Professional Development

Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event

August 7, 2019 By Growing Sound

Unfortunately, traumatic events happen every day, in every community. Children may often be experiencing confusion and hear more than we think. As caregivers we need to provide consistency and safety and help them to become resilient to these traumas. A recent article published by Child Mind Institute does a great job offering suggestions for helping [Read More…]

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Why Preschool is the Most Important Year In a Child’s Development

January 17, 2018 By Growing Sound

A recent article published on September 15, 2017 on Mindshift penned by Deborah Farmer Kris does a great job of highlighting the value and importance of publicly funded PreK programs-but most importantly that “QUALITY” is what really matters. You can read through the full article here, but pay close attention to the last paragraph about [Read More…]