CASY Family Newsletter
April 2023
The CASY office will be closed: Friday, April 7th in observance of Good Friday
Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect
Abuse and neglect can take many forms, and it’s not always easy to notice if you’re not sure what to look for. We’ve compiled signs of maltreatment that should serve as red flags if you notice a child displaying one or more. Click here to learn more.
Summer Safety Tips
The job of protecting kids most often falls to parents and caregivers, and it is up to them to familiarize themselves with safety risks in and around their homes and communities. Once you know the risks, you can take steps to plan for safety. Read more here.
Strengthening Protective Factors in Your Community
10 Ways to Promote Resilience Using Supportive, Caring Practices
- Help children learn the skills and behaviors used to play and learn with others.
- Know what is developmentally appropriate for children, and maintain realistic expectations for each child as an individual.
- Involve children in setting a few positively stated rules and guidelines.
- Support children in building trusting relationships with caring adults.
- Support children's growing independence and competence.
- Help children understand their feelings and those of others.
- Try to learn the reasons behind children's behavior, understanding that children will use challenging behavior as long as it continues to get them what they want or need.
- Support cooperation, guiding children as they learn to take turns and work together.
- Teach children problem-solving skills and encourage them to use their skills to resolve conflicts.
- Create a safe, fun, and nurturing community of caring in which children can play, work, and learn.
From Socially Strong, Emotionally Secure: 50 Activities to Promote Resilience in Young Children
April is Autism Acceptance Month!
Complementary & Alternative Therapies for Autism
If you have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), you may be considering integrative, complementary or alternative health therapies. These are often referred to as CAM (complementary and alternative medicine). Maybe you're looking for extra help with your child's communication or behavior. Or you want to find some relief for their sleep problems.
If you're interested in CAM approaches, you're certainly not alone. Studies show that up to 95% of kids with ASD have tried some form of CAM. But many parents and caregivers say they don't tell their child's doctor about the CAM options they've used. Read more here.
Remember, it's important to discuss all aspects of your child's supports and services with your pediatrician. This includes therapies that seem to be "natural."
Helping Children With Autism Handle Everyday Transitions
Getting Into Brain Development
Reading to Your Children
Empowering Parents: Getting support for your struggling reader
If you have a child who is a struggling reader, your family is not alone. Learning to read is a challenge for almost 40 percent of kids, and an even bigger challenge for their parents.
Empowering Parents, a PBS special hosted by Al Roker, visits schools in Huntingtown, Maryland, and Portland, Oregon, to see how families learn to identify early signs of reading problems and find ideas for getting their kids the help and support they need to succeed at reading. Read more here.
Making Sock Pets
The Potential of Playdough
What to Do (and Not Do) When Children Are Anxious
Public Displays of Disaster: What to Do When Your Child Loses It Outside the Home
Upcoming Events
Supporting the whole family
Families, teachers and children are better together. That’s why the Child Care Resource and Referral Network is proud to serve as a navigator for families, expertly assisting them in finding high-quality child care and connecting them with additional opportunities to meet their needs.
For personalized support in finding a child care program that best meets your family's needs,
contact CASY, Child Care Resource and Referral, Family Engagement Specialists
at 800-886-3952 and choose option 2.
You can also complete the referral request form by clicking here.
Our Family Engagement Specialists will follow up with you by the next business day when you submit the online form.
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Stay Connected
Email: ccrr@casyonline.org
Website: http://casyonline.org/
Location: 1101 South 13th Street, Terre Haute, IN, USA
Phone: 800-886-3952
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