CASY Family Newsletter
May 2021
On My Way Pre-K applications for the 2021-2022 school year now available statewide
Build, Learn, Grow: Helping working families connect to early care & education.
For families with qualifying incomes, classified as essential workers, the state of Indiana can cover 80% of your child care costs for kids up to age 12. That even includes before-school and after-school care.
Visit https://brighterfuturesindiana.org/scholarships/families to learn more and apply.
Children and Technology ~ June 24th at 2pm
What to Look for in a Quality Summer Program
Need help choosing a quality summer program for your child? During his most recent session with CASY, Keith Monfreda from Indiana Afterschool Network discussed what to look for in quality summer programs to ensure you choose the right one for your child . Watch the webinar recording here.
Breastfeeding Basics
CASY's Family Engagement Specialists were excited to welcome Shelbey Rea from Indiana Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) last month. Shelbey shared an overview
of what to expect in the early days after delivery as well as discussed baby friendly hospital initiatives while explaining why they are put into place. Watch the recording to learn all this and more.
Preventing Child Abuse: Knowing the Signs
Car Seat Safety
Heatstroke Prevention Awareness
The Science Behind the COVID-19 Vaccine: Parent FAQs
Give Your Child's Eyes a Screen-Time Break: Here's Why
Children spend more time than ever staring at digital screens—on computers, tablets, TVs, smartphones, and other devices. All that screen time can take a toll on children's wellbeing, including how their eyes may feel.
Research shows that children begin zooming in on digital media devices, such as their parents' tablets or smartphones, as young as 6 months old. By their teens, studies have found, kids spend nearly 7 hours a day using screened-based media, watching TV, playing video games, and using social media. Especially if they're having fun, children might keep playing and watching to the point of eye-rubbing exhaustion. This doesn't include additional time spent using screens at school and for homework.
Click here to read more about how to help keep your child's eyes healthy.
Why Are Kids Different at Home and at School?
Some hold it together at school, only to lose it at home. Others stress out in the classroom.
It’s not unusual for kids to behave differently in different settings. For instance, you’d expect a child to act one way at a friend’s birthday party and another at her grandparents’ house. But the behavior of some kids — especially those with issues such as anxiety, learning disabilities, ADHD and autism — can vary much more markedly, especially when they’re at home versus school. This discrepancy can leave parents puzzled, if not upset, and worried that they’re doing something wrong. Continue reading here.
15 Ways to Celebrate Your Child’s Graduation During COVID-19
Whether your child is a high school senior or moving on from kindergarten or elementary, graduation is a major milestone. But celebrations may look different this year. Find ideas here.
Helping Children With Autism Learn to Communicate
Functional communication training can reduce self-injury and other problem behaviors. Learn more here.
Autism and Picky Eating
Practical tips for parents of kids with rigid eating habits and problem mealtime behaviors. Click here.
Do Autism Behaviors Have Medical Causes?
For personalized support in finding a child care program that best meets the needs of your family, 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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