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MAY IS NATIONAL ASTHMA AND ALLERGY AWARENESS MONTH

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MAY IS NATIONAL ASTHMA AND ALLERGY AWARENESS MONTH

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Asthma affects 1 in 13 children. It is the leading chronic disease among children.

More than 40% of children who visit emergency rooms for asthma live with smokers.

The difference in asthma frequency, illness and death are highly connected with poverty, air quality, indoor allergens, lack of patient education and poor healthcare.

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Seasonal allergies, food allergies and eczema are the most common types of allergies.

40% of children in the United States have an allergy of some kind.

Milk, egg, wheat and soy allergies are often outgrown.  Most people do not outgrow peanut, tree nut, fish and shellfish allergies.

Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction that causes tightening of the airway, swelling of the throat, and severely low blood pressure.

An epipen should be kept on hand always for a person with food allergies, as it is the first line of treatment for anaphylaxis.

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Does your child have asthma or allergies?

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Does your child have asthma or allergies?

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Make sure your child takes their medicine exactly as the doctor tells them and stay away from things that can trigger an attack.

Make sure you communicate your concerns /triggers with your child’s teacher.

Make sure you keep your asthma/allergy action plan and medicine up-to-date for your teacher so that your child remains safe at school.

As school wraps up for the year, remember to communicate with your child's teacher about taking his/her medication home for the summer. Any medication left at the school will be disposed of.

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Our 4th quarter bags are all about getting outside and being active.  Here are some activity ideas for each item.
Jump Rope
Even if your child is not able to jump rope yet, there are still many ways to use it.  You can lay it on the ground in a straight line or curved and have your child practice "tight-rope" walking and try not to fall off.  This supports large motor development, balance and core strength.
You can have your child jump "across the river" and make sure both feet cross over the rope and land on the other side, you can even have your child try to jump backwards back over the rope.  You can move the rope back and forth on the ground like a snake and have your child jump over it without touching it.
Sidewalk Chalk
If your child is just learning letters, you can write the letters of their name in random order on the ground, then call out a letter and have them stomp or jump on it.  You can do the same thing for letter sound and numbers.
You can also give your child ideas for things to draw on the sidewalk.  Ask them to draw a picture of their family, their favorite animal, what  they want to do when they grow up or their favorite superhero.  When they are finished ask them to describe the picture.  Asking them to explain what they have drawn is a great way to promote critical thinking and communication skills.  Ball
With the ball have your child practice throwing overhand and using a full range of motion.  You can also help him/her practice catching an underhanded throw from 6-8 feet away.  These exercises really work on both large motor and fine motor development.

Bubble Wand
In addition to being a lot of fun, playing with bubbles is a great way to support motor development.  It takes a lot of coordination to put the wand in the bubble container and then bring it near your mouth to carefully blow the bubbles out, or moving the wand fast enough to create the bubbles without them popping.  The adult can also blow the bubbles (you know you want to!) and have the child try to pop as many bubbles as she/he can or try to catch a bubble on their finger.

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Understanding and Help Managing Preschool Temper Tantrums

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Understanding and Help Managing Preschool Temper Tantrums

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Tantrums are a normal part of child development. Tantrums are how young children show that they are upset or frustrated. Learning to deal with frustration is a skill that children gain over time. About 84% of all preschoolers have a temper tantrum about once a month. Not all temper tantrums are preventable, but if you can begin to predict what triggers your child’s tantrums, you can start to change the behavior and prevent some of them.

Why Preschool Temper Tantrums Happen and How to Manage Them:

Physiological needs. The most basic cause of your child’s meltdown may be when they need food, sleep, or downtime due to an illness.

Unrealistic expectations. It is helpful to have realistic expectations of how your child should behave. For instance, it is not realistic to expect a child to wait patiently and quietly for two hours before eating at a fancy restaurant. But it is realistic to think that your child could sit through a 30-minute dinner.

Preparation. This goes hand-in-hand with having realistic expectations. A favorite toy or something new, snacks, reading and activity books, and even electronic devices (when used judiciously) are all appropriate and will go a long way in preventing tantrums.

Understanding expectations. The other side of preparation is mentally preparing your child. Depending upon their temperament for adaptability, start talking with your child about how you’d like for them to act at an upcoming birthday party. For instance, watching quietly while their friend opens their own presents. How much in advance you mentally prepare your child depends on your child’s temperament. Preparing too far in advance can induce anxiety in some children.

