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Pennsylvania Key Focuses on Well-Child Visits for April Health Trend
The Pennsylvania Key notes that caregivers should prioritize well-child visits, a routine, preventative check-up with a pediatrician or doctor to monitor a child’s physical, emotional, or social development.
PA Promise for Children Releases April List of Books for Children
PA Promise for Children has released its list of April books for preschoolers that includes eight books across four categories.
Fall Semester Application Process Open for TEACH Scholarship
The application process for the TEACH scholarship - which helps early educators to advance their education while continuing to work - is now open for the fall semester.
How to Tell the Difference Between Bipolar Disorder and BPD in Youths
It’s not uncommon for teenagers to be misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder - which is more widely understood - when they might be actually struggling with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Resources Help to Navigate Executive Function Issues in Children
Organization, problem-solving, and planning are all mental skills that we use on a daily basis. These skills are known as executive functions.
Podcast Suggests Ways to Build Stronger Relationships with Children
The latest Thriving Kids podcast episode suggests that caregivers should slow down and reflect on their own history and motivations as a caregiver to build stronger relationships with children.
OCDEL Opens Comment Period for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C Application
The state’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL has opened the review and comment period for the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C application for the Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program.
Three Ways Early Learning Programs Can Make the Most of Summer
Early learning programs can make summertime feel special by transforming their programming into a summer camp atmosphere.
ECE Organizations Asked to Take Survey on NFL Draft Week Programming
A+ Schools and the Pittsburgh Learning Collaborative (PLC) are asking Pittsburgh region early learning childhood organizations to take part in a brief survey about programming being offered during the NFL Draft week this month.