LIVE UNITED by Promoting Learning |
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Sunday January 30,2011 |
Twin County United Way is focused on engaging a diverse set of individuals, institutions, and resources, in order to create long-term sustainable change in the Lewis Clark Valley. We do this by mobilizing the caring power of our community to improve lives.
With this in mind, we want to invite you to celebrate the family with us by focusing on the building blocks for a good quality of life, those being EDUCATION, INCOME, & HEALTH. Having a healthy balance between all three building blocks begins in the early years of life.
Consider the following facts:
Most of a child’s experiences involve relationships with caregivers. Newborns come into the world eager for this interaction. They want to connect with you right from the beginning. It is this emotional connection that helps give them the confidence that they need to learn. Science has demonstrated that children who receive lots of love and attention actually learn better. From the very first moments of life with a baby, the love and attention that you share will lay the groundwork for later learning.
Everyday interactions offer the comfort and security that help promote learning:
- Love and affection: Giving a child love and attention helps her feel confident, relaxed and happy, which in turn, promotes her intellectual development.
- A predictable world: Providing routines and consistent responses gives a child a sense that the world is trustworthy and teaches him that he can depend on you.
- Opportunities for fun: Activities that most encourage a child’s brain to grow are those that she enjoys. If she is forced to participate in activities that do not hold her interest, she will tune out.
- The sound of your voice: The newborn brain is especially interested in sounds – the building blocks of speech and language. Let a baby hear your voice as much as possible.
- Understanding and patience: Respond to a child’s needs without worrying that you will spoil him. By responding, you teach him that you care and that he can trust you to read his signals.
- Time to digest new information: Beware of over-stimulation. If a child is exposed to a lot of new information without time to digest and process it, she will tune out or break down.
Twin County United Way celebrates the family by promoting early childhood learning, for it is at this stage of life that the building blocks of life are formed. We invite you to LIVE UNITED with us & promote learning.
Thanks, Lewiston Tribune! During the month of February, Twin County United Way is partnering with the Lewiston Tribune to CELEBRATE THE FAMILY
Every year at this time there is a special feature called "Celebrate the Family" in the Lewiston Tribune. It publishes Sundays starting with the last Sunday of January through the last Sunday of February. Your Twin County United Way is committed to celebrating the family by submitting articles that draw our attention to the importance of family & LIVING UNITED.
