Family Map Inventory

Collaboration is key for supporting a child who is learning more than one language. Apply these ideas to engage with the families of children who are dual language learners: https://buff.ly/31iVK86

Register now for the next update: Tuesday, Sept 21 @ 2pm EST
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Aq1z2VYbRZOaD5c4dNOeBw

This webinar will provide the latest information on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for programs providing in-person comprehensive services in center-based, home-based, and family child care settings.

This webinar will be offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.

Key Topics
Topics for the webinar will include:
• Pandemic update: Current data, trends, and emerging issues related to the virus
• COVID-19 vaccines for adults and children: What’s available now, and what’s anticipated
• COVID-19 infections in children: What we know about symptoms and illnesses
• Implications for HS, EHS, and child care programs: Using these updates to support children, families, and staff members.

Target Audience: Head Start
• HS, EHS, and child care program staff members, families, directors, managers, and administrators
• HS Federal agency staff
• HS national and regional training and technical assistance staff
• Head Start Collaboration Office directors
• Home visitors
• Child care health consultants.

Head Start programs — Do you have questions about how to keep children and staff healthy during in-person learning?

Watch our health webinars here: https://buff.ly/3najOTA

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staff provide enhanced experiences for the 37% of Head Start infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children who identify as Hispanic or Latino. Explore resources on culture and language here: https://buff.ly/2RF705D

Remember the smell and feel of new crayons? Grab a handful of colors and spend a few minutes creating with your child today. Even toddlers will enjoy making marks on a page with you.

Thank you to the Arkansas Small Business Development Center for supporting The Family Map's growth and our ongoing innovation research! They have lots of resources to help any kind of small business. Not in Arkansas? Find an SBDC center in your area. Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center

"...including K-12, child care and higher education"

UAMS To Open COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic - UAMS News LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to Arkansans aged 70 and older as well as teachers and other education workers, including K-12, child care and higher education, on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Vaccines will be administered in a UAMS c...

Are you a parent of a 3-5 year old? You are invited to participate in a parent survey about your family's physical activity. Your participation is confidential and helps a new research project at the Univ of Ark for Medical Sciences. Click this link to help:

https://base.uams.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=37LEDEJAMC

Family Map Inventory updated their information in their About section.

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Today is National Parents as Teachers day. We celebrate parents everywhere—you are your child’s 1st teacher. Thank you to the many professionals who support parents in this important job! Parents as Teachers National Center

Here’s a fun lesson to try at home:

Have you tried ? Try these early childhood family science activities. The linked video is a fun-at-home ramp race activity.

http://ow.ly/Tup950z1reu

New report on the training preferences of AR early educators coming soon! See below for more details.
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In partnership with other organizations around the state, UAMS-RED launched a survey in May to better understand early educators’ preferences around training:

1. How do they prefer to attend training (in-person, live online, or pre-recorded online) and why?
2. What training content do they want the most?
3. Are there tech skill or access barriers that need to be addressed to help ECEs take full advantage of online professional development?

Watch for the first half of those finding to be published soon! Whether you’re an organization developing training for early educators, a program administrator, or are interested in early education from a policy level, this report will provide valuable information you can act on moving forward

BACK TO SCHOOL is especially challenging this year.

Supporting your child’s mental health as they return to school during COVID-19 How parents can help their children navigate their feelings during school reopenings

Arkansas’ 7th Biennial Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is moving ONLINE! Please join us September 10th, 2020 for this wonderful educational opportunity.

2020 Virtual FASD Conference: A Conversation with the Experts This conference will cover several topics related to FASD. Participants may join for an hour or all day.

How to Set Up Your Preschool Learning Centers Learn how to to select inviting learning centers that encourage hands-on exploration for your preschool classroom.

Despite gains for children of all races and income levels, the nation’s racial inequities remain deep, systemic and stubbornly persistent. Data suggest that we as a nation fail to provide African American, American Indian and Latino children with the opportunities and support they need to thrive. Learn more in this year’s KIDS COUNT Data Book. bit.ly/2NdaxqG

How are you coping?

School’s Out. Parental Burnout Isn’t Going Away. The majority of parents “have no idea how they are going to keep their child occupied all summer.”

How Black Art Can Spark Conversations with Children | Parenting Tips & Advice | PBS KIDS for Parents Learning about Black art and artists can help children resist race-based negativity as well as learn about Black history.

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My Teacher Wears a Mask: A Social Story for Young Children Some children may have caregivers who have already worn masks in public spaces or in summer program classrooms. They may even wear a mask themselves; however, to be proactive, Project PLAY (UAMS) and A-State Childhood Services teams have written a super cute and easy story to share with children abo...

The Family Map loves this great resource for parents! Our colleagues and friends at UAMS DFPM-RED created this awesome book to help prepare young kids to return to school where their teachers will be wearing masks. Please share with any parents of young children or teachers who work with young children!

UAMS creates book to help children understand why adults are wearing masks Many kids are heading back to daycare and seeing their teachers wear masks for the first time, but not being able to see their teacher's face can be really scary to small children. Dr. Nikki Edge with UAMS talked with Channel 7 about a new book they have out for parents to help explain why adults ar...

Elizabeth Cleveland, is conducting a research study as part of her dissertation. Her study aims to look at cognitive processing of both individuals diagnosed with FASD and neurotypical children. If you or someone you know has a typically developing child ages 9-13 years or a child with an FASD, please have them contact Elizabeth about the study. Also, please feel free to share this information with others.Elizabeth Cleveland, is conducting a research study as part of her dissertation. Her study aims to look at cognitive processing of both individuals diagnosed with FASD and neurotypical children. If you or someone you know has a typically developing child ages 9-13 years or a child with an FASD, please have them contact Elizabeth about the study. Also, please feel free to share this information with others.

TOP TIPS TO REDUCE ANXIETY IN CHILDREN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

https://ualr.edu/news/2020/05/28/tips-reduce-anxiety-children-during-covid-19-pandemic/

Happy view for happy families!

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and AmeriCorps VISTA are looking for creative and courageous people to address poverty in Arkansas.

4 Unexpected Life Skills Kids Could Learn From The Coronavirus Pandemic Yes, kids are missing out on so much right now. But they're also learning some pretty big life lessons during lockdown.

A little help from some old friends...

Watch the entire CNN/Sesame Street coronavirus town hall CNN's Erica Hill and Dr. Sanjay Gupta partner with Sesame Street to explain the ABC's of coronavirus in a town hall for parents and kids.

The CDC's guidance for childcare programs that remain open (updated April 12, 2020)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/guidance-for-childcare.html?utm_campaign=Coronavirus%202020&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=86138688&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9Cd_OVD-PTd6cd5ciOQoaYJ3TEpybJyvGdeayarRwoC-bcT11cY5KSm7m2BO9MCcNeZe2jXDRKiysJQfsckj8zYpr1yQ&_hsmi=86138688

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

Babies need an accurate census! Encourage families to complete their census. Instructions have already been sent to each house in the mail. Let's do it! Here's some key information to share:

The Census helps decide how much money your community will get for schools, child care and early learning, health insurance and medical care, early intervention and home visiting programs, food assistance, foster care, housing assistance, and public transport. EVERYONE COUNTS. Count ALL kids living at your address. Don’t forget to include babies (born by April 1, 2020), nieces, nephews, grandchildren, foster children, and people not related to you (like a friend and his/her child). COUNT everyone at your address!

Did you know...the 2020 Census will NOT ask if you are a U.S. citizen. You don’t need to worry about immigration status, when you fill out the Census. By law, the U.S. Census Bureau must keep all of your information confidential for 72 years. The Census isn’t allowed to share your information with anyone—including other government agencies.

https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/3192-babies-need-an-accurate-census -2275

Babies Need an Accurate Census Every 10 years, babies count on us to get it right.

Just in time...

Dolly Parton will be reading bedtime stories for your kids! Calling herself "the book lady," Dolly invited everyone to join her for "Goodnight with Dolly."

Coronavirus in Babies and Children With all the news about the new coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease the virus causes, parents might be worried about their children. You can take steps as a family to lower your kids’ risk of infection. A pediatric infectious disease expert has insights that all parents will want to know.

Some help navigating the BIG questions during s difficult season.

How to answer 7 big questions kids have about the coronavirus pandemic From missing grandma to fears about getting sick, here’s how adults can help kids navigate this difficult time.

Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch Experience the best museums from London to Seoul in the comfort of your own home.

We are hearing it everywhere ... and it's right. Handwashing is more important than ever. Check out Family Handwashing Advice!

https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/handwashing-family.html

The Univ. of AR for Medical Sciences is looking for a research manager for its family engagement research and intervention programs. Know a family engagement or early childhood expert looking for an exciting new opportunity? Please share the link below!

More about the department and team of accomplished faculty: https://familymedicine.uams.edu/research-and-scholarly-activity/red/faculty-and-staff/

Job Posting:
https://external-uams.icims.com/jobs/64494/research-program-manager/job?hub=6&mobile=false&width=750&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-360&jun1offset=-300