Early Learning News . . .
Early Learning News (peviously named As They Grow) focuses on early learning topics and activities for families with preschool children. Copies are distributed through child care programs in Racine County, and partner organizations including the public libraries in Burlington, Racine, Rochester, Union Grove, and Waterford, as well as, the three Racine County health departments.
Each newsletter includes a variety of topics and is saved as a PDF file.
2009 Early Learning News
- July/August/September - Learning Through Play: Play with your children; Field trip considerations, Inexpensive field trip options; Post-trip activities; Recipe: Fruit Yogurt Pop
- October/November/December - Family Realtionships and Discipine: Guidance/discipline vs. punishment; Common punishments; Effective ways to discipline; Recipe: Oven Meat Stew
As They Grow
2009
- January/February - Healthy Eating Topic: Promoting childhood healthy eating; Phrases that HELP and HINDER; Recipe: Hamburger Soup
- March/April - Child Development Topic: Nurturing your child's development ; Recipe: Vegetable Chili
- May/June - School Readiness: Preparing your child for kindergarten; Kindergarten Readiness is...; Recipe: Orange Honeyed Acorn Squash
2008 New Format!
- January/February - Healthy Eating Topics: Managing family meals, tips to help families eat right and food messages and TV
- March/April - Child Development Topics: Misbehaving or missing sleep and temper tantrums; Recipe: Pocket Fruit Pies
- May/June - School Readiness Topics: positive motivation and helping young children to learn; Recipe: Banana Peanut Butter Cookies
- July/August - Play Topics: gardening with your preschooler and keeping your child active; Recipe: Yogurt Popsicles
- September/October - Discipline Topic: Positive Discipline--the "I Can Problem Solve" discipline approach; Recipe: Summer Fruit Salse with Cinammon Chips
- November/December - Family Relationships & Communication Topics: creating and enjoying family traditions and helping children communitate; Recipe: Linn County Pumpkin Apple Cake
2007
- January/February - Topics: Self-dressing, immuniczations, flu shots, fever, colds, etc., fast food control, and portion size
- March/April - Topics: Brain development, rainy day fun, help children feel special, story time, managing money, and egg safety
- May/June - Topics: Fun exercises for children, playground equipment and clothing, summer activity safety, making mistakes, the overscheduled child, and positive eating behaviors
- July/August - Topics: Communication and young children, family fun activities, teaching politeness, fun with puppets, healthy eating strategies, and helping children be creative
- September/October - Topics: Memory book for children, sweet treats, Halloween safety, getting off to a good start, bedtime rituals and tips, and lead hazards
- November/December - Topics: Holiday time and children, holiday television programs, play and toys, making artificial snow, serving holiday foods, shopping with children, fun in the snow, and holiday sandwiches
2006
- January/February - Topics: Family meals, children's fears, toy switch-a-roo, joys of reading, temper tantrums, and play to learn
- March/April - Topics: Building trust in children, punishment vs. discipline, decision making in grocery stores, working with wood, and tips to help children eat right
- May/June - Topics: Communicating positively, positive discipline, balloon safety, reading with children, and snacking
- July/August - Topics: Family mealtimes, food safety, taste testing with kids, traffic safety, Wisconsin's new child safety seat law, travel tips, and handwashing and family health
- September/October - Topics: First day of school, board games, build writing muscles, read it again, get to know your local library, and kindergarten readiness
- November/December - Topics: Family traditions, parenting tips, TV and furniture "tip-over" accidents, wahsing hands, motivating your child, and toys
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