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Company's Coming: Preventing Injuries During the Season of Visitors The winter holidays bring together family and friends. Suddenly the size of your household can skyrocket, whether for a few hours or for a few days. Young children, and older adults, may now be part of your household. The company brings warmth, laughter and special memories. It can also introduce hazards you may not have considered during the year. Take a look at your home through the eyes of your visitors. Website
Compartiendo preocupaciones del desarrollo con las familias (Sharing Developmental Concerns with Families) Cómo prepararse para los miembros de la familia y hablar con ellos cuando haya problemas de desarrollo o de comportamiento. How to prepare for and talk with family members when there are developmental or behavioral concerns. Tipsheet
Complex Child Complex Child is a monthly online magazine written by parents of children with special healthcare needs and disabilities. It is intended to provide medical information, along with personal experiences, in simple language that other parents can understand. Website
Comprehensive Synthesis of EIBI for Children with Autism A 3-part comprehensive synthesis of the early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) for young children with autism based on the University of California at Los Angeles Young Autism Project method (Lovaas in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 39, 1987) is presented. The three components of the synthesis were: (a) descriptive analyses, (b) effect size analyses, and(c) a meta-analysis. Document
Concerned About Development? How to Help Your Child Information and practical tips to support parents who have concerns about their child's development. Document
Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCmV) Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is a common virus in newborn babies. About 20% of babies born with cCMV have symptoms or develop symptoms later. The most common symptom is hearing loss. Knowing about hearing loss, or that hearing loss might develop later, gives parents a head start. They can learn about their options. They have early access to resources and support. This helps them make informed choices for their child. If you have questions about cCMV or newborn screening, you can email health.newbornscreening@state.mn.us. Website
Connecticut Birth to Three The Birth to Three System website offers a variety of resources ranging from eligibilty and referrals to information on laws and regulations. They also offer a number of programs. There are comprehensive programs throughout Connecticut that have been approved by the Birth to Three System to complete eligibility evaluations, and provide services and supports for families. Each program serves a specific set of towns, and can be selected by any family living in one of those towns. There are three programs that specialize in working with families whose children are deaf or hard of hearing: The American School for the Deaf, CREC-Soundbridge and NECHEAR. These three programs work with families from any Connecticut town. There are also a number of Autism-specific programs serving families in specific towns. Every Birth to Three program offers: evaluation in the home by trained professionals services provided where the child normally spends his day, such as his home, a child care setting, or local playgroup flexible scheduling of visits services that focus on helping the family to help their child within the family's daily life, culture, values, and priorities information in their native language unless it is clearly not feasible to do so. If a parent is deaf or blind, the mode of communication will be that which is normally used, such as Braille, sign language, or oral communication. a variety of trained staff who can help the family work on goals related to their child's needs and their family's priorities. All people working in Birth to Three programs meet personnel standards and are either a licensed or certified professional, or are supervised by a professional. Website
Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body From the Center of the Developing Child at Harvard University: "A growing understanding of how responsive relationships and language-rich experiences for young children help build a strong foundation for later success in school has driven increased investment and sparked innovation in early learning around the world."   Document
Context beats quantity for teaching kids new words Children learn words best when they hear them in a context that's understandable, a new study shows. This context is critical for understanding why some words may be easier for kids to learn than others. Findings of a recent study suggest that using words in fun, coherent activities is more important than simply talking more to children. Website
Cooking with Kids of Different Ages "Cooking food together with kids lets you share food and cooking traditions and important food skills. If your kids get cooking now, chances are they will keep up this good habit as they grow older." These ideas from the Dieticians of Canada are listed by age group. Enjoy! Website
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