Health Conditions, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Medically-Fragilehealth conditions, medically fragile, special needsby Shelby Schnell

What is Medically Fragile?

A child is defined as “medically fragile” when, due to abuse or neglect, illness, congenital disorder or brain injury, he/she requires medications, treatments and/or specialized care or equipment. Some conditions that may qualify a child as medically fragile are: Fetal alcohol syndrome Chronic conditions such as Cystic Fibrosis, Down syndrome …

June 28, 2013Kohl’s Building Blocks, Uncategorizedfood, health and wellness, healthy, nutritionby Shelby Schnell

Helping Your Child Eat Right

Mindy Schaefer, M.A., Certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech Language Pathology There are reasons why toddlers and young children can be “picky” eaters. Often parents will say “he loved that food yesterday and now he won’t touch it.” Why is this? We know that in the first year of life …

June 27, 2013Developmental Milestones, Health & Wellness, Kohl’s Building BlocksDevelopment, kids, milestonesby Shelby Schnell

Developmental Milestones: Two Months

The way your child learns, plays, and acts shows you important steps in development. All children grow and develop at their own rate. However, most follow a predictable skill path along the way. These skill paths are called developmental milestones; skills that most children can perform by a certain age. …

PENFIELD CHILDREN’S CENTER ROCKED AT SUMMERFEST!

Healthy Choices for Toddlers

It’s Reading Time!

Remembering the Toy Analogy: A Parent’s Perspective on Raising a Child with Special Needs

The Benefits of Understanding Touchpoints – A Theory of Child Development by T. Berry Brazelton

Safe Sleep for Babies

Teaching Your Child Conflict Resolution

What is Medically Fragile?

Helping Your Child Eat Right

Developmental Milestones: Two Months

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