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Dana’s Kids provides parent education, play therapy, special education services, social skills groups, parent workshops and support groups, and professional development. I have been working with children and families for over 10 years and through this site, events, and individual sessions, hope to share some of what I have learned and experienced, with you. I believe strongly that every parent and caregiver deserves to feel competent and joyful when they are with children, and that every child should feel self confident and have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. I can help you do that. Dana’s Kids.
empowered parents, happy families.
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What Do You Mean Sensory Issues?
Over the years I have met many children who were either overly sensitive, or not sensitive enough, to the world around them. Today, sensory integration disorder, sensory processing disorder and sensory issues are phrases that get thrown around by educators and therapists frequently. But for parents these words can be scary and unclear. When we describe ...
The Parenting Dance
Many parents go through a period where they struggle to understand what their children are telling them. In more challenging situations, parents can have a hard time connecting with their babies. I often suggest they try considering these times in a new framework. Consider parenting to be a dance. Starting from the first moment you hold your infant in your arms, ...
Thoughts About Sleep Training
No matter how you choose to do it, at what point in your child's life or with which method. there is one important thing to keep in mind during sleep training: you are giving your child the opportunity to learn how to soothe him or her self. This is a life long skill. It is ...
Events Added: January, February, & March 2012!
Didn't make it to an event or workshop in 2011? Don't worry! Here is a list of some of what is coming up early in 2012. (For more information and to sign up, click on the name of the event.) Wednesday January 11th with Babybites Brooklyn: Positive Discipline and Dealing With Temper Tantrums (birth-3) During this workshop you will learn ...
The Value of a Cardboard Box
I can't tell you how many times I hear from parents and friends that they bought their child a wonderful new toy, and the child was more fascinated by the cardboard box. My father, beaming with pride, recounts the story of buying a new refrigerator in the late 1970's and giving my ecstatic brother the ...
Guest Post: Cleanwell
You’ll be armed for cold and flu season this year with CleanWell Disinfectants To-Go. Your kids touch thousands of places in the course of ONE DAY, that means you need CleanWell in your bag! Whether it’s cleaning up toys after a play date with a pal who has a runny nose or wiping down the high ...
Guest Post: Go Beyond Teaching and Lucky Lil' Darlings Team Up
LUCKY LIL’ DARLINGS ELITE FAMILY CARE SOLUTIONS COMPANY TEAMS UP WITH BEYOND TEACHING TUTORING SERVICE TO PROVIDE THE BEST IN FAMILY CARE TO THE TRI STATE AREA Lucky Lil’ Darlings (LLD) elite family care solutions company and Beyond Teaching (BT) tutoring service have joined forces to provide the best in family care ...
Giving Thanks
Today on Thanksgiving, but really every day, it is important to think about raising children who are thankful and appreciative. How can a parent or teacher instill these traits in children? When children are about 18 months old, they can repeat the phrase "thank you." While they will not truly understand what it means until they are ...
