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or to suggest items for this newsletter or First5LA.org, contact Katie Kurutz, public affairs officer, at kkurutz@first5la.org
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Calendar
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2009 Summit on Creating Disaster Resilient Communities
January 15, 2009
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CalWORKs Child Care: Best Practices-Spanish Seminar
January 24 2009 from 9:30am - 12:00pm
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March of Dimes Conference for Health Professionals
January 26, and 27, 2009 all day
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Certified Infant Massage Instructor CIMI® Training
January 28, 29, and 30, 2009 from 8:00am - 4:30pm
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For Profit vs. Non-Profit Child Care Centers
January 31, 2009 from 9:00am - 11:30am
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Making More Milk: Presented by the Breastfeeding Taskforce of Greater Los Angeles
February 5, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Brandon’s Buddies: Free Play Date
February 7, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Save the Date: Infant Mental Health through the lens of Physical Therapy
February 25, 2009
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Save the Date: Infant Mental Health through the lens of Occupational Therapy
February 25, 2009 |
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Save the Date: Infant Mental Health through the lens of Speech and language Therapy
February 25, 2009 |
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Developing Self-Care Skills in Toddlers and Pre-school Aged Children with Special Needs
March 7, 2009 from 9:00am - 12:00pm
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Introduction to the SCERTS Model: A Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
March 20, 2009 from 8:30am - 4:00pm
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Childhood Grief and Traumatic Loss Conference
March 26, 2009 from 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Introduction to "Floortime"
April 4, 2009 from 9:00am - 12:00pm
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Food Allergies & Intolerances in Children
May 2, 2009 from 9:00am - 12:00pm
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2009 Childhood Obesity Conference: Creating Healthy Places for All Children
June 9, 10 , 11 and 12, 2009 from 9:00am - 12:00pm
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Mother's Club Honored with Flex Your Power Award
First 5 LA grantee Mother’s Club, recently received the Flex Your Power Best Overall Award for its new energy efficient building. Learn how this "green" family learning center is saving energy. More
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Don Knabe Appointed as New First 5 LA Chair
Each year the First 5 LA Commission welcomes a new Chair from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. This year's chair is Don Knabe, who was elected last week by the Commission. More
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Early Care and Education Workforce Development RFQ
First 5 LA has re-issued a Request for Qualifications for a contractor to support First 5 LA’s implementation of the Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Policy Project, which will identify and implement policies to increase a range of training in the ECE workforce. More
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Oral Health Community Development RFP
First 5 LA announces a Request for Proposal (RFP) for water agencies that serve L.A. County communities to bring fluoridation to optimal levels for preventing tooth decay. A companion RFP provides funding for those water agencies that do not have staff available. More
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First 5 LA Helps Avert Children's Health Care Crisis
With a dramatic spike in Healthy Families applications during our current economic crisis, the First 5 LA Commission responds quickly with local funds to address the problem. More
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Jan French
Passionate about her work, Jan French has sought to improve the lives of families through systems change. A nurse and midwife by training, Jan translates research into practice at the LA Best Babies Network. More
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Plays Well With Others = Better Student
Last month I was reading the paper and came across an interesting article suggesting that children who play well together also do better in school. Psychologists at Penn State University led a study comparing a group of Head Start participants who received an enriched curriculum and those that received a standard curriculum.
The enriched curriculum included weekly "visits" from Tommy the Turtle, a hand puppet that worked through various social situations with other puppets. Tommy’s behavior was presented as a model for the children, who would later reference Tommy when presented with social challenges in the classroom.
When tested at the end of the year, the students who received visits from Tommy scored better on tests. This suggests that students with more social tools also learn better. The lead in the study, Karen Bierman also made a few suggestions for parents to help with their children’s social skills that I wanted to share.
- Ages 3 to 7 are a key window for learning self-control. Talk to youngsters daily about their feelings and how to work through problems. Who did they play with? What made them happy? What made them sad?
- Get a misbehaving child to take a deep breath and calmly explain his or her feelings. That doesn't mean give in. But saying, "I see you're sad but it's still bedtime," helps children learn they can feel upset but still meet obligations.
- Parents should calm down, too. "It doesn't help to use your words if you're just yelling," Bierman notes.
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