Picking Up The Pieces Of Boston Families

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The organization is emphasizing 5 basic strategies to help parents better engage with their kids:
• Maximize love and manage stress — Toddlers need to feel secure in order to have the confidence to explore the world; parents need to provide patience and cuddle them.
•  Talk, sing and point — Be sure to have conversations with your kids as you walk through a neighborhood. Talk about your surroundings.
•  Count, group and compare — Math begins way before school starts. Toddlers can learn distances, sizes, numbers and patterns with simple activities at home.
• Explore through movement and play — Kids learn by touching, banging, crawling and so on. Help them explore their surroundings.
•   Read and discuss stories — The more you read to your children, the better prepared they will be to read at school. Ask them questions while you are reading to help get them engaged.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/jaclyn_cashman/2016/01/cashman_city_nonprofit_step_up_to_help_community_learn_basics

Cashman: City, nonprofit step up to help community learn ‘Basics’
Jaclyn Cashman

Tuesday, January 19, 2016