Southern New Jersey Regional Early Intervention Collaborative

05/29/2014

Bacharach is hosting an "open house" event for their Pediatric Department allowing families to have a quick, free screening of their children for any physical therapy and feeding concerns a family might have. Screenings are free but you must register.

05/09/2014

Positive parenting tips that work!

If you’re reading here because you’re committed to guiding your child’s behavior without spankings or punishments, I salute you, especially if you were punis

05/07/2014

What We Know About Autism: A TED Talk Featuring IAN [email protected] Published: April 28, 2014View Dr. Wendy Chung’s TED talk:Dr. Wendy Chung, the director of clinical research at the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI), presented What We Know About Autism to those gathere…

05/01/2014

What the Eyes Reveal About the Brain: Advances in Human Language Acquisition
Insights from Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2) and the Brain and Language Laboratory (BL2)
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A free webinar from the Clerc Center with Dr. Laura-Ann Petitto
Date:
Thursday, May 1st, 2014
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (EST)
For more information or to register, please click below
http://www.123contactform.com/form-816710/Petitto-Webinar-2014

04/30/2014

How to acknowledge and accept toddler mood swings to learn healthy ways to deal with emotions. http://www.toddlerapproved.com/2013/11/my-favorite-tip-for-calming-tantrums.html

Fab post Kristina. It's so hard to listen well at the best of times, little known when a full blown meltdown happens (usually at the worst time and worst place possible). Such a great reminder. I will try this very helpful tip. xoxo P

04/28/2014

More Freebies! Download data sheets and language building cards.

An effective education program is continually evaluated. Keeping good records ensures everyone who spends time with a child reinforces the same behaviors. Keep on track with 12 Free Data Sheets!

04/28/2014

Here's another take on an ID/Contact item that may be useful for ASD kids who are prone to wonder. The recent cases of ASD kids going missing, especially non-verbal kids with autism, has triggered a desire in me to consider effective ID/Contact options.

I might have to make tags for my son's clothes as he'd likely remove or snap a bracelet in a matter of minutes. Have any of you devised or purchased an effective ID/Contact item? Please share...

04/23/2014

Toddler Activity: Strengthen fine motor skills!

Clothespins are great to strengthen fine motor skills for kids. Use them in an activity to transfer objects, also known as the claw grabbing machine!

04/22/2014

Excellent article from the Kennedy Krieger Institute: difference between picky eating vs. feeding problem for children who have ASD.

Feeding Problems in Children with AutismSowmya Nath Interactive Autism Network at Kennedy Krieger [email protected] Published: February 11, 2014Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may have restrictive and ritualistic behaviors that affect their eating habits. Some of them…

04/16/2014

FAVORITE BOOKS FOR 1-2 YEAR OLDS.

http://growingbookbybook.com/2012/11/05/book-favorites-for-one-to-two-year-olds/

Did your favorite make this list? What others would you add? I think these suggestions from Growing Book by Book are awesome and a few are new to me. We love Tails! We also love Dear Zoo right now.

04/16/2014

15 FINE MOTOR SKILLS ACTIVITIES FOR BABIES & TODDLERS

http://theimaginationtree.com/2014/03/fine-motor-skills-activities-babies.html

I knew there was a reason I had saved a milk jug! I love the milk jug drop. The Imagination Tree shares several inventive ideas for babies that I am excited to try out with my littlest.

What is your baby or toddler's favorite play activity?

04/14/2014

http://creativewithkids.com/connection-points-when-youre-exhausted/

How can you connect with your kids when you’re totally tapped out? I know I’m not the only mom who gets absolutely swamped from time to time. We’ve been in one of those phases lately where the kids are indoors more because of winter- more mess inside, the baby needs me at just the time […]