February 15, 2012
Healthy Eating Tip of the Week for Busy Families
#4 – Tempermental Eaters
If you’ve got temperamental eaters, don’t despair, be patient, there are no magic solutions. Kids, like us adults, have different personalities, tolerance levels, patience, moods, etc. What works for one child may not work for another. Don’t make your child clean their plate. Forget that old fashioned way of thinking. We now know that kids, especially children under five, have a good sense of their hunger. They will stop eating when they are full. The portion size they were given may be too much for them. Teaching children to ignore their natural hunger/full signals can lead to obesity and other health issues. Normal, healthy children will not starve; keep offering healthy food choices even if they refuse the first time or two. When children realize that mealtimes are not a battle of wills they generally will begin to eat what is offered.
Wishing you a happy healthy week ahead,
Ruthann Jaquette, VP Member Resource Development
Read More Healthy Eating Tips |
Military Families:
Michigan National Guard – Child & Youth Programs Monthly
|
New Program From Comcast:
Internet Essentials From Comcast
A groundbreaking program that will help bridge
the digital divide in our community
Internet Essentials will directly confront the barriers many face for in-home broadband adoption: affordability and lack of digital literacy. Internet Essentials provides affordable internet service to households with children who receive free school lunches under the National School Lunch Program.
Families who participate in the program will receive the following:
♦Affordable internet service at $9.95/month + tax. No price increases, activation fees or
equipment rental fees.
♦Opportunity to purchase a low cost computer for $149.99 + tax.
♦Free internet training.
Flyer—English and Spanish Internet Essentials Website
|
Click, Check and Protect -
Recalled products are one of the top hidden hazards in the home. The School Safety Alert Program helps to protect, educate and mobilize parents to remove unsafe products from their homes.
Checkpoints Teen Driving Safety Program -
The safety of our children is of concern to all of us as car crashes remain the #1 cause of death for teens. Help your teen become a safer independent driver. Create a parent-teen driving agreement today. Visit http://saferdrivingforteens.org to see the Checkpoints Program, a research-based, free resource for parents of teen drivers in Michigan!
Six Warning Signs That Your Child is Being Bullied
Red flags include a disconnect from family, friends
Article originally appeared in the January 2011 PTA Parent
Approximately 160,000 children miss school every day in the United States for fear of being bullied; more than 50 suicides have been linked to prolonged bullying; and approximately 85 percent of school shootings have revenge against bullies as a major motive, according to Dr. Ted Zeff, a practicing psychologist and author. Read more...
Additional Parent Resources
Organizations and websites that provide valuable information for parents:
|
National PTA Releases Parent Guides on the Common Core State Standards for English, Math Grades K-12
Guides Help Parents Better Understand Common Core Implementation Process
At the end of February, the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) announced that they are releasing guides on the Common Core State Standards for parents. The Parents’ Guide to Student Success will empower parents to work with state and district leaders to ensure that the Common Core State Standards are implemented effectively in schools across the country.
Now that more than 40 states have adopted the Standards, at least 86 percent of students across the country will be taught to the new standards in the coming years. National PTA is releasing one guide for each grade, K-8, and two guides for high school in English language arts and mathematics. There are a total of 11 guides.
|
|
