Baby, It's Cold Outside..

We are nearing everyone's favorite time of year! The weather is changing and we couldn't be more excited. We have so many fun activities planned this month. Check out our Calendar and Menu for December! 

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AoG Thanksgiving Lunch

Our favorite time of year is here! We absolutely love having our families here spending time with their little ones. We enjoyed some fantastic food cooked and prepared by our Director, Ms.Courtney and Cook, Ms. Sara. They put in some elbow grease for this all to run smoothly and it was completely worth it. We got a few pictures of our beautiful families sharing a meal, and I would love to share them with you! 

We love our families and beyond happy to have them with us! 

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Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving. 

Biting Frustrations

Biting is a frustration that many parents face throughout their child's toddler years. It can be disturbing and shocking for both parties. Those who are being bitten and those who are biting. It is something that happens frequently at childcare centers and depending on age very developmentally appropriate. I have a few suggestions and a better understanding over the whole situation. 

Some Children Are Biting Because They Are Frustrated

Some Children Are Biting Because They Are Experimental

Some Children Bite Because They Are Teething.

Some Children Are Biting Because Of Stress

How to respond when a bite occurs

Remain Calm, avoid dramatic or negative response

Give immediate attention and comfort to victim first.

Create distance from child who has bitten

Talk With Biting Child 

Prevention

Chart the behavior of the child who is biting.

Help create a better environment, routine, activities if necessary 

Help the child communicate feelings

Provide close supervision

Redirect children to more acceptable behaviors

Provide positive reinforcement for appropriate behavior

What we can do as your child's care provider

The children's safety is our first priority.

Providing developmentally appropriate environments and activities for the children

Effective teaching methods

Incident/ Accident reports when bite occurs for notification.

Continued support and prevention resources for families

We understand how frustrating and upsetting biting can be for families, we are always here for our families in difficult time to help better understand the wonders of child development. 

I hope you found this helpful and we will see you all again (: 

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Turkey Tossing Into November

Happy Fall Y'all!

The holiday's are among us now and we're ready for the ride. My favorite time of year is the holidays. Even though it gets a bit hectic and nerve wrecking with the shopping and family gatherings, it is  definitely worth it. 

Here is a preview of the things we have going on here at The Academy this month! 

Hopefully the weather we get more " Fall" like soon as well. Until then check out our website for more information: www.academychilddevelopment.com