BEAR NEWS - February 2015 - English

February 2015 Head Start - Early Head Start B.E.A.R. News Being Empowered, Aspirations Realized

HEAD START POLICY COUNCIL!!!

2015

EHS Center is now accepting infants!

Our EHS Center, located in Hobart Indiana, is now accepting infants starting at 6 weeks through their 3rd birthday. We will have infant spots available in February!!

EHS provides full time care Monday-Friday from 8 to 4 for those families who qualify. However, our EHS Center does not provide transportation. If you are interested, or if you have any questions pertaining to our EHS Center in Hobart, please call Elizabeth Massey at 219-940-9781.

The Goals of Early Head Start  To provide safe and developmentally enriching caregiving which promotes the physical, cognitive, social and emotional development of infants and toddlers, and prepares them for future growth and development.  To support parents, both mothers and fathers, in their role as primary caregivers and teachers of their children, and families in meeting personal goals and achieving self sufficiency across a wide variety of domains.  To mobilize communities to provide the resources and environment necessary to ensure a comprehensive, integrated array of services and support for families.

To ensure the provision of high quality responsive services to family through the development of trained, and caring staff.

It is NEVER too early for a child to learn!

Easy Popcorn Chicken!

(4 Servings)

Ingredients: 2 Chicken Breasts– Cut into 1 1/2 Chunks 3/4 Cups of Milk Dash of hot sauce (optional)

1 Cup of flour 1/4 Teaspoon garlic powder Pinch of salt Pinch of pepper

Instructions: Place the chicken in the milk and toss to coat. In a separate bowl add the flour and seasonings, and dredge each chicken piece. Heat the oil to medium heat (350) and fry a few pieces at a time for 3-4 minutes, turning occasionally. Drain on a paper towel and lightly sprinkle with season salt.

Brain-Based Parenting Children learn by example. Here are four ways you can do every day for yourself and your child. Use these tips to help your child develop positive and healthy habits.

The following resource is provided courtesy of the CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE OF ATLANTA, Georgia Dept. of American Academy of Pediatrics and Department of Human Resources.

Basic brain maintenance for our children, and for us, means making a specific effort, every day, to help our children's brains work normally. Dr. Ingraham [of the American Academy of Pediatrics urges parents to teach their children every day, by example as well as by communication, so that they develop positive and healthy habits and lifestyles, now and for the future. Children learn best by example! The following are four things you can do every day for yourself and your child: Normal nutrition: The brain requires normal nutrition to develop normally and replenish the brain's chemicals.

Regular exercise: Endorphins are the brain's built-in stabilizers. Exercise and physical work stabilize the brain's systems, especially the emotion response and mood regulation systems.

Regular chores and responsibility: Teach your child how to work. Work keeps a child connected to the reality of life. Teaching a child by example how to work helps the brain develop normally. The opportunity to learn to work is crucial. Children who never work never mature.

No exposure to violence, in any form: Violence in the family, violence in the environment, violence in TV, videos, video games and movies. Repeated and continual exposure to violence, whether in person or in the media, reprograms the child's primitive brain systems. We want to maintain the normal ecology of our children's brains.

“Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eyes.”

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.