Are you wondering how to gain greater cooperation from your children? Struggling with chores or routines? Not sure how to handle discipline issues? Join us for this five-week parenting education series for parents with children of all ages will explore developing routines, emotional control, rules, and relationships, and being a calm, assertive parent.
Class Dates: Thursdays, May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12 (7:30pm-9:00pm ET)
Registration: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dd7Nnn1h8Y1TcNg
Do you feel like the children in your care aren’t listening to you? Do you find yourself constantly repeating yourself trying to gain compliance? This 6-week series is for parents and caregivers of children of all ages and is designed to improve communication and provide practical verbal strategies for raising confident, caring, responsible children.
Class dates: Wednesdays, May 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18 (11:30am-1:00pm ET)
Register at https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9ymsFvepoXP3cFw
As temperatures start to rise across Michigan, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) urges parents and caregivers to remember that it’s never safe to leave a child unattended in a vehicle—not even for a minute.
Children are at a higher risk than adults of dying from heatstroke in a hot vehicle because their body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult’s.
In ten minutes, a car can heat up by as much as 20 degrees. Rolling down a window does little to keep a vehicle cool, even on a cooler day. Heatstroke fatalities have occurred in vehicles parked in shaded areas and can happen in temperatures as low as 60 degrees.
The primary way a child dies from heatstroke is from a parent or caregiver “forgetting” their child in a vehicle. A busy parent or caregiver may unintentionally forget that a quiet or sleeping child is in the back of the vehicle. This “forgotten” circumstance accounts for more than half of the total child hot car deaths that have occurred in the United States since 1998.
Sort and Count Blocks with Sesame Street's Ernie at https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/sorting-and-counting-with-blocks
We are Talking About Counting this month- Learn to count with Number Bingo at https://www.michiganlearning.org/lesson/learn-to-count-with-number-bingo/
This free online Introduction to HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) workshop will provide guidance for parents of children as they navigate the challenges, concerns, and joys of parenting. This workshop is on Tuesday, May 13th, from 8:00 to 9:30PM ET. Register at
https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z30PXKKRSMWuhNJbAjle7A
We're Talking about Counting this month- Try these fun PBS math games, which use counting as one of their math skills- https://pbskids.org/games/math
Remember to always practice infant safe sleep. Learn more at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/safe-sleep2
This free online Together We Can: Co-Parenting workshop will provide guidance for parents of children as they navigate the challenges, concerns, and joys of co-parenting. This workshop is on Tuesday, May 6th, from 8:00 to 9:30PM ET. Register at
https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z30PXKKRSMWuhNJbAjle7A
TOMORROW ( Friday, May 2nd ) is our 3rd Annual Kids' Day Event at the Ransom District Library from 10am-12pm. We have face painting, giveaways, and Daniel Tiger photo opportunities this year ;) See you soon!
It's May and we are "Talking About Counting" this month. Join any one of our FREE Talking is Teaching Play-and-Learns.
Allegan District Library- Caterpillar Group 5/27 (10:30am) & Butterfly Group 5/29 (10:30am)
Dorr Township Library- Butterfly Group 5/13 (10:30am)
Fennville District Library- Caterpillar Group 5/28 (10:30am)
Fennville Elementary School- Butterfly Group 5/30 (11:30am)
Ransom District Library - Caterpillar Group 5/19 (10:30am)
Do you feel like the children in your care aren’t listening to you? Do you find yourself constantly repeating yourself trying to gain compliance? This 6-week series is for parents and caregivers of children of all ages and is designed to improve communication and provide practical verbal strategies for raising confident, caring, responsible children. Topics include eliminating unwanted behavior, setting limits, teaching about consequences, giving effective feedback, promoting independence, and developing character.
Class dates: Fridays, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6 (11:30am-1:00pm ET)
Registration: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9ymsFvepoXP3cFw
Mark Your Calendars! Our 3rd Annual Kid's Day Event is happening Friday, May 2nd at the Ransom District Library from 10am-12pm. We have face painting, giveaways, and Daniel Tiger photo opportunities this year ;)
Don't Forget! If you have a child turning 4 before September 1st, 2025, it's time to sign your child up for FREE PRESCHOOL through Michigan's PreK for All initiative at https://www.hmgallegan.org/o/hmga/page/preschool-and-child-care-and-0-3support
Grand Rapids Art Museum Free Tuesdays (12:00 - 6:00pm)- Connecting people through art, creativity, and design.
Mark Your Calendars! Our 3rd Annual Kid's Day Event is happening Friday, May 2nd at the Ransom District Library from 10am-12pm. We have face painting, giveaways, and Daniel Tiger photo opportunities this year ;)
Grand Rapids Art Museum Free Tuesdays (12:00 - 6:00pm)- Connecting people through art, creativity, and design.
Don't forget to attend our free Caterpillar "Let's Talk About Books" Play-and-Learn TODAY (4/21) at the Ransom District Library at 10:30am. Each family will receive a free book to take home!
Don't forget to attend our free Caterpillar "Let's Talk About Books" Play-and-Learn TOMORROW (4/21) at the Ransom District Library at 10:30am. Each family will receive a free book to take home!
Mark Your Calendars! Our 3rd Annual Kid's Day Event is happening Friday, May 2nd at the Ransom District Library from 10am-12pm. We have face painting, giveaways, and Daniel Tiger photo opportunities this year ;)
