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Activities for At-Home: Counting

Activities with your child can be fun! Here are two counting activities to try.
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Guiding Your Child’s Curiosity

Young children are curious and actively explore the world. This curiosity and exploration may look like inappropriate behavior when they do not follow directions from adults or touch items they should not.
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Routines Are Important For Children

Consistent routines provide comfort and a sense of safety to young children. Following a schedule each day makes children feel safer and happier, which often leads to better behavior and cooperation.
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Big News for Our Region 24 Families: Exciting Projects Ahead for 2025!

At PAASSS, we believe that strong communities build brighter futures for their children. That’s why we are overjoyed to share that we’ve been awarded $78,000 from Birth to Five Illinois and $5,718 from the Community Foundation of Grundy County to help us launch some incredible projects for the families in Grundy and Kendall Counties!
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Activities for At Home: Tips and Tricks for a Joy-Filled Indoor Adventure

Keeping kids entertained indoors when it’s too cold to go outside, doesn't have to be a daunting task. Whether you have pre-schoolers buzzing with energy or older children seeking a challenge, a sprinkle of creativity can turn any ordinary day into a memorable one.
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Holiday Stress Affects Children Too

As we approach the holidays, many of us look forward to spending time with family and friends and sharing in the joys of the season. However, for some, the holiday season can be quite stressful. Here are some tips that may help parents relieve holiday anxiety and feel less stress
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Activities for at Home: Literacy

There are many activities you and your child can do that are fun and increase literacy at the same time.
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Activities for Home: Calming Cube

When children are experiencing BIG feelings, it can make it hard for them to think, solve problems, or calm down. When they have strategies they can easily use, they’ll feel supported.
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Illinois Legislative Advocacy 101 Training

Join the We, the Village (WTV) Coalition and the Plano Area Alliance Supporting Student Success (PAASSS) for an ILLINOIS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY TRAINING
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Personal Hygiene for Kids

Children rely on their parents to keep them clean and safe, but as kids get older, they learn how to manage their own hygiene. Teaching kids about good personal hygiene helps set them up with healthy habits throughout their lives.
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Maximize Love, Manage Stress

Stress is a natural part of life. We may not be able to reduce the amount of stress that we have, but we can identify and communicate those feelings and behaviors and therefore, learn to regulate our emotions.
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Activities For at Home: Keeping It Positive

When children have challenging behavior or are not following directions, we need to provide them with guidance. We want to let them know what they are doing is not permissible or that we need them to follow instructions.

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