Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Week
Happy Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Week from the Connecticut Children's Collective! To celebrate this week, please join the CTCC's Director, Barbara Vita, for a reading of The Berenstain Bears on the Moon by Stan and Jan Berenstain. After watching the video, have children
The Meaning of Juneteenth
On “Freedom’s Eve,” or the eve of January 1, 1863, the first Watch Night services took place. On that night, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all across the country awaiting news that the Emancipation
Our Collective Wisdom Series ~Stories for Growth: Making Meaning of Emotions
On May 15th Tony B. Nelson, Project Manager of a group known as Parents Leading the Way to Social Emotional Learning, which began in Wethersfield, along with the Network's own SEL4CT Campaign Coordinator, Ashton Gauthier who has been working with
May is Mental Health Awareness Month~ Through the Lens of Hospitals & Healthcare
The American Hospital Association has many wonderful resources regarding mental health , and offer solutions and programs that are brave and innovative. We encourage you to check out their website here. "As Mental Health Awareness Month, May is a time to
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center Workshop Recording
On April 17, 2024 the Collective welcomed Leona Adamczyk, CPAC's Connecticut Family School Partnership Coordinator. CPAC is the Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center whose mission is to educate, support, and empower Connecticut's diverse families of children and youth with any disability
The Office of Early Childhood’s Pyramid Pages are growing!
English: Hello! The OEC, in collaboration with the CT Pyramid Partnership, has now issued a total of 17 Pyramid Pages newsletters. This series covers a range of topics related to supporting young children’s social and emotional competence. We have updated all
The CT Office of Early Childhood’s January Pyramid Newsletter
For children, whining can be a quick way to get an adult’s attention. Children whine when they feel overwhelmed by an emotion and do not have the words to express their feelings; or when they do not have the skills
Talking to Children During Troubling Times
In today's world, parents and caregivers are faced with the challenge of explaining violence, terrorism, and war to children. Although difficult, these conversations are extremely important. They give parents and caregivers an opportunity to help children feel more secure and
The Office of Early Childhood’s October Pyramid Page!
We all know that it can be difficult to get young children to respond to adult requests. The younger a child is, the less likely it is that they understand what is expected. This uncertainty can lead to tantrums, crying,
Check Out the CT Office of Early Childhood’s September Pyramid Page!
Young children deal with many of the same emotions adults do. Children get angry, sad, frustrated, nervous, happy, or embarrassed, but they often do not have the words to talk about how they are feeling. Instead, they sometimes act out