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First Steps: Pathway To Playing, Learning and Growing The Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services has created this helpful infographic. "Although every child is unique and will learn and grow at their own pace, children are expected to develop in similar ways. By keeping track of developmental milestones, you will be able to support your child as they grow and identify right away if they may need extra help to learn. Don’t wait, early intervention programs can make a big dfference! You are your child’s first and most important teacher. Here are tips, tools and guidance to help support your child’s development. Look for these important developmental milestones." Document
First Things First: Parent Kit From the day a child is born, the care, attention, love and support they experience lays the foundation for their future. This digital Parent Kit is here to help you meet the challenges of being a parent and do your best in supporting the healthy development of your baby, toddler or preschooler. You'll find information and resources on child development, health and safety, quality child care and school readiness. Website
First Words Project FIRST WORDS Project website is a model early identification and intervention program based in the Department of Communication Disorders at Florida State University. This project uses the evaluation tool developed by Wetherby and Prizant (2001), the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales- Developmental Profile (CSBS-DP). The purpose of the CSBS-DP is twofold: first, for early identification of children who have or are at-risk for developing a communication impairment; and second, to monitor changes in a child's communication, expressive speech, and symbolic behavior over time. This site contains recent convention handouts from this project, the infant/toddler checklist with scoring instructions and cutoffs. This site also includes a links area. Website
Five Essentials to Meaningful Play Play is how children learn and develop. This article discusses five essential for meaningful play that will create meaningful memories for children. Website
Five Ways to Cultivate Friendships Supporting development of friendships. Document
FlagHouse Sensory Channel: Circle Time Tricks & Tips Hosted by Special Needs experts, The FlagHouse Sensory Channel is "your source for quick sensory related tips and helpful activity ideas to use in your classroom, at your clinic and at home." Website
Follow Along Program: Minnesota Department of Health Our guest Michele Kvikstad, Program Coordinator for Follow Along in Minnesota joins us to share about this wonderful free program for families.  Michele highlights the way the Follow Along Program helps support caregivers of infants and young children to track their child's development and let you know if your child is playing, talking, growing, moving, and behaving like other children the same age. Listen and learn more about this great free resource for families. https://www.health.state.mn.us/mnfap  Podcast
Food Allergies Signs and symptoms of the most common food allergies in young children and strategies to prevent exposure. Tipsheet
Food Allergies in Schools The latest information regarding Food Allergies from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Website
For Families: 7 Tips for Raising Caring Kids According to the Making Caring Common Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, “Research in human development clearly shows that the seeds of empathy, caring, and compassion are present from early in life, but that to become caring, ethical people, children need adults to help them at every stage of childhood to nurture these seeds into full development.”  Document