Semiweekly Early Childhood Community Update for: COVID-19

June 29, 2020 Build Initiative Webinar: Home based child care networks, supporting them through comprehensive services, June 30 2-3:30 p.m. Schools Reopening: Guidance from Virginia NPR: What schools and families can learn from child care programs that stayed open The Early Learning Nation: Slowing the summer slide, tips for parents and caregivers from the experts Motherly: Your child's social skills in kindergarten are more important than their academics. 5 important competencies you can foster in your child News You Can Use: Politico: A lack of child care is keeping women on unemployment Rutgers Special Report: Access to high-quality early education and racial equity Social/Emotional: Watch a hand model of the brain demonstrated to help you understand how to help kids manage big feelings Childmind Institute: How anxiety leads to disruptive behavior

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. C.S. Lewis For Providers: Bored Teachers: 22 brilliant organizational hacks you need to try in your classroom Integrated Learning Strategies: Postural control, when core stability is compromised, learning is no longer automatic For Parents: Sign up for FREE, yes, FREE The Basics text messaging!!! The Atlantic: The dangers of distracted parenting The most powerful family ritual? The bed time story and 5 reasons why The Orange County Register: The Power of parentese, speaking it can make your child a faster learner

Please keep sharing -we are here for you. Stay safe and be well. Your SBGR Team

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