Consistency. Preschoolers thrive on routines and repetition. Being consistent about the rules in common situations and settings (e.g., store, restaurant) will go a long way to helping you prevent those tantrums in the future.

Missing warning signs. Sometimes we may miss the early warning signs of an oncoming tantrum. Intervening sooner might help prevent the early whining from turning into a full-blown meltdown.

Special issues. Some children are sensitive to bright light, noise, or big crowds. For instance, if your child is always upset by the noise level in a particular store, find out if there are times in the day in which they don’t have the music blaring. If the music level doesn’t vary, it might be a good idea to go there without your child or use headphones.

Information Adapted From:

https://blog.cincinnatichildrens.org/healthy-living/child-development-and-behavior/preventing-preschool-temper-tantrums

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Parenting is a difficult job, and we all need support from time to time.  Here are some places to get the support you need.

Beech Acres Parenting Center

https://beechacres.org/

4C for Children

https://www.4cforchildren.org/families/parenting-supports/

Family Nurturing Center

https://familynurture.org/

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Ear Infections, Hearing, and Speech Language Development

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Ear Infections, Hearing, and Speech Language Development

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It is not uncommon for young children to experience fluid in the middle ear or ear infections at some point during their early years. However, long-term ear infections or fluid in the middle ear that may go untreated can cause speech delays.

The immature structure of a baby or toddler’s ear can make it more difficult for fluid to drain from the middle ear. Sometimes this fluid becomes infected, by either a virus or bacteria, and causes the tell-tale signs of a childhood ear infection: crying, pulling at the ears, general fussiness, fever, and difficulty sleeping. This fluid does not always become the source of an actual infection, so the fluid can remain in the middle ear without causing the typical symptoms of an infection. The signs of fluid in the middle ear can be as subtle as a slight loss of balance and changes in eating habits to hearing and speech related symptoms. Because fluid in the middle ear that is not infected often causes no pain in children, the condition can go left undiagnosed and untreated for a long period of time, increasing the likelihood of more severe symptoms down the road.

Children first learn to speak by hearing, and the early years of life are crucial to their language development skills. During these years they are hearing sounds modeled for them, and while they might not be speaking in complete sentences, they are learning how to form the sounds needed for speech. Ear infections and excess fluid in the ears can result in hearing loss, often temporary.  Imagine you are walking around underwater and the sounds are all distorted – this is what the world might sound like to a child with fluid in her ears, and this problem can be amplified if there is pain associated with it. When problems exist and hearing loss for any reason occurs, there is an increased risk that a child will have a speech delay.

Ear infections in childhood are often more easily recognized and therefore more quickly treated, reducing long-term consequences on hearing and speech development. You wouldn’t be the first parent, however, to not recognize the signs of uninfected fluid in the middle ear. Some of the first signs you might see include:

A loss of speech – meaning that while your child was beginning to form sounds and words, she is not progressing in her speech habits

Asking What? Repeatedly – your child frequently needs to have things repeated

Your child doesn’t seem to understand you unless she can see your face and read your lips

Your child’s speech development does not seem to be coinciding with typical milestones

If you suspect fluid in the ear or another cause of hearing loss might be the cause of your child’s speech delays, it is important to have your child’s hearing tested and ears examined.

*Information taken from Speechbuddy.com

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Enrollment for the 2021-22 school year. 

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Enrollment for the 2021-22 school year. 

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It is important to complete the Returning Child paperwork  to reserve your child's preschool seat for next school year. If you do not complete the packet your child my be withdrawn and lose their seat at your preferred school.  If you have questions or need a new packet, contact the ASCC at the school.
Change of Address or phone number:  If you move or change your phone  number, please contact an ECE Registration Hub to update your child's records.  Teachers use this information to reach out to discuss summer events and to discuss your child's first day of school.
ECE  Enrollment Events: In June
Enrollments will be taken for the upcoming school year at multiple locations:
* Rising Stars on Vine @ 2120 Vine Street 513-363-0240 option 1
* LEAP Academy @ 2001 Baltimore Ave 513-363-0240 option 2
* Carthage Elem. @ 125 W. North Bend Rd.   513-363-0240 option 3
*  Rising Stars Cheviot- Westwood
@ 3132 Mozart Ave  513-363-1575
*  CPS Education Center @ 2651 Burnet Ave.  @ 513-363-0017

You can start a  registration online at https://register.cps-12.org/login then reach out to a Hub to finalize your child's registration.