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October 12, 2021
Labeling emotions is a great way for parents to promote secure attachment, self regulation, and perspective taking skills. Labeling and validating a child’s emotions helps them to feel heard and understood, to learn about how to regulate their own emotions in the future, and to understand the emotions of others. Keep reading to learn how you…
Read moreOctober 5, 2021
Did you know that children are learning through play every day? Pretend play is great for a child’s cognitive development. Pretending to be someone else requires concentration, building their self regulation skills, and allows a child to put themselves in someone else’s shoes, promoting their perspective taking skills. As a provider, you can model for families how they can…
Read moreSeptember 28, 2021
The well-child visit can be a great opportunity to promote early numeracy. Early numeracy refers to the foundations of mathematical understanding and can be promoted by discussing different quantities, the relationship between large and small amounts, and number naming. Keep reading for a few suggestions: Counting & Number Naming – Try asking children questions like, “How…
Read moreSeptember 21, 2021
Cognitive flexibility is the ability to adapt our behavior and thinking in response to our environment. It occurs in 2 main ways – the ability to think about multiple things at the same time and the ability to think based on a change in demands or expectations. Cognitive flexibility is important in problem solving and…
Read moreSeptember 14, 2021
Between 3 and 5 years, children are fascinated by the world of pretend and imagination, and may believe in all kinds of fantasies. That also means they get scared of things that may sound silly to grownups. Even though monsters aren’t real, the fear is real for the child, and they can’t distinguish between fantasy and reality.…
Read moreSeptember 7, 2021
As a follow up to last week’s tip on supporting language and literacy skills in children ages 0-2, here are some tips on how you can discuss book sharing for children ages 2-5 years! Keep reading for a few tips from Reach Out and Read that you can share with families during your next visit! Reading…
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