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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  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 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 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 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.

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  Parenting The Preschooler: What do you do to stop your child's whining?

  Published on April 2, 2024
  A fact sheet for parents on managing your child's whining.

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  Parenting The Preschooler: How do you react to your child's tattling?

  Published on April 2, 2024
  A fact sheet for parents about how to manage your child's tattling.

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  Parenting The Preschooler: What do you do when your preschooler lies?

  Published on April 2, 2024
  A fact sheet for parents on how to handle their child's lying.

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  Parenting The Preschooler: How do you react when your child is misbehaving?

  Published on April 2, 2024
  A fact sheet for parents on handling their child's misbehavior.

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  Parenting The Preschooler: How do you respond when your child tells tales?

  Published on April 2, 2024
  A fact sheet for parents on handling your child's lying.

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  Parenting The Preschooler: What do you do when your preschooler is bossy?

  Published on April 2, 2024
  A fact sheet for parents about dealing with bossiness.

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  Parenting The Preschooler: What do you do when your child interrupts?

  Published on April 2, 2024
  A fact sheet for parents about how to handle your child interrupting.