The Clallam Resilience Project holds monthly Community Meetings on topics connected to toxic stress, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and trauma-informed care. The intention is to learn together as a community, from one another, and from a variety of perspectives. These meetings take place on zoom, the first Tuesday of the month, from 10:00 – 11:30am. Everyone is welcome. The … [Read more...] about Clallam Resilience Project: Trauma support through Little Free Pantries
SNACCMS
This page lists activities for kids in Clallam County which promote healthy brain building. SNACCMS expands the idea of "extracurricular activities" by identifying Sports, Nature, Arts, Culture, Clubs, Music, and Spirituality. Research shows these types of activities involving positive adults focusing on helping kids learn to build skills and think for themselves, builds stronger neural connections to the frontal lobes of the brain. Please send us your local SNACCMS ideas.
Positive discipline techniques – The Peace Discipline model is based on quality research
How do you discipline children without spanking or even yelling at them? The trick is to take a broad-based approach that incorporates several techniques. One of the problems to finding the right techniques has been that low quality research studies have led to suggestions which don't work, or even backfire. Karen Quail, a teacher, school counselor, and researcher in South … [Read more...] about Positive discipline techniques – The Peace Discipline model is based on quality research
First Teacher Zoom activity October 26 2020: Pumpkin craft, kindergarten readiness and wild blueberries
On Monday, October 26 2020, Helen Haller Elementary kindergarten teacher Lorrie Corder will share some pumpkin craft ideas, and will talk about continuing to prepare children for kindergarten readiness. For more parenting activities and skill building programs, visit the ClallamCountyBar.com Parenting Info page. 6, 8, 9, 12 (?) kinds of wild blueberries in the … [Read more...] about First Teacher Zoom activity October 26 2020: Pumpkin craft, kindergarten readiness and wild blueberries
SNACCMS: build “moral fiber” with enhanced extracurricular activities
SNACCMS stands for Sports, Nature, Arts, Culture, Clubs, Music, and Spirituality. These are activities for children which help them build neural networks with strong connections to the brain's frontal lobes. SNACCMS is an expanded version of "extracurricular activities", and is intended to help parents thing more creatively about activities for their kids. Baseball, … [Read more...] about SNACCMS: build “moral fiber” with enhanced extracurricular activities
First Teacher Zoom activity October 19 2020: The amazing lives of owls
On October 19, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Powell Jones from the Dungeness River Audubon Center will explore with children and parents the amazing lives of owls. He will teach everyone how to hoot like an owl. For more parenting activities and skill building programs in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and the rest of Clallam County, visit the ClallamCountyBar.com Parenting Info … [Read more...] about First Teacher Zoom activity October 19 2020: The amazing lives of owls
First Teacher Zoom activity October 5 2020: story book sharing
On October 5, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Franklin Elementary first grade teacher Eric Pickens will read stories on Zoom for kids aged 1-6. For more parenting activities and skill building programs, visit the ClallamCountyBar.com Parenting Info page. Did you know Kindergarten was first practiced in Germany and the word is German for children's garden? Kindergarten is … [Read more...] about First Teacher Zoom activity October 5 2020: story book sharing