MSU ExtensionEarly Childhood Development

Events

• May 30

  Building Early Emotional Skills (BEES) for Early Childhood Professionals

  May 30, 2019 - June 20, 2019 Otsego County United Way (116 E 5th St, Gaylord, MI 49735)

  Building Early Emotional Skills (BEES) for Early Childhood professionals is an opportunity to learn more about how children develop important social emotional skills, and how you can help them learn to understand and express their emotions appropriately.

• Jun 3

  Nurturing Families

  June 3, 2019 - June 24, 2019 June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 Kent County Extension Office MSUE Kent County, 775 Ball Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

  Research shows that children who receive affection and nurture from their parents and caregivers have the best opportunity for healthy development opportunities. For parents, grandparents, foster parents and any caregiver of children.

• Jun 6

  BEES for Parents and Care Providers

  June 6, 2019 - July 11, 2019 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. 1100 Sunview Dr, St Johns, MI 48879

  BEES-Building Early Emotional Skills for Parents and Caregivers. Caring for Infants and Toddlers can be stressful. BEES can help you: be aware of children's stress and how it impacts them, gain skills to regulate young children's behavior, and more.

• Jun 7

  Positive Discipline

  June 7, 2019 - June 17, 2019 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Health Department, 3434 M-119 Suite A Harbor Springs, MI 49740

  Helping young children learn self-control is important to their ability to be successful citizens now and in the future.

• Jun 10

  Guiding Principles for Highly Successful Parenting

  June 10, 2019 - July 8, 2019 Center of Hope, 723 Emerson Street, Saginaw, MI 48607

  Come learn parenting strategies that will help your children be successful in school and in life!

• Jun 18

  Developing Early Literacy Skills

  June 18, 2019 6:30 p.m. Child Connect for Family Success, 861 E. Sibley, Howell, MI 48843

  Learn about developing early literacy skills in the infant and toddler years!

• Jun 19

  4-H Children's Garden Stories for Sprouts and Seedlings - June

  June 19, 2019 10:00AM - 11:00AM 1066 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI 48824

  This program is designed especially for young children, ages 0-4, to experience the wonders of gardening through stories and hands-on projects.

• Jun 20

  4-H Children's Garden Mad Hatter Tea Party

  June 20, 2019 10:00AM - 12:00PM 1066 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI 48824

  Join us for a spot of tea and cake in the garden.

• Jun 24

  Guiding Principles for Highly Effective Families

  June 24, 2019 - July 22, 2019 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. St. John Lutheran Church (8757 N. Straits HWY, Cheboygan, MI 49721)

  Topics will include developing successful family routines, helping develop emotional control, being a calm and assertive parent, establishing rules and supportive relationships, and building resilience- allowing children to make mistakes.

• Jun 27

  Literacy Essentials #2, #3, #9

  June 27, 2019 8:30AM - 3:30PM 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Wexford County Extension Office Wexford County MSU Extension 401 N. Lake St. Suite 300 Cadillac, MI 49601

  Learn practical, easy-to-implement literacy strategies for preschool children!