Social & Emotional Development

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

October 5, 2017

*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog Science has discovered some amazing things about the brain. It's about 2% of your body weight, comprised of 73% water,...

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Migdalia Rivera

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Social & Emotional Development

October 3, 2017

With school back in session, kids and parents across the nation are settling back into their school-year schedules. For many, that means adjusting to school closing times that leave students unsupervised for hours each afternoon, until their parents return home from their jobs. Afterschool programs offer a solution to that problem – and much more. One of the Afterschool Alliance's new tools, Finding the Right Afterschool Program for Your Family, walks parents through questions they’ll want to ask and information they’ll want to evaluate before choosing a program.

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Jodi Grant

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

September 29, 2017

I do not remember when I made the decision to raise my daughter bilingual. I only know that it was natural to talk to her in my first language since she was born and to make our household a bilingual one. My husband, who only knows a handful of words and phrases in Spanish, speaks to her in mostly...

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Yda Balcazar-Corey

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

September 29, 2017

No recuerdo cuándo decidí que mi hija sea bilingüe. Solo sé que desde su nacimiento me pareció natural hablarle en mi primera lengua y hacer del nuestro un hogar bilingüe. El reto no ha sido fácil, pues todo su mundo, menos yo, está en inglés. Mi esposo sabe algunas palabras en español pero le...

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Yda Balcazar-Corey

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

September 22, 2017

Congratulations to our friends at CommuniKids for the opening of their new free Spanish immersion Pre-k seats the District of Columbia! For more information on this new program, see the full press release below or visit CommuniKids main free pre-k website with information on details on how to apply...

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Jeannina Perez

Environmental Health Social & Emotional Development

September 19, 2017

It’s hard enough to watch. The daily barrage of shocking images of flood-ravaged homes, displaced families, chaotic shelters and stories of missing loved ones. It is heart wrenching as a viewer, which is absolutely no comparison to those who are living the experience of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma...

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Diana N. Derige

Environmental Health Social & Emotional Development

September 8, 2017

True medicine recognizes and brings alignment to our spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical elements, making us whole again. A visualization to tap into your heart and reconnect to the spirit of Mother Earth from Anita Sanchez, author of The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times

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Anita Sanchez, Ph.D.

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

September 5, 2017

*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog As the daughter of Cuban immigrants, I can say with confidence that few things have helped my professional and personal...

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Jeannina Perez

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

September 5, 2017

Como hija de inmigrantes cubanos, puedo decir con confianza que pocas cosas me han ayudado más en mi desarrollo profesional y personal que ser bilingüe. La capacidad de hablar inglés y español fortaleció mis lazos familiares porque me permitió hablar con mis abuelos, me ayudó a ser más sociable al...

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Jeannina Perez

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

September 1, 2017

If you have been following CommuniKids on social media, you are probably aware that we were recently selected by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) to become a provider of free pre-kindergarten to 3 and 4 year-old children in the District of Columbia. We are proud of...

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