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Help Your Child Prepare By Doing Preschool Puzzles

Posted by Dave Smith on Wed, Jun 07, 2023 @ 08:00 AM

Puzzles can be the perfect toy for preschoolers: not only are they fun, but they also help in their development in numerous ways. In fact, Empowered Parents lists more than a dozen of them!

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Topics: Child Development, Learning

Summer Learning Activities Your Kids Will Love

Posted by Dave Smith on Wed, May 17, 2023 @ 08:00 AM

When summer arrives, kids are ready to enjoy plenty of outdoor fun. Fortunately, with just a bit of planning, parents can seamlessly blend fun and learning into one exciting mix. In fact, Education to the Core lists twenty-five summer learning activities that you can readily enjoy as a family. 

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Topics: Child Development, Activities for Children, Summer Camp

How to Prevent Summer Learning Loss

Posted by Dave Smith on Wed, May 10, 2023 @ 09:00 AM

For more than a century, people have expressed concerns about students slipping academically over summer months when school is out. Early research suggested significant summer learning loss issues, while other research has shown more nuanced results. 

Recently, experts have noted how learning is “more variable during the summer than during the school year” and perhaps the focus should be on how students spend their time during summer break and what resources are available to them when out of school for these months.

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Topics: Child Development, Summer Camp

One Way to Give to Horizon: The Pioneer Freedge

Posted by Dave Smith on Wed, Apr 19, 2023 @ 09:00 AM

Powered by the United Way of Lorain County, South Side Pride is a community collaborative that supports the personal and academic growth of 5th-8th grade students and their families in South Elyria. As one of South Side Pride’s partners, Horizon is proud to support various programs that offer young people access to helpful resources.

Alongside after-school activities and summer camps, there's The Pioneer Freedge — or free refrigerator — program.

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Topics: Child Development, Child Nutrition

Why Daily Child Care Attendance Is Important

Posted by Dave Smith on Wed, Apr 12, 2023 @ 09:00 AM

Daily child care has the power to help kids of all ages develop their social, emotional, and cognitive skills. Seeing the most growth in these areas requires good attendance.

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Topics: Child Development, Activities for Children, Child Care

How to Make Overcoming Fears Easier for Children

Posted by Dave Smith on Wed, Apr 05, 2023 @ 09:00 AM

Overcoming fears isn't easy. Especially if you're a kid. One child may fear the dark while another may be scared of heights or loud noises—or even monsters. No matter the specifics, feelings of fear are very real to a child.

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Topics: Child Development, Child Benefits, Social Interaction

Ohio City’s Best Activities For Kids

Posted by Dave Smith on Wed, Mar 22, 2023 @ 09:00 AM

Ohio City’s history is unmatched. From the West Side Market, to Lutheran Hospital, and Saint Ignatius High, the area is known for its diversity, historic housing stock, entrepreneurial energy and devoted neighbors. It’s also a great place to take the kids.

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Topics: Activities for Children, Family Time

Here's a Preschool Organization Plan for Parents

Posted by Dave Smith on Wed, Mar 15, 2023 @ 09:00 AM

Putting together a preschool organization plan sounds like a daunting task. But it can be done. All you need is a little patience and some savvy.

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Topics: Child Development, Skill Building, Preschool

Here Are Five Restaurants in Lorain, Ohio Your Kids Will Love

Posted by Dave Smith on Wed, Mar 08, 2023 @ 09:00 AM

There are so many restaurants in Lorain, Ohio, it would be hard not to find one you like. But if you’re thinking about taking the kids somewhere to eat in Lorain, you don’t have to worry. There are plenty of restaurants they will love.

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Topics: Child Nutrition, Family Time, Afterschool

How About Trying These Fun Ways to Teach the Alphabet?

Posted by Dave Smith on Wed, Mar 01, 2023 @ 09:00 AM

Learning the alphabet is one of the necessities of life, and there are many fun ways to teach the alphabet to your kids.

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Topics: Kindergarten, Child Development, Learning, Preschool

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