Family Focus Programs & News | July 2020

Please Share Your Feedback

The Family Center wants to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to complete this confidential survey so we can get a sense of how well our programs are meeting your needs and how we can improve. Your feedback about the impact of our programs helps us secure the funding we need to continue our work to strengthen and support families. Thank you so much for taking the time to take this survey today! - Georgie, Parkie, JoAnn, Patrice, Beth, Kristin, Melodie and Gina

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Positive Solutions for Families ... Offered Online in July

Sign Up  for Positive Solutions Positive Solutions for Families A six-week series for parents of young children Mondays: July 27- Aug 31 6:00-7:30 pm *Virtual meetings *Zoom app required Get tools and strategies for supporting your child's social skills and emotional development, teaching appropriate behaviors, and gaining confidence as you handle the challenges of parenting a young child.

Ideas for Summer Fun at Home

Take a look a this newsletter from Doing Good Together. it has great ideas for how your family can have fun, get outside, be creative, and help others this summer. Build a nature museum Disassemble an old appliance Design an obstacle course Create an I Spy game with stuffed animals Construct a house of cards Share large signs of hope Build a fairy garden

Literacy Tip of the Month: Change your reading location

Kids who keep reading, keep learning! Make books fun this summer by reading in new places: a tent in your yard, a blanket fort in your house, a tree, a swing. Read with a flashlight -- under a blanket, in a cozy closet, or outside at night. Listen to an audio book together while you color or paint. Read to your kids while they're in the bathtub, in an outdoor wading pool, eating popcorn, or building with Legos. Also remember that a great picture book is wonderful at any age. Check out the list of picture books, organized by topic, that provide comfort and perspective and inspire conversations (from Doing Good Together).

Picture Book Lists for the Whole Family

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