MSU Extension Early Childhood Professionals

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  Plant, Grow, Share: A Farm to ECE Workshop Series

  Published on October 3, 2025
  This four-part video series offers practical tools to help educators integrate gardening, nutrition, and farm-to-ECE practices into their childcare settings.

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  Talking with children about tragedies and violence

  Published on July 24, 2025
  Discover age-specific suggestions that can help guide conversations with children during and after tragedies.

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  Plant, Grow, Share: Registration open for a free Farm to ECE Workshop Series

  Published on July 22, 2025
  Early care and education (ECE) providers are encouraged to register for this free, virtual workshop series held by the Michigan Farm to ECE Network on August 11-14.

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  Mealtime Minefield: Childhood Food Aversions

  Published on June 18, 2025
  While food aversions can be a challenge, tips from MSU Extension community nutrition instructors can help parents and caregivers make mealtimes easier.

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  Questions in block play can support your child’s physical development

  Published on June 11, 2025
  Questions to use during block play to help children learn and build their fine and gross motor skill development.

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  Teaching children about food waste: Part 1

  Published on March 12, 2025
  Why should early childcare centers and other childcare programs think about food waste, and what role do they play in managing their own food use?

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  Afterschool 101: Getting to know your after-school community

  Published on December 19, 2024
  Start to build your afterschool and out-of-school time network by researching the existing programs in your community.

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  Book review: “Sparks: How Parents Can Help Ignite the Hidden Strengths of Teenagers” by Peter Benson, Ph.D.

  Published on August 29, 2024
  Recognize the power of sparks and how you can help them grow.

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  Helping Create A Solid Foundation For Children

  Published on August 6, 2024
  MSU Extension’s early childhood development programs support families with young children by helping parents and caregivers increase early childhood science, math and pre-literacy skills, and enhance children’s social and emotional development.

• Parenting the Preschooler: How do you make learning math fun for your child?

  Published on April 4, 2024
  This concept sheet focuses on how parents can help their child learn the basic math skills of counting, classifying, and comparing.

• Parenting the Preschooler: How are you preparing your child for school?

  Published on April 4, 2024
  This concept sheet focuses on how parents can help their child get ready to start kindergarten.

• Parenting the Preschooler: How do you make playtime fun for your preschooler?

  Published on April 4, 2024
  This concept sheet focuses on how parents can help their child get the most out of play time with a variety of fun activities

• Parenting the Preschooler: How do you help your child learn about time?

  Published on April 4, 2024
  This concept sheet focuses on how parents can help their child learn to understand the concept of time.

• Parenting the Preschooler: How do you help your child see things from different perspectives?

  Published on April 4, 2024
  This concept sheet focuses on how parents can help their child recognize that an object or concept may look different or have different characteristics in different environments.

• Parenting the Preschooler: How do you help your child learn about colors and shapes?

  Published on April 4, 2024
  This concept sheet focuses on how parents can help their child learn colors and shapes and recognize colors and shapes in different settings.

• Parenting the Preschooler: How do you interest your child in the things around them?

  Published on April 3, 2024
  This concept sheet focuses on how parents can help their child expand on their natural curiosity and noticing skills.

• Parenting the Preschooler: How do you help your child learn?

  Published on April 3, 2024
  This concept sheet focuses on how parents can help their child learn by providing experiences, supporting the child's efforts, and recognizing their cues.

• Parenting the Preschooler: How do you help boost your child's brain development?

  Published on April 3, 2024
  This concept sheet focuses on how parents can help their child learn social-emotional skills through increased conversations, unscheduled play, and play time with peers.

• Parenting the Preschooler: What does your child do well?

  Published on April 3, 2024
  This concept sheet focuses on how parents can help their child develop in each area of intelligence.

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  Parenting The Preschooler: How do you manage your child's tantrums?

  Published on April 2, 2024
  A fact sheet for parents about managing their child's tantrums.