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Online coaching services in the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) for parents and early childhood professionals. ESDMOnline *|END:WEB_VIDEO|* Clickthevideoforabriefwelcomemessage! Connect,Communicate,andLearn   ActiveIngredientsforChange   Youngchildrenlearnbestwhenhavingfun.Whetheritisplay,bath,mealtime,oranotherroutine,eachmomentcaninvolvetheESDMtohelpchildrenconnect,communicate,andlearn.SeehowyoucangetstartedwiththeESDMwithyourchildorthefamilieswhomyousupportinearlyinterventionorotherearlychildhoodlearningenvironments. LearnMore QuickTip  Findouthowtousetipsfrom theESDMfor earlysocial-communicationskillsimportanttolife-longlearning,behavior,andhealthwithyourchildorwithfamilieswhomyousupportinearlyinterventionorotherearlychildhoodlearningenvironments. Click thevideoicon(totheleft) forthelatestQuickTip! Wantmoreofthisweek'sQuickTip?Clickthevideoiconabove! LatestNews Readmonthlyresearchaboutthe ESDManditsinterventioneffectsforchildrenwithoratriskofautism;coachingsupportsfortheirfamilies;and/orinteractivetoolstohelpearlychildhood professionalsusesitspracticeswithfamilies.Eachmonthlyarticleispubliclyavailableforfreeaccess. Thismonth's LatestNews returnstotheParentandChildEarly (PACE)projectthatconductedpreemptivecommunity-basedtrainingandparentcoachingintheESDM forearlyinterventionprovidersandfamiliesofyoungchildrenwithsuspectedautismintheprovinceofBritishColumbia,Canada. EarlierPACEfindingssharedfactorsthatpromotedorstoodinthewayofearlyinterventionproviders’abilitytocoachparentsintheESDMinordertobetterunderstandhowearlyinterventionmodelscanbecomeroutinepracticeforhealthsystemstoofferfamilies.NowtheprojectturnstohowparentsandchildrenfavoredfromprovidercoachingintheESDMcomparedtootherfamilieswhoreceivedcommunityservicesthatactuallyaveragedmorehoursofone-to-onesupports. Inbothgroups,parents’abilitytojoin,sustain,andbuildontheirchild’splayrelatedstronglytohowengagedandconnectedtheirchildrespondedtothem.However,parentscoachedintheESDMreportedmorewordsunderstoodbytheirchild,aswellashighersatisfactionandself-efficacyintheirparentingabilities. Clickthearticle(totheright)toreadmoreabouttheneedforflexibleandpracticalpreemptiveinterventionsliketheESDMinsituationswheretheavailabilityofearlyautisminterventionrequiresanautismdiagnosisanddiagnosticwaitlistsarelong. PlayoftheMonth Playnotonlybringssmilestochildren'sfacesbutalsohelpsthemlearn,feelgoodaboutthemselves,andenjoytheinteractionthatcomesfromdoingsomethingwithsomeone.JoinmeeachmonthforPlayoftheMonthtotrywithyourchildorthefamilieswhomyousupportinearlyinterventionor otherearlychildhoodlearningenvironments. Whenit’snotidealweatheroryoujustcan’tgetoutside,itcanbehardtokeepthinkingofthingstodowithayoungchildwho’sraringtogoallthetimebuthasn’tgottheconcentrationtostickwithoneactivityforverylong. Belowaresomedifferentactivities-physical,sensory,arty,crafty,surprising,messy,orjustplainsilly- tochoosefromthroughouttheday,dependingoneachchild’smoodandenergylevels.Pay attentiontowhatchildrenlike(orseemcuriousabout)andfollowtheirleadaslongasyouareapartoftheaction,too.Remember,themostimportantthingisforchildrentohavefundoingthiswithyou! 1.FollowtheLeader- Thechildcopieseverythingyoudo:touchingtoes,jumping,crawling,pattingyourtummy,puttingyourslippersonyourhead–thesillierthebetter!Thenit’sthechild’sturntolead... 2. RescuetheAnimals- Gatherupsometoyanimals(orothersmallobjectslikecars,pegs,oractionherofigurines)andarollofmaskingtape.Usestripsofmaskingtapetostickthetoyanimals,onebyone,toawindoworadoor.Thenencouragethechildto‘rescue’thetoysbycarefullypeeling/pullingoffthetape.Thechildmayalsoenjoyre-stickingtheanimalsbackonthewindowforyoutorescueforroundtwo!It’safungamefortoddlersthat’sreallygoodfordevelopingfine-motorskillsandhand-eyeco-ordination. 3.HuntforBuriedTreasure- You’llneedsomesmalltoystoburyindriedbeans,rice,orsandforthisone(clickhereto makesuper-quickplaysandwithjusttwoingredients-flourandoil).Putthedriedbeans,rice,orsandinabinorbowlandhidethetoysinit.Givethechildmaterialsto‘huntfortreasures’likeaspoon,fork,rake,cup,andsieve.(hint:putamat/sheetonthefloorunderthebowltocatchanystrayshoveledgrains.) 4. PlayParcelSurprise- Usenewspaper,constructionpaper,oranytypeofpapertowrapupafewofthechild’sfavoritetoys(don’tusetoomuchstickytape).Opaquebagsworktoo.Thengiveoneparcelatatimetothechildandaskthemtoguesswhat’sinside–isitTeddy?OrDolly?OrPanda?Thenletthechildunwrapthetoy(OK,tearoffthepaper)andenjoythesurpriseoffindingout. 5. MagicalPainting- Drawasimpledesignonpaperwithawhitecandleorcrayon.Makeupwaterypaintinastrongcolorforthechildtopaintthepaper.Astheypaintthepaper,itwillrevealthe‘magic’hiddendesign. 6. HunttheTeddy- HideTeddy(oranotherfavoritetoy)somewhereintheroom(whereyourchildcanreachit)andgolookingforTeddytogether.PerhapsTeddywill‘magically’squeakwhenyougetnear(howareyourventriloquismskills?).OldertoddlersmightenjoyhidingTeddyforyoutofind,too. 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