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November 1, 2013Growing Up, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Positive Parentingby

Helping Your Child’s Speech Development

Hearing a child’s first words is an exciting experience for every parent.  What many parents don’t know, however, is how easily they can help their child learn new words and use language to communicate wants and needs. There are many simple ways to promote language development when your child starts …
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October 27, 2013How To, How To’s, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Positive Parenting, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , by

How to Help Babies Learn Through Their Senses

Our five senses – vision, hearing, smell, touch and taste – help us learn about and move through our world. But, did you know there are two more senses that we employ every day?  They are called vestibular and proprioception. The vestibular sense makes us aware of our head.  It …
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October 11, 2013Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Positive Parenting, Uncategorized, , , , by

Understanding School-Based and Medically-Based Therapies

Medically-based therapies are looked at much differently in Birth-to-Three programming than programming for school-age children.  Early Intervention is a system of coordinated services that promotes the child’s growth and development and supports families during the critical early years.  In the United States, Early Intervention services for eligible children and families …
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September 13, 2013Growing Up, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Positive Parenting, , by

Establishing Routines for Home, Bedtime and the Classroom

Routines give children a sense of security and help them develop self-discipline. As adults, we don’t realize the number of times per day our children’s routines are disrupted and how that can affect them. Every day, children experience developmental change without much upheaval, but environmental changes in routine need to be …
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September 11, 2013Birth-to-three, Health Conditions, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Positive Parenting, , , by

Navigating Individual Education Programs for Children Turning Three

The following information includes tips for meetings, parental advice for participating and navigating IEPs, IEP goals, how to navigate paperwork, how to navigate the law, and negotiating strategies to get what you want and what your child deserves. Individual Education Program (IEP) Under U.S. federal law, IEPs can be developed …
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August 29, 2013Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Positive Parenting, , by

Transitioning Your Child to Day Care

Change is Hard For Everyone The time has come for your baby or toddler to start day care.  Many questions run through a parent’s mind: “Will they like it?” and “Can I handle this?”  Take a deep breath, it will be okay.  Change is hard; it is natural to want …
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August 28, 2013Home & Family, How To, How To’s, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Positive Parenting, , by

How to Deal With Tantrums in Public

A child’s early years are full of developmental milestones. While a child’s first steps have us running for the camera, a toddler’s first tantrums have us running for the hills. Even worse is when these tantrums occur in public. Ideally, most of the work done to control tantrums will happen …
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July 16, 2013How To, How To’s, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Positive Parenting, , , , , by

How to Adapt Toys for Toddlers with Special Needs

When deciding what toys to purchase for a child with special needs or what activities to attempt in the home, it is common to wonder if it is appropriate for the child.  Many common child toys and activities can be adapted to meet the needs of all children in easy, …
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June 28, 2013Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Positive Parentingby

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 …
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June 28, 2013Growing Up, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Positive Parenting, , , by

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 …
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