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Celicia Coniff from Parents as Teachers is her to talk about ways to make snack and mealtimes a more positive experience.  

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In honor of National Child Passenger Safety Month we are replaying episode 23.  Karen Clymer who is a Certified Car Seat Technician and Instructor from  Hilltop’s Family Resource Center and she will be discussing car seat safety 

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Description: Jennifer Cutts from Early Intervention Mesa County discusses the Early Intervention (EI) System and how to make a referral.  Early Intervention Colorado is a program that provides developmental supports and services to families with children birth through 2 years of age who have developmental needs 

Early Intervention Colorado- to make a referral to Early Intervention or to find a local EI program 

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Jennifer Garcia Rosendo talks with Colleen Roarhig about some wonderful hacks that Colleen used with her children while they were young.    

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 Celicia Coniff is back!   She talks about things to look for and be aware of when searching for Child Care to meet your  families needs.  

www.childcare.mesacountypcf.org 

https://cdec.colorado.gov/find-child-care 

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Jennifer Garcia Rosendo talks to Tara Stingley at Bright By Text highlighted in the last episodes show notes.  They talk about this amazing text service and why families should sign up!   

Bright By Text:  https://brightbytext.org/ 

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Mary and Andy, Early Literacy Librarians from Arapahoe Libraries, discuss ways that caregivers can help young children get ready to read.  They share Five points: Read, talk, sing, write  and play. 

Resources shared on this episode:  

Vroom (also highlighted in episode 15):  :  A free resource for helping adults build strong brains in their little ones. Hundreds of example activities that are research-based and include how they support brain development. Available on a computer and available as a smartphone app. 

Healthy Children:  From the American Academy of Pediatrics, this resource covers youth information including Ages and Stages, Healthy Living, Safety and Prevention, Family Life, and others. 

 Bright By Text (look out for next week's podcast featuring Bright By Text) :    Adults can sign-up to receive helpful tips, activities, and events based on your child’s age and your location. Arapahoe Libraries uses this service to update local families about coming events and programs. Other libraries across the nation also use this service. 

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Celicia Coniff, Parents as Teachers Parent Educator talks about the five most common parenting behaviors that relate to attachment.   She also talks about how to develop secure attachments with your child. 

Parents as Teachers- find a Parents as Teachers program in your area 

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Celicia Coniff, a Parents as Teachers Family Navigator discusses “Parenting Around         your Child’s Development” specific to the following 7 areas: attachment, discipline, health, nutrition, safety, sleep, transition and routines.  

To learn more about Parents as Teachers and find a program in your area visit   https://parentsasteachers.org/ 

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DESCRIPTION: In honor of National WIC Breastfeeding Week we are replaying a previously recorded episode. (Episode 16).  Colleen talks to Kathleen Larson, a registered dietitian and lactation consultant from the Mesa County WIC program who will be discussing Breastfeeding.   

NOTE: For an alternative point of view we want to share the website for Fed is Best an organization who promotes the idea that Breast Feeding isn’t the only way to support healthy eating for infants: https://fedisbest.org/about/    

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