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To Empower You as Parents - This calendar will enable parents toutilize these activities and enhance their child's development.Remember, children learn through play. With a few minutes of funeach day, your child will learn and grow. Choose from this calendarto enhance the following: language, fine and gross motor skills,cognitive, creative and multicultural experiences.

Also use the Florida Birth to Four Early Learning and DevelopmentalStandards, www.flbt5.com, along with Florida Department ofEducation VPK Education Standards found at:http://www.fldoe.org/earlylearning/perform.asp 

Look a t w ha t i s i n s to re a tFami ly Centra l ’s Resource L ibrary

Books The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds by Joanna Cole. Abook about how things grow. My First Easter by Tomi dePaola. A cheery farm family enjoythe holidays with their four young children.  The Berenstain Bears & the Mama’s Day Surprise by Stan& Jan Berenstain. Papa Bear and the cubs attempt a bigsurprise for Mama Bear on Mother’s Day!  

DVD’s I Love You Like Crazy Cakes... and more stories about

families from Scholastic. Food & Fitness Matter: Raising Healthy, Active Kids hosted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. A great springboard to getfamilies & others excited about improving the health & well-being of our nation’s kids. 

APRIL

April 22 - Earth Day

April 24 - Easter Sunday

MAY

May 5 - Cinco De Mayo

May 8 -Mothers DayMay 30 -Memorial Day

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Have Fun Getting Fit!

Children need to stay active to grow physically fit. The workout objectives of 

toddlers & preschoolers are different from the fitness goals of grown-ups. At this

age, it is most vital for developing fundamental movement skills – running,

jumping, throwing, catching, kicking….. and developing healthy habits. Following 

are a few tips to get you moving!

FIT TIP #1: Make it enjoyable! To get psyched about “exercise”. Children need

the promise of an immediate benefit - & that benefit has got to be sheer

pleasure. You’ll never tear a child away from his favorite cartoon by telling him

it’s time to run around so he doesn’t get heart disease. But if you say, with

enthusiasm, “Come on, let’s go outside & have some fun,” your child will be

more than happy to get off the couch & follow you outside. It’s your job to betrainer, coach & cheerleader.

FIT TIP #2: Make it a family affair. The kids of active parents tend to be active

themselves, & that’s especially true of moms: One study of 4- to 6-years-olds

found that children of active mothers were twice as likely to be active as children

of inactive mothers. So, join your kid outside, even though you may feel like

lounging on the couch with a bag of chips instead. When you plan family events,

make physical activity part of it. Ride bikes or walk there. Even reading books

about being active helps.

FIT TIP #3: Make it an everyday thing. Your child requires at least 90 minutes of 

activity each day…. and it doesn’t have to be all at once. A two-year-old simply

needs to go up & down a slide or pull a wagon ar ound the backyard for ten

minutes at a time. He’ll get all the benefits he needs as long as he accumulates

an hour or more of activity over the course of the day.

FIT TIP #4: Make it age- and stage-appropriate. It’s important to choose

activities that are right for a child’s level of development; otherwise, she’ll

become frustrated or bored. A recent study found that kids with well-developed

motor skills were more active than those whose skills were less developed. By

improving kids’ motor skills you will boost their self-confidence. They will

participate more in games & other physical activities.

Source: Parenting Early Years, May 2010  

Your baby is growing very quickly &

a series of back & forth interactions

INFANT ACTIVITIES (birth to 8 mo

•  Look into your baby’s eyes & talk to yo

diaper changes.

•  Rock your baby while singing lullabies

•  Use three or four relaxing activities witbedtime routine, e.g. a warm bath follow

period of quiet time together.

MOBILE INFANTS (9-17 months)

•  Show your baby how to touch gently. Wfor e.g. say in a calm voice, “That hurts

this & pat my hair gently.” Hold baby

smooth your hair.

•  Play lots of echo games. Call out soun

ba, ba. Encourage baby to repeat the soecho her. This will get her ready for sa

•  Help you baby learn about sizes. Give

boxes. Talks about the biggest, smalle

Memorial Da

Celebrated in most states on the last MondayDay is a time to remember the U.S. men and wserving their country.

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