Children’s Ages and Parenting Stages
Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Register online: https://go.iastate.edu/SVL0RE
Just like our kids grow through different ages, we go through
stages as parents, too! Learn about those stages, your
child’s development, and tips for adapting your parenting to
your child’s age and abilities.
For more information and to register please see flyer HERE.
Understanding Temperament
Thursday, February 15, 2024 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Register online: https://go.iastate.edu/KXFK2A
Every child is unique, and their individual temperament is one
of the biggest reasons why! This workshop will introduce you
the individual temperament traits and offer an opportunity to
explore how your child’s temperament can impact their
feelings and behaviors.
For more information and to register please see flyer HERE.
Understanding Research and Reality
Thursday, February 8, 2024 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Register online: https://go.iastate.edu/2K4XRF
(Approved for foster parent credit) How can parents use
research to help inform the realities of parenting? Learn
about how parenting realities are different and discover
helpful parenting tools and techniques.
For more information and to register please see flyer HERE.
Promoting Infant Mental Health in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
“The environment and caregiving relationships in the early postnatal period are critical to an infant’s development, with implications for physical, social-emotional, and neurocognitive development. Premature and medically vulnerable infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are biologically and neurologically more vulnerable and go through many stressors including some degree of separation from their parents, an intrusive and unnatural environment, and painful and distressing procedures. their parents, in turn, experience higher rates of psychological distress and can face challenges in establishing an optimal relationship with their babies in this setting. In this talk, Dr. Givrad will point out some of the ways we can think about promoting premature and medically vulnerable infants’ wellbeing.”
“Every spring parents and families begin researching and planning what their children will do during the Summer months. Everything from summer camps to fun events and activities. This is a 1-day event that brings all of these options under one roof. Families will attend, learn about their options, register, have fun, and more.
The entire day is free! Each vendor offers a free activity, there will be free programming throughout the day, explore everything the Valley Community Center has to offer, and have some fun taking pictures with our fun backdrop, the first 100 families (ONE per family) will receive a FREE swag bag.” They will also be offering a sensory friendly hour at the beginning of the day!
For the schedule and more information: https://desmoinesparent.com/des-moines-parent-summer-camp-fair/
“Participants will learn strategies to center parent and family voices in health equity efforts, better understand how to integrate and sustain parent and family leadership and hear from parent leaders who are helping to change systems. Participants will also identify strategies they could employ to increase parent and family participation in their work.”
Registration: https://zerotothree.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_djOebKiBQTCicIFuW1UhYg?utm_medium=email&utm_source=pardot&utm_campaign=01172024_SafeBabies#/registration
“Join Safe Babies as we discuss how early relationships set the tone for a child’s development. We will discuss best practices to promote responsive and nurturing early relationships and protective factors that can promote resiliency in the context of Safe Babies on the system and family levels. Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will gain insight into how all development occurs in a relational context. 2. Participants will gain knowledge regarding needs-based, trauma-responsive, and developmentally-informed practices.”
Registration: https://zerotothree.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SELEfx79RlO3D-n_rYdu3Q?utm_medium=email&utm_source=pardot&utm_campaign=01172024_SafeBabies#/registration
Walk the Include Resource Fair
Join the 4th Annual Awareness Walk and Resource Fair in Carlisle on April 20th! For more information, click here.
Uniting Resources Conference
Wednesday, February 7 | 8 AM – 4 PM
Registration Required
FFA Enrichment Center
1055 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy, Ankeny, IA 50023
Creating a collaborative path to children’s mental health.
Registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MJMP8B2
