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Personal Safety: What Should Your Child Know?

Eliza Clark - Where We Live

When children are very small they are rarely out of the sight of their parents or caregivers. When we think of their safety, it is usually in terms of car seats and choking hazards, steep stairs and too-tall play structures.When they turn the corner fro...
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Map Making for the Very Young

Michelle McNally - Where We Live

Raise your hand if you've had a conversation that goes something like this: "Mom, where do we live?" "Indiana." "Where is my school?" "Your school is in Indiana too." "Where does Grandma live?" "Indiana." "Does everyone live in Indiana?"Young children ...
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Getting to Know the Neighborhood

Eliza Clark - Where We Live

You may have lived in your neighborhood for many years, or perhaps you moved there just a few months ago. Either way, you are more or less in the same boat for one simple reason: when you have young children, you have to get to know your neighborhood in...
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Five Children's Books for Special Needs Families

Emily Vanek - The Delights of Reading

There are many books for parents of kids with special needs. Some favorites are The Out of Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., The Late Talker by Marilyn Agin, M.D., Lisa Geng & Malcolm Nicholl, and Following Ezra by Tom Fields-Meyer. And that's ju...
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