Parent Generated Ideas for Social Development

 

Positive Social Opportunities
Play dates, collaborative art project, think positive, preschool play groups, board games, sharing, family time, dinner with friends, parks, organized social activities, help a child to gain entry into a social situation by making introductions or participating with the child, Roseville Lutheran Church $15T-F, moms club, story time at the library, Wishing Tree, Community Grounds, Wee Music, Mall of America Toddler Tues, language skills-sentence starters guidance of vocalizing their actions and thoughts, library story times.

Parent Generated Activites

In Town/ Local

Water Tower Park

Wyndham Park

Silverwood Park

Parent Generated Ideas for Self Care

Social

Schedule time with friends, and time with spouse

Join a book club

Date night

Volunteer

Help someone

Ideas For Nurturing Sibling Relationships

Monday Mornings Class

Let them defeat each other

Help each other cleanup

Dealing with Siblings

Nearly every parent with more than one child has experienced the frustration of sibling rivalry. Despite the best attempts at keeping harmony in the family, brothers and sisters will fight over toys, tattle on one another, argue, tease, criticize, or become physically abusive, leading mothers and fathers to ask themselves: "What have I done wrong? Why can't our household be peaceful?"

As annoying and upsetting as this rivalry can be, it is quite normal. Some jealousy and friction between siblings is a part of growing up, although it is worse in some families than in others.

What I Wish I Had Known Before I Had Kids

Healthy Eating Strategies for Babies and Toddlers

From the February 2007 issue of The Well-Centered Child
Here are some ways to help your child become a healthy eater:

1. Remember: Meals are about more than food. Meals are a time to connect with your child and support your child's overall development. Talk with your child during meals and don’t let him/her eat alone. This helps build strong family relationships.
2.  Create routines around mealtime. Routines make children feel loved and secure. They also help children look forward to each meal. You might say a blessing if that’s part of your family’s tradition. Or, share something about your day before each meal.