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SUMMARY:Inclusion Series: Partnering with Families to Support Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:Sharing developmental concerns with families can be challenging\, but there are strategies that program staff can use to support families to learn about and act on these concerns. \nJoin the Office of Head Start and its National Center on Early Childhood Development\, Teaching\, and Learning (NCECDTL) for this webinar exploring how program staff can engage families in ongoing conversations about their child’s development that are responsive to family concerns and priorities. \nAttendees will hear from families about their questions\, concerns\, and priorities when a concern was first raised about their child’s development. \nSession Details\nTuesday\, May 23 | 3 – 4 p.m. \nVirtual \nRegister \nLearn More\nThis webinar is offered with English and Spanish captioning. \nTo learn more\, visit the NCECDTL website. \nTweetSharePinShare0 Shares
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/inclusion-series-partnering-with-families-to-support-inclusion/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Head Start":MAILTO:HeadStartinfo@acf.hhs.gov
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SUMMARY:BabyTalks Series: Supporting Infant and Toddler Peer Relationships
DESCRIPTION:Children are born with the amazing ability to form strong bonds with their caregivers\, but how do we help infants and toddlers prepare for peer relationships? \nJoin the Office of Head Start and their National Center on Early Childhood Development\, Teaching\, and Learning for this webinar\, and learn how infants’ and toddlers’ experience with others shapes their understanding of themselves and their relationships with peers. \nThis webinar will have English and Spanish captioning. \nWebinar Details\nThursday\, April 20 | 3 – 4 p.m. \nVirtual \nRegister \nLearn More\nIn this webinar\, Beth Zack\, Ph.D.\, and Marley Jarvis\, Ph.D.\, from the National Center on Early Childhood Development\, Teaching\, and Learning will present research on how children build peer relationships. \nAttendees will discover the importance of creating spaces where children feel like they belong and how this helps children understand themselves and others\, as well as explore strategies and resources that help infants and toddlers build a strong foundation for a lifetime of healthy peer relationships. \nTo learn more\, visit the “Supporting Infant and Toddler Peer Relationships” registration page. \nTweetSharePinShare0 Shares
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/babytalks-series-supporting-infant-and-toddler-peer-relationships/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Head Start":MAILTO:HeadStartinfo@acf.hhs.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T130000
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SUMMARY:Talking with Families About Substance Use During Pregnancy
DESCRIPTION:Expectant parents who struggle with substance use may not ask for help for various reasons. Judgment-free conversations about substance use can help expectant parents get the support they need to have a healthy pregnancy. \nJoin the Office of Head Start and its National Center on Health\, Behavioral Health\, and Safety for this webinar\, and learn how to have compassionate and helpful conversations about substance use and recovery that lead to greater health equity. \nThis webinar is offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish. \nSession Details\nThursday\, March 23 | 1 – 2 p.m. \nVirtual \nRegister \nLearn More\nIn this webinar\, Head Start will discuss: \n\nhow substance use affects the health of the expectant parent and baby\nhow to use motivational interviewing techniques to reduce stigma during conversations about substance use and recovery\nwhy talking with expectant parents about substance use and recovery is important to achieving health equity\n\nThis webinar benefits: \n\nHead Start and Early Head Start program staff\, families\, directors\, managers\, and administrators\nHome visitors\nInfant and early childhood mental health consultants\n\nTo learn more\, visit the Head Start website. \nTweetSharePinShare0 Shares
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/talking-with-families-about-substance-use-during-pregnancy/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Head Start":MAILTO:HeadStartinfo@acf.hhs.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T150000
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SUMMARY:Front Porch: Brilliant Bilingual Preschoolers
DESCRIPTION:Do you ever wonder how young children can learn\, not only one\, but two or more languages? Join the Office of Head Start and its National Center on Early Childhood Development\, Teaching\, and Learning for this webinar\, and learn about the human capacity to learn multiple languages in early childhood. \nAttendees will discover the cultural and cognitive benefits of bilingualism and explore strategies and resources that can help support children who are dual language learners during the preschool years. \nThis webinar will have English and Spanish captioning. \nSession Details\nThursday\, March 16 | 3 – 4 p.m. \nVirtual \nRegister \nLearn More\nThis webinar will feature Marley Jarvis\, Ph.D. from the National Center on Early Childhood Development\, Teaching\, and Learning\, who will explore research findings on early language learning. \nTo learn more about this webinar\, visit the Office of Head Start website. \nTweetSharePinShare0 Shares
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/front-porch-brilliant-bilingual-preschoolers/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Head Start":MAILTO:HeadStartinfo@acf.hhs.gov
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SUMMARY:Coaching to Support Friendship Skills and Problem Solving
DESCRIPTION:When problems arise in early childhood settings\, adults can use those opportunities to teach those targeted social and emotional skills\, including friendship skills. \nJoin the Office of Head Start and its National Center on Early Childhood Development\, Teaching\, and Learning for this webinar\, and explore the resources and strategies a coach can share with coachees to support problem solving and teach friendship skills. Practice using coaching strategies by engaging in a case study focused on effective problem solving and friendship skills practices. \nThis webinar will have English and Spanish captioning. \nSession Details\nWednesday\, March 15 | 3 – 4 p.m. \nVirtual \nRegister \nLearn More\nIn this webinar\, we’re discussing: \n\nResources and strategies to support coachees and families to teach friendship skills and problem-solving to children\nUsing coaching strategies and practicing them through a case study\n\nThis webinar benefits: \n\nCoaches supporting Head Start and Early Head Start education staff in all program options\nEducation staff supporting coaches\n\nTo learn more\, visit the Office of Head Start website. \nTweetSharePinShare0 Shares
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/coaching-to-support-friendship-skills-and-problem-solving/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Head Start":MAILTO:HeadStartinfo@acf.hhs.gov
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SUMMARY:Prioritizing Father Engagement Using the Parent\, Family\, and Community Engagement Framework
DESCRIPTION:Strong partnerships between program staff and fathers are the foundation for positive and lasting change for children\, fathers\, and their families. Through these partnerships\, programs can work more effectively to support father-child relationships and other outcomes for children and families. \nJoin the Office of Head Start and its National Center on Parent\, Family\, and Community Engagement to learn about planning\, prioritizing\, and promoting father and male engagement\, and creating a safe program environment for fathers to share their hopes\, celebrations\, challenges\, and resource needs. \nThis webinar is offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish. \nSession Details\nThursday\, March 9 | 3 – 4 p.m. \nVirtual \nRegister \nLearn More\nIn this webinar\, attendees will hear: \n\nideas for planning and prioritizing program-wide father engagement using the PFCE Framework elements as a guide\nprogram planning strategies to support father engagement goals\nopportunities to strengthen fathers’ connections to peers and community resources\n\nTo learn more\, visit the Office of Head Start or National Center on Parent\, Family\, and Community Engagement websites. \n\n\n\n\n\nTweetSharePinShare0 Shares
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/prioritizing-father-engagement-using-the-parent-family-and-community-engagement-framework/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Head Start":MAILTO:HeadStartinfo@acf.hhs.gov
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SUMMARY:Partnering with Parents to Support Emotional Literacy
DESCRIPTION:Join the Office of Head Start and their National Center on Early Childhood Development\, Teaching\, and Learning for this webinar on the relationships between home visitors and parents\, and how those relationships can support children’s emotional literacy. \nThis webinar is offered with English and Spanish captioning. \nEvent Details\nWednesday\, February 8 | 3 – 4 p.m.\nVirtual\nRegister \nLearn More\nEmotional literacy refers to an individual’s ability to recognize their feelings and communicate and express those feelings in healthy ways. It’s important for young children to develop the skills needed to manage their emotions. Adults play a major role in a child’s ability to identify\, understand\, and express their emotions. \nThis webinar will discus: \n\nUnderstanding emotional literacy\nStrategies and resources that foster emotional literacy in the home environment\n\nThis webinar benefits: \n\nHome visitors and their supervisors\nProgram directors\nEducation managers and coaches\nSupport staff\nStaff who support home visiting programs and home-based program staff\n\nTweetSharePinShare0 Shares
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/partnering-with-parents-to-support-emotional-literacy/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Head Start":MAILTO:HeadStartinfo@acf.hhs.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T150000
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SUMMARY:School Readiness and African American Boys: The Journey - Part I
DESCRIPTION:Part of a three-part series\, this initial webinar\, hosted by the Office of Head Start and its National Center on Early Childhood Development\, Teaching\, and Learning (NCECDTL)\, will highlight several key strategies that programs and education staff can use to create more responsive and strength-driven learning experiences for young African American boys. \nPanelists will share how their lived\, learning experiences have shaped their identities. Attendees will learn about Head Start’s approach to meeting the unique needs of young African American boys and their families. \nThis webinar is offered with English and Spanish captioning. \nSession Details\nTuesday\, February 7\, 2023 | 3 – 4 p.m.\nVirtual\nRegister \nTweetSharePinShare0 Shares
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/school-readiness-and-african-american-boys-the-journey-part-i/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Head Start":MAILTO:HeadStartinfo@acf.hhs.gov
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SUMMARY:Caring for Children with Special Health Care Needs
DESCRIPTION:Child care health consultants (CCHCs) give unique support to early childhood programs as staff manage children’s health conditions. Many factors\, including race and ethnicity\, and where children live and play affect positive health outcomes for children with special health care needs. CCHCs who understand social determinants of health and differences in health care access can work strategically with programs to address new or chronic health conditions by developing care plans and by training staff. \nJoin this webinar\, hosted by the Office of Head Start‘s National Center on Health\, Behavioral Health\, and Safety (NCHBHS) and Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center (ECLKC)\, to explore strategies CCHCs can use to support staff and families in caring for children with special health care needs. Learn how managing chronic health conditions helps prepare children for success in school. \nSession Details\nThursday\, February 2\, 2023 | 1 – 2 p.m.\nVirtual\nRegister \nTweetSharePinShare0 Shares
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/caring-for-children-with-special-health-care-needs/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Head Start":MAILTO:HeadStartinfo@acf.hhs.gov
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SUMMARY:Building Relationships with Preschool Children
DESCRIPTION:Healthy social and emotional development during the preschool years is foundational to children’s development in all other areas. Research shows that fostering positive relationships in the early years is key to that healthy development. \nNurturing and responsive relationships are also the foundation of the Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) framework. This webinar will discuss the importance of social and emotional development for preschoolers. Learn ways teachers and family child care providers can use the PBS framework to build relationships with the children in their care. \nKey topics discussed during this webinar include: \n\nThe importance of social and emotional skills as the foundation of healthy child development\,\nPractical strategies through the PBS framework that foster healthy relationships with preschool children.\n\nRegister now. \nTweetSharePinShare0 Shares
URL:https://tryingtogether.org/event/building-relationships-with-preschool-children/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Head Start":MAILTO:HeadStartinfo@acf.hhs.gov
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