Using Rewards and Consequences to Manage Behavior
Join us to discuss using rewards and consequences with young children in order to manage behaviors.
The Child Care Resource Network keeps an archive of several workshops for families about a variety of topics related to raising young children.
Join us to discuss using rewards and consequences with young children in order to manage behaviors.
We explore ways to listen and respond to children to help improve communication.
We will discuss how to make play meaningful in order to promote learning.
Learn about the importance of language development and ways you can encourage language development in your daily routine.
Identify how to reframe challenging behavior and reduce negative responses and discuss strategies that can be used to respond to behavior that builds young children’s social emotional skills.
Discuss fun winter activities you can do with your children.
Identify parenting styles and strategies for decision making and problem solving.
Discuss fun ways to promote literacy at home and build a foundation for reading success in the future.
Discuss ideas about how to balance your work and family life while dealing with COVD-19.
Discuss how you can support strong sibling relationships built on cooperation, collaboration, sharing, and mutual understanding.
Discuss ways to help parents prepare themselves and their children for separation.
Discuss ways to build healthy self-esteem in young children.
Learn about the importance of routines and what you can do build and reinforce routines with your children.
Learn how to maximize positive messages and how to minimize negative messages on television. We will also discuss alternatives to television.
Discuss the importance of independent play and learn about fun activities that you can try at home.
Discuss fun activities you can do with your children outside during the warmer months.
Discuss the key elements of positive parenting and how you can incorporate them in everyday moments.
We will discuss how to set up your home environment to keep your child safe. Topics will include, car seats, infant sleep, child proofing your home, water and outdoor safety, and chocking, medications and poisons.
We will explore ways to build your child’s social and emotional skills. As children develop socially, they learn to take turns, help their friends, play together, and cooperate with others. Emotional awareness includes the ability for children to recognize and understand their own feelings and actions and those of other people, and how their feelings and actions affect them and others.
During this session we will discuss positive strategies that parents can use at home with their children.
Come and discover some fun and exciting ways to help children get prepared for kindergarten. We will focus on every day experiences children need in order to prepare them socially, emotionally, physically and cognitively for school.
Join us for this webinar to learn how to start and nurture meaningful conversations with your children of any age.
Parents are a child’s first and most important teacher! We will discuss ways families are teaching their children at home and what else they can do to support learning in the early years.
We will discuss the benefits of physical activity and identify strategies to improve healthy habits for children.
As caregivers of young children we often ask ourselves if the behaviors we are seeing are normal. During this workshop we will discuss child development and take a deeper look at each developmental stage.
Is your bedtime routine a nightmare? We will discuss strategies to use in order to decrease frustration and lead to a smoother bedtime routine.
Find out ways to raise confident children and encourage them to be able to communicate, feel good about themselves and be problem solvers.
Discover different temperaments and how to cope with the differences of each and appreciate the uniqueness of your child.
Learn how to have family routines that are regular, predictable and consistent.
This training will offer methods you can use to help transitions go as smoothly as possible.
Children are exposed to more screens than ever before. Join us to discuss recommendations for screen time based on your child's age and alternative activities that can be used to replace screen time.
Learn tips on pausing before reacting to a challenging situation while parenting.
We will discuss ways to avoid summer learning loss and identify fun activities that will keep your child active and learning this summer.
Join us to learn about the importance of outdoor play. You will walk away with new ideas about fun activities to do as a family this summer.
We will discuss ways to teach your children age-appropriate responsibility.
Join us for a discussion on childhood trauma hosted by Jessica Pierce. Jessica is currently a Center Director and has a passion for studying the brain and the impact that childhood trauma has on development. She holds a certificate in Applied Educational Neuroscience from Butler University as well as a master's degree in Elementary Education from Ball State University
Join us to discuss the importance of sensory play and learn fun ways to incorporate it at home.
Identify ways to show love to children.
Learn how to help your children establish a routine after summer break is over.
Join Tanika to learn ways to build quality time into parenting.
Learn what motivation looks like and how children naturally operate
Learn about resources to help you monitor your child's development, as well as fun activities to help your child meet developmental milestones!
Young children learn by imagining and doing. During this workshop we will discuss how important pretend play is and fun ways to incorporate it into your daily life.
Join us to learn about ideas that will help children to cope with daily stress and frustration in positive ways.
Learn strategies to help support social emotional regulation.
As caregivers of young children we want to support our little ones during tough times. During this workshop we will discuss Conscious Discipline’s three-step process for calming and providing the safety your children need.
The first step in successfully managing challenging situations with young children is taking a deep, calming breath. During this workshop we will discuss Conscious Discipline's four core active calming techniques.
Young children learn and grow best when they have strong connections with their parents and caregivers. During this workshop we will discuss how Conscious Discipline’s “I Love You” rituals can foster connectedness.
Learn ways to support young children as they learn to regulate their emotions. Families can utilize these techniques at home to reduce challenging behavior by giving children the tools needed to handle frustration and resist impulsive behavior.
Learn ways to get your child to eat healthy foods and sharing healthy snack ideas.
Find out ways to help your child to problem solve on their own.
Find out ways to reduce conflict and produce resolutions when siblings are not getting along
Increase your understanding of what mental health looks like in young children. Participants will leave this session with new skills that can be used to support the mental health of the children they care for.
During the session families will learn more about how to support young children as they work to overcome grief.
Children feel safe and loved when they have strong and positive family relationships. During this session we will discuss ways that families can work together to strengthen these relationships.
Join us as we discuss resources available to support grandparents who are caring for their grandchildren.
A conversational approach to discussing the important role that fathers play in the lives of their children, especially during the early years. We welcome all family members to discuss the lasting impact involved fathers have on their children now and in the future.
Join us to discuss fun activities you can do with your children this spring!
Learn how to take everyday moments with your children and turn them into a learning opportunities.
Luis Nieves of Indiana Medicaid will discuss how to navigate nutrition with the use of tools such as MyPlate and nutrition labels. We will learn how following a healthy diet may benefit the overall wellbeing of your family and our goal is that at the end of the workshop you will be well equipped with tips on healthy eating habits and ways to eat healthier on a budget.”
Learn tips for talking with children about violence, as well as
identifying and managing trauma.
MITM’s 7 Essential Life Skills help adults understand and encourage important executive function-based skills children need to thrive. Executive function-based life skills involve managing thoughts, actions and emotions to achieve goals. This is an 8 part series that will be held on 9/26-Introduction, 10/3-Focus and Self Control, 10/10-Perspective Taking, 10/24-Communicating, 11/7-Making Connections, 11/14-Critical Thinking, 11/21-Taking on Challenges, 12/5-Self-Directed, Engaged Learning
Join us at Food Finders Food Food Bank in Lafayette as we discuss how to take everyday moments with your children and turn them into a learning opportunities. Please email Melissa with any questions and to register.
Learn about creative and meaningful activities to help young children practice thankfulness.