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Promoting Early Literacy at Home
Did you know that there is an activity you can do for only 15 minutes a day that can help you bond with your little one, boost her communication skills, and set her up for success in school? This powerful activity is reading aloud!
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Encouraging Your Child’s Early Brain Development
Do early childhood experiences change the actual structure of the brain? Yes, they do! Brain development is “activity-dependent,” which means early experiences shape young brains.
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Helping Your Child Develop Executive Function
What is executive function and how can you help your child develop it? Executive function is a group of skills that helps regulate behaviors and manage emotions: they allow us to process information, focus attention and control impulses.
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Celebrating Dads
This Father’s Day, we’re celebrating dads and the big impact they have in our children’s lives! For the past few years, scientists have been discovering more and more about the positive influence dads can have on their little ones’ development.
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Let’s Talk Miami
Research shows that children can detect differences in languages as early as ten months old. Speaking two or more languages at home has a profoundly positive effect on our little ones' brains.
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Strive for 5!
Research shows that engaging young children in language-rich interactions such as talking, reading and singing every day can boost their brain and language development. We’ve partnered with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the National Head Start Association and the National Association for Family Child Care to create Strive for 5!, a new national program designed to equip early educators with unique bilingual (English/Spanish) tools and resources to create language-rich environments for young children.
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The Special Role of Moms
This week we are celebrating mothers and the special bond they share with their babies, which plays an enormous role in children’s early development. Maternal bonds help children build a strong sense of safety and self-esteem, which are vital to healthy social-emotional development.
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Let’s Talk, Read and Sing About STEM
Did you know that you can talk, read and sing about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with your little ones from the moment they are born? Young children are naturally curious about the world around them and you can help them learn STEM concepts and words–simply by talking about your discoveries together.
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Developing your Child’s Sense of Humor
Did you know that babies make jokes before they can even talk? They are little comedians! Research shows that even babies can try to act goofy and make you laugh. Humor starts early and has many benefits for children’s development.
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Learning Through Play
Focusing. Creating. Cooperating. Communicating. These are all important skills children learn when we play with them! Through play, children learn how to problem solve, work together, explore physical movements, overcome challenges, and much more. Play helps children develop critical social-emotional and language skills that will help prepare them for success in school and in life.
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Nurturing Young Readers
Did you know that one of the most impactful ways you can help your child develop language skills is by reading to him or her every day?
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Everyday Early Math
During the early years when children begin to learn language and social skills, they’re also learning math through playtime and everyday interactions with their parents and caregivers. Simple, everyday activities like counting toes during bath time or stacking blocks can help children develop early math skills which can have a big impact on school readiness.
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Celebrate Diversity
We live in a diverse world filled with rich traditions, cultures, stories, and routines. As a parent or caregiver, you can help your child develop an appreciation and respect for others starting at an early age.
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Building Resilience through Relationships
We do as much as we can to protect our children from stressful situations, but as much as we try, there are daily stresses that children will encounter. As a parent or caregiver, developing a positive, healthy relationship with your child can help your little one bounce back from and cope with difficult circumstances, which is also known as resilience!
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Resolutions and Routines for Your Whole Family!
Get creative with routines! Routines can be anything that a child and parent or caregiver do together regularly. You know your child best–so create routines that can be fun and enjoyable for him or her!
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Ask specific questions about your child’s masterpiece! This is great way to encourage your child to describe the artwork he/she has created.
While many parents often say “I love it!,” specific questions like “What’s your favorite part?” or “Can you tell me about this drawing?” can help your child to learn to talk about his or her creation, as well as help your child to trust his/her own ideas, learn from decisions, and express what he/she is feeling.
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Give the gift of reading! Take trips to the library with your littlest learner each week and pick out 5 new books together to borrow